Free Baits and Smart Traps: How Riverina LLS is Helping Farmers Win the War on Pests

In Short

• Free Resources: Riverina LLS is providing landholders with free meat baits for foxes, poisoned carrots for rabbits, and grain for pig traps.

• Advanced Trapping: Netted pig traps are showing high success rates in the region, offering a humane and efficient way to manage feral populations.

• Expert Support: Landholders can access free compliance training, site inspections, and tailored advice through the Hay LLS office.

Jesse Thomson is one of the Riverina region team, working for Local Land Services (LLS), based in the Hay office.

He recently presented at the Riverina Roadshow sharing details of landholder incentives, and the work being done to tackle feral pigs, foxes and rabbits across western NSW.

Riverina LLS provides landholders with various incentives, which were outlined by Mr Thomson.

“We supply landholders with free meat bait for foxes and the poisoned carrots for rabbit baiting,” he explained.

“For pigs, we offer free grain so farmers can use it in their traps.”

Mr Thomson shared vision of the netted pig traps, which are being used successfully in the region.

The trap is baited with wheat to attract the pest animals, which are later humanely euthanised.

Riverina LLS also offers free training for landholders, to ensure they comply with pesticide control orders, and can conduct site inspection and offer advice.