Mandatory livestock inspection still in discussion, but methodology and cost are issues
Producers can limit their risk of being a victim of crime
Two suspects arrested, charged
Thieves made off with a B-train load of canola, an estimated value of $40,000
With razor-thin margins retailers face steep losses through the front and back doors
About 50 cattle were reported missing from a pasture north of Gladstone following the incident Oct. 26
A cattle producer who lost 21 cows and 30 calves to thieves earlier this month is offering a $10,000 reward to help track down the perpetrators
A Rossburn-area farmer who had 21 cows and 30 calves stolen earlier this month from pasture near Olha says even worse was finding two others dead. Kalvin Kreshewski came upon the grisly scene July 4, finding two cows dead from dehydration after rustlers left a gate tied and the two animals locked in a corral
The brazen thieves brought their own auger to siphon seed from a bin in a producer’s farmyard
