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Feral pig workshop at Coffee Co. Farm Center

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Ag Agents say the swine are basically eating and breeding machines with no natural predators. Hogs are responsible for the loss of between 70-and-80 million dollars worth of crops annually in Alabama. The most recent congressionally approved agricultural bill hasfunds to help combat feral swine.

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Feral pig workshop at Coffee Co. Farm Center

NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (WDHN)—With the growing season about to get underway, the Alabama Cooperative Extension Systemheld a workshop at the Coffee County Farm Center on the problems caused by feral hogs and wild pigs. Hogs are responsible for the loss of between 70-and-80 million dollars worth of crops annually in Alabama.Ag Agents say the swine are basically eating and breeding machines with no natural predators. At today's session, area farmers we…

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