Between 2020 and 2023, the North West Local Lands Service engaged Ag Econ to investigate the impact of feral pigs and the economic benefit of control in key agricultural enterprises in North West New South Wales. Below is a suite of information outlining the findings by enterprise, control method and season.
Seasonal Impact of Feral pigs
Fact Sheets (2020)
Each fact sheet summarises the key findings by either enterprise or control method. Click on the link below:
Podcast (2021)
Feral pig podcast for North West Local Land Services: Is there an economic benefit to controlling feral pigs?
How much damage are feral pigs doing to your hip pocket? And what's the most cost-effective control method?
In this episode, you'll hear from farmers about their general experiences with feral pigs and then from Ag Econ economists and North West farmers Jon Welsh and Janine Powell about their feral pig findings from a North West Local Land Services study.
Webinar (2021)
The damage feral pigs do to your hip pocket
Webinar hosted by David Lindsay (LLS) and Presented by Janine Powell (AgEcon). Recorded February 2021.
Initial report (2020)
Cost benefit analysis of feral pig control in North West NSW
The aim of this research was to quantify the agricultural costs of feral pig damage and determine the economic value of various control methods for feral pigs in NW NSW NRMR. Results found that across all crops analysed there are economically viable options to control feral pigs. Potential benefits of control ranged from a net benefit of $100 /ha to a $20 /ha net loss.