Huge Demand for Wolf Depredation Funds

Go to any cattle meeting across the Northern Plains, and wolf depredation will be part of the hallway conversation. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen heard that as soon as he arrived at the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Convention. “At the Department of Ag, we pay indemnity claims on those wolf kills and in the last couple of years, we’ve been able to get more money from the legislature, but we’re using that up very quickly.” Northwest Minnesota is a hotspot. Petersen also cited his home area in Pine County. “We continue to work on that; we may have to seek more money to help farmers out.”