SAN ANTONIO – Farmers and ranchers will be pleased to know that feral hogs and brush control will again be on the list of educational topics at the San Antonio International Farm and Ranch Show to be held Oct. 14-16, said show coordinators.

“Feral hogs or wild pigs are responsible for millions of dollars of damage annually throughout Texas and are a pest in other states as well,” said Lyle Larson, the show’s originator. “And brush control is always a major land-management issue in this state and others.”

Dr. Bob Lyons, Texas AgriLife Extension Service range specialist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde, will present a Brush Control 101 program at 10 a.m. on Oct. 14.

Also during the show, Dr. Jim Gallagher, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist for the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde, will present two educational programs relating to feral hogs. The first, “Feral Hogs: Forget the War, Just Win the Battles,” will be given at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 14. The second, “Control of Feral Hogs: Why We Wage War,” will be presented at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 16.