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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.65 million in 14 projects to help agricultural producers and private landowners trap and control feral swine as part of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program. This investment expands the pilot program to new projects in eight states including Missouri.This pilot program is a joint effort between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). This second round of funding is for partners to carry out activities as part of the identifi...

Feral hogs in a stream. (MDC) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.65 million in 14 projects to help agricultural producers and private landowners trap and control feral swine as part of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program. This investment expands the pilot program to 3 new projects in Missouri. Projects have also been funded in Alabama, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. This pilot program is a joint effort between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspectio...

USDA INVESTS $11.65 MILLION TO CONTROL DESTRUCTIVE FERAL SWINE

Bronaugh tapped as Vilsack's 2nd in command President-elect Joe Biden on Monday nominated Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Jewel Bronaugh as deputy secretary of USDA. According to Progressive Farmer, Bronaugh, who holds a doctorate in career and technical education from Virginia Tech University, brings to USDA an extensive career working with Extension programs and had served as a 4-H Extension specialist as well. If confirmed, Bronaugh would serve as Vilsack's second in command at USDA in the Biden administration. Bronaugh would also be the first Black wo...

Fourteen pilot projects to help ag producers, private landowners trap and control feral swine.