Feral Hog Trapping Program July 8

The feral hog population causes extensive economic losses to Fayette County Agriculture producers through crop destruction, pasture and livestock losses, and environmental damage. With this in mind, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fayette County and Fayette Farm Bureau in cooperation with the Fayette County Commissioner’s Court will be hosting a feral hog trapping program on Friday, July 8, at the Fayette County Agricultural Building located at 255 Svoboda Ln. in La Grange. This program discussion is on the Pig Brig traps that were purchased by Fayette County through donations from Fayette County Farm Bureau.

Starting the morning off at 6:45 a.m. will be an optional site visit to see the trapping system setup and will return to the County Agricultural Building around 8 a.m. Registration for the program is 8-8:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 8:30 a.m. The speaker will be Aaron Sumrall, PhD, representative of Pig Brig. We will review the check-out/rental process of these traps and we can start checking out traps. There will be a free catered lunch sponsored by Farm Bureau around 11:30 a.m. A minimum of 2 CEU hours will be available for private applicators.

RSVP by July 6 to the County Extension Office at (979) 968-5831 so we can adequately prepare for lunch.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting are encouraged to contact the Fayette County Extension Office.