FORT MACLEOD, Alta. — Wildlife damage to crops and livestock were the impetus for several resolutions at the Zone 2 meeting of Alberta Beef Producers Oct. 27.
Producers said ABP should lobby the provincial government to extend compensation programs to include livestock harmed by large carnivores, rather than providing it only for confirmed kills.
They also agreed the government should be lobbied to extend insurance programs to cover wildlife damage to fields intended for swath grazing and for stockpiled forage, including pasture intended for livestock grazing.
As well, delegates approved a resolution that called on ABP to lobby government to provide compensation for horses killed by predators.
Resolutions passed at the zone level may be presented at the ABP annual meeting in December. Meetings in ABP’s nine zones were scheduled Oct. 27 to Nov. 5.
