Source: Cullen Browder, WRAL, 2/3/22

 Flooding, hurricanes, early frosts and supply and demand issues have always been a concern for North Carolina’s farmers. But, now there’s a new and growing threat: Feral hogs. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates wild hogs cause $1.5 billion in damages every year across the country. In North Carolina, they do tens of millions of dollars in damage, and that figure keeps climbing. In response, the state formed a Feral Swine Task Force to track and trap the destructive animals.

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