A family in southwest Saskatchewan is facing both a financial and emotional loss after 28 of their cattle were struck and killed by lightning.
“It’s probably the worst thing I’ve ever seen on the farm,” Glen Briere, the farm owner, said through tears.Briere is a fourth generation farmer. His family farm was established in 1912 and is located in Mankota, located about 200 kilometres southwest of Moose Jaw.
In photos and video, many of the animals can be seen intertwined with the fence. Glen said some appear to have been struck and blown away from the fence. “Dad finds the best herd sire that he can, buys it that year, builds up his genetics. It’s a very strategic business on what animals he breeds, that bull to and what their calves are,” Chelsey said.
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