U.S. per capita pork consumption is forecast to dip 0.6 pounds this year and to decline another 0.2 pounds next year.

Wild hogs have become a big problem in Mississippi and according to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, cause $60 million in damage in the state annually. In an effort to combat ...

KOUNTZE, Texas (KTRE) - The Feral Hog Trapping Program is underway at the Big Thicket National Preserve, which covers parts of Jasper, Polk and Tyler counties. This is third year of the program that ...

As is so often the case, U.S. cash hog prices posted an annual high in late June, with the CME lean hog index peaking at $85.03/cwt (cents/pound) on June 28. The index has subsequently suffered a ...

Shane Stewart spends his free time on 'pork patrol.' In his backyard, Stewart shows two of his feral hog traps, and he is known in his neighborhood as the "hog hunter." "Deer hunting is my relaxing, ...

The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is taking applications for the use of hog traps in its Wild Hog Control Program. Applications are being accepted Monday-Oct. 12 and applicants ...