koalabear
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Finally slobdownsouth will be dealt with.
The feds and some states are fighting an exploding population that wreaks $1.5 billion in damage to crops and livestock each year.
But it's not a matter of fun and games for the ag sector's bottom line. The New York Times says the wild pig population in the U.S. has exploded since the 1990s -- with "established populations" of about 6 million pigs in 38 states and swine sightings in nine more.
Feral hogs are to blame for more than $1.5 billion each year in agricultural damage. And the problem has become so serious, according to The Times, that the Department of Agriculture is requesting an additional $20 million in next year's budget -- targeted specifically at stopping the pigs.
http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=87bc84db-d583-4640-b958-205196aa58d7
The feds and some states are fighting an exploding population that wreaks $1.5 billion in damage to crops and livestock each year.
But it's not a matter of fun and games for the ag sector's bottom line. The New York Times says the wild pig population in the U.S. has exploded since the 1990s -- with "established populations" of about 6 million pigs in 38 states and swine sightings in nine more.
Feral hogs are to blame for more than $1.5 billion each year in agricultural damage. And the problem has become so serious, according to The Times, that the Department of Agriculture is requesting an additional $20 million in next year's budget -- targeted specifically at stopping the pigs.
http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=87bc84db-d583-4640-b958-205196aa58d7