Feral pig workshops to provide landholders latest advice on management options
13 Feb 2024
South East Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to attend one of six upcoming feral pig workshops to learn more about management tools and techniques.
The workshops will include practical demonstrations of different feral pig management tools and techniques, as well as presentations from experienced industry leaders and South East Local Land Services.
Feral Pig populations pose a major threat to agriculture by killing, harassing, or competing with livestock, spreading disease, and contributing to soil erosion. These pests also affect aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Feral pigs are one of the most damaging pest animals in the South East region, impacting on primary production, the environment and general biosecurity.
The impact they have to a landholder’s bottom line is considerable, so we all need to be working together to mitigate their impacts as much as possible. These workshops will help to give landholders the tools they need to do just that.
- Crookwell - Crookwell Memorial Hall, 6 March 2024 – 9 am – 1 pm
- Goulburn - Grace Milsom Function Centre, 7 March 2024 – 9 am – 1 pm
- Rugby - Rugby Hal,l 4 April 2024 – 9 am – 1 pm
- Yass - Mullion Hall, 5 April 2024 – 9 am – 1 pm
- Cooma - “Kunuma” Bull Shed, 19 April 2024 – 9 am – 1 pm
- Numeralla – RFS Shed, 20 April 2024 - 9 am – 1 pm
Presentation topics
- feral pig control tools
- baiting techniques
- seasonal conditions and what that means for feral pig management
- monitoring
All workshops run 9:00 am – 1:00 pm and include lunch. People planning to attend are asked to RSVP by two weeks prior to the date of workshop.
Please register online at https://regionalnsw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00LAwr6X6NyuA2W
Local Land Services is currently delivering the Feral Pig Program 2023-24 on behalf of the NSW Government in response to widespread numbers of feral pigs across NSW.
Find out more about the Feral Pig Program and how it is supporting landholders by visiting www.lls.nsw.gov.au/feral-pig-program
Media Contact
For more information, please email chris.finley@lls.nsw.gov.au or 0477 193 761