Most Effective Means of Eliminating Wild Pigs AND Grain Farmers Need Better Grain Contracts

Baiting and trapping entire groups appears to be one of the more effective means of eliminating wild pigs.The Squeal on Pigs campaign in Manitoba, launched earlier this year, is designed to inform the public about the dangers posed by wild pigs and to provide a mechanism to report sightings. Dr. Wayne Lees the Coordinator of the Manitoba Invasive Swine Eradication Project will share the latest research and explain how those sightings can be reported.   A new report says grain farmers need better grain contracts. Last year's drought drastically reduced yields and, in turn, forced many producers to buy out their contracts, costing some hundreds of thousands of dollars. Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and crop development groups hired Mercantile Consulting Ventures to study the matter. APAS president Ian Boxall says the study found only 46 per cent of farmers feel they are treated fairly by contracts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.