Agribusiness Update for Monday 10/14/13

The Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted a rule that allows some pet and livestock owners to kill a wolf that is attacking their animals.The rule applies only to animal owners in the eastern one-third of the state, where the gray wolf is no longer protected under the federal Endangered Species Act due to successful recovery. The rule would not apply in Chelan County, or in the Methow Valley, where wolves are still protected.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has approved over $37-thousand in supplemental funding to five counties for non-lethal methods of preventing wolf depredation. Money will be spent on techniques that effectively reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock. Those techniques include bone pile removal, fladry, and the use of range riders.

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for internships during the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville. The Cattle Industry Convention is the oldest and largest convention for the cattle business. The convention internship program provides an excellent opportunity to network with people throughout the beef industry.

That's today's Agribusiness Update from the Ag Information Network.