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2015 OKC Farm Show Exhibitor Preview: WW Livestock
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:54:45 CDT
One of the exhibitors coming to the Oklahoma City Farm Show - April 16, 17, & 18, 2015 - is WW Livestock of Thomas, Oklahoma. Radio Oklahoma Network's Leslie Smith caught up with WW National Sales Manager Sam Eck. With an indoor and outdoor booth at State Fair Park, Eck said they will be showcasing their whole lineup of squeeze chutes, panels, gates, sweep tubs, cattle handling equipment, as well as their portable corral.
This year WW Livestock will also feature a new product called the "BoarBuster" for trapping feral hogs. The BoarBuster was developed by the Sam Noble Foundation and after four years of research they developed this innovative trap for eradicating the feral hog population. This round trap measures 18 feet in diameter and is suspended above the ground. This allows hogs to enter and exit the trap from any direction without going through a gate or entrance. Eck said this is effective in that the hogs won't become trap shy. The trap has a camera, which can be accessed through an electronic App.
"The camera will alert the user that there is something under the trap," Eck said. "The user can go on his cell phone, or the computer or iPad or whatever means they use and view live streaming video of what's in the trap. The advantage of that is, is that gives them the chance to catch the entire sounder of hogs, so we don't educate any more hogs on how to stay away from a trap."
The BoarBuster was launched in February at National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show in Nashville, Tennessee. Since then, a video on the BoarBuster was posted on Facebook has garnered more than five million views. If you would like to see the BoarBuster feral pig trap in action, you can watch the video below or click here.
The BoarBuster is available now and is selling for $5,995. The first 200 traps are being built now to be delivered the first week of June and another 250 traps will be built for August delivery. Eck said the response has been tremendous as they only have a few left to sell of the first shipment.
As farmers, ranchers and landowners come out to the Oklahoma City Farm Show, attendees can save some money by making their purchases at the show. Eck said they leave their pricing up to the independent dealers, but many WW Livestock Systems dealers will offer a five to seven percent discount at the Oklahoma City Farm Show.
"We would encourage anybody that just has curiosity about anything, not just WW Equipment, but all farm equipment to come by and visit and have a look around," Eck said. "You can see about anything that has to deal with agriculture in the world right there."
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