Some key women in the ag sector were in Maple Creek for the 2nd Annual Celebrating Rural Ranch Women event.
Jodie Griffin is the Saskatchewan Co-ordinator for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program.
She says the program enables livestock producers to protect themselves against unexpected price declines, by allowing them to purchase insurance coverage:
"The last 2 falls the calf program has been in a payout position and in those two years the calf program specifically that program has paid out over $11.5 million," Griffin said. "The feeder program and the fed program they too have been
paying out the feeder program has paid out over $630,000 and the fed program has been paying out over $80,000."
Producers can purchase price insurance options for their calves, fed cattle, feeder cattle and hogs.
The WLPIP program is available through Saskatchewan Crop Insurance.