The deadline to purchase your calf price insurance through the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is Tuesday

Already by Mid-April producers had purchased 97 policies in 2016 for the calf program.

Calf price insurance is designed to protect against price declines on calves born in the spring and marketed in the fall.

Program Co-ordinator Jodie Griffin says last year, the calf program paid out $4.4 million dollars over a 6 week period while the feeder program paid out $360 thousand.

Price insurance is purchased through an online process.  

If a producer does not have an online account and is interested in purchasing calf price insurance before the May 31st deadline, they need to contact their local Crop Insurance office to start the application process.