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36 THE RURAL VOICE
Ag News
Proposals for OCA
reorganization
going smoothly
Indications from producers
attending the Beef Day at Grey
Bruce Farmers' Week seem to show
general acceptance for proposed
changes to the Ontario Cattlemen's
Association.
OCA Past President Stan Eby
outlined the proposals to a packed
house at Elmwood. The recom-
mendations will be discussed at
county beef producer meetings then
voted on at the OCA's annual
meeting, February 19-20.
Key recommendations include
reducing the size of the OCA Board
from 49 (one for each county
organization) to 12, representing
various sectors of the industry.
Grassroots contact would be retained
through an advisory council made up
of 49 representatives from the county
and district cattle organizations
which would meet two or three times
a year. Hopefully, Eby told the
Elmwood meeting, this will assist in
two-way communications between
the county level and MCA.
Delegates to OCA's annual
meeting will consider reducing the
number of delegates to future annual
meetings to 150 from the current 200.
Under the proposals the current
11 internal standing committees
would be eliminated, replaced by
only a cow -calf and a feedlot
committee. Ad hoc committees could
be struck as required.
Reforms to the check -off system
would include a rebate for licence
fees on cattle that are resold within
seven business days. On the other
hand there would be an increased
effort to collect fees from private
treaty sales. Fees would continue to
be collected on export sales.
The organization also proposes a
voluntary $100 membership, over
and above the current checkoff.
Those paying the membership would
receive additional services.
The Ontario Veal Association
may consider petitioning the Farm
Products Marketing Commission for
independent status.0