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USDA Awards $3.4 Million Grant to Arkansas for Feral Swine Control

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Doug Stowe
Feral swine feeding in a corral trap in Carroll County.

Arkansas is among 10 states to participate in the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Grant Program, a joint effort by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to deal with the threat that feral swine pose to agriculture, forestlands, waterways, wildlife and human health. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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