Wolf Cattle Policy 2

In Indian Valley, Idaho, a small group of Farm Bureau volunteers including ranchers from Valley and Adams County recently gathered to discuss issues concerning their cattle and attempt to develop policy through resolutions aimed at helping farmers and ranchers protect their livelihood in an atmosphere that is always highly charged because of the potential to limit wolf populations and wolf predatory activities.

Cattle rancher Phil Davis has watched wolves praying on his cattle herd for over 20 years. "There is a suggestion that we require designation of wolves changed from game animal to a special predator. This is a good group to give you some help because everybody has their perspective. They are always looking out for the good of agriculture so it's a good group." Davis and the group discussed how to word the three resolutions he proposed and move them along. The sooner the better he said "It's big and now it's getting really big because we are losing so much livestock. Unless we act now, I don't know if we can get a handle on the number of wolves." State Farm Bureau Pres., Brian Searle: " It's not getting better, it's getting worse and we have to do something and we do that through the policy procedure." Volunteers with common sense and issues to address. The start of grassroots representation and problem solving, the trademark of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Idaho's largest general farm organization and the voice of Idaho agriculture.