Manitoba Beef Producers says it is cautiously optimistic about addressing ongoing issues with wolf predation, although some of it members are hot under the collar about it.
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Beef producers bring wolf predation back into spotlight
Beef producers say wolves are taking their cattle and they want more action and better insurance; the province says new measures should help
Predation program accepts any scanning system
A 10-year-old Saskatchewan initiative to reduce sheep losses to predators has expanded its RFID technology acceptance
A change to the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp.’s RFID Sheep Policy is making participation easier for sheep producers. The pilot began in 2014 with a goal to provide producers with a goal to compensate producers for predation and to prove without physical evidence that an animal was missing. To do so, it used data from […] Read more
When is a grizzly hunt not a hunt?
Curiouser and curiouser,” said Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, as didmany of us who are pondering the Alberta government’s contention that the latest plan to shoot grizzly bears isn’t a hunt. No, in double-speak, it is “protection of life and property from problem wildlife.” According to Todd Loewen, minister of silly stuff, the government […] Read more
Sask. increases guardian dog rebate
Dogs purchased to prevent livestock predation are eligible
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. has bumped up the rebate available under its guardian dog program. The maximum rebate has risen from $100 to $400 per dog, or the full value of the dog if a producer paid less than $400 for it. The increase is retroactive to April 1, 2024. Agriculture minister […] Read more
Project looks for effective livestock predation solutions
Glacier FarmMedia – The predators haven’t gone away, but the livestock industry now has better ideas on how to handle them. The Livestock Predation Prevention Pilot, Manitoba’s three-year examination of its predator loss problem, is over. Prevention strategies have been tested, reports sent and every resulting bit of advice has been made available in print […] Read more
Coyotes: to shoot or not to shoot?
Ben Rodenburg has two guardian dogs, but he’d like to have more. The dogs, Maremma-Great Pyrenees crosses, protect the sheep and lambs at his farm near Ponoka, Alta. The majority of his 1,400 ewes are usually inside barns because Rodenburg and his wife Heather only have 40 acres. But, at any time a coyote could […] Read more
Coyotes cause big livestock damage
A pilot project in Manitoba determines that the predator is responsible for 62 percent of livestock losses in the province
Coyotes are the king of predators, at least when it comes to livestock attacks in Manitoba. A survey of Manitoba producers says there were 11,606 livestock losses in the province between 2015 and 2019. Of those, coyotes were responsible for about 7,210 of the total losses — of cows, calves, sheep and other livestock. The […] Read more
Coyotes cause 62 percent of livestock losses in Manitoba
Coyotes are the king of predators, at least when it comes to livestock attacks in Manitoba. A survey of Manitoba producers says there were 11,606 livestock losses in the province between 2015 and 2019, due to predators. Of those, coyotes were responsible for about 7,210 of the total attacks — of cows, calves, sheep and […] Read more
Alberta grizzly bear shooting sparks debate on safety
High Prairie, Alta. — The shooting of a grizzly bear preying on cattle in the Peace district has re-ignited the debate over how far ranchers can go to protect themselves and their livestock. Leroy Scott Peats of the Whitemud Provincial Grazing Reserve near Dixonville, Alta., has been charged for allegedly shooting a female grizzly and […] Read more
Chickens safe in mobile home
BRANDON — Consumers are willing to pay a price premium for chickens grazed on grass. However, keeping those birds well watered, well fed and safe from predators is an ongoing challenge. It’s a challenge that Daniel Badiou has taken up with enthusiasm. Badiou, who helps run the family’s dairy farm near Sommerset, Man., graduated with […] Read more
