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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1825"><p>The state gets 50% of the funds IF they have a Beef Industry Council set up. Some states do not and all the money goes to the national board. Jeanne</p><p>> When the NCBA was formed several</p><p>> years ago, one of the first</p><p>> announcements they made was to the</p><p>> effect they wanted more</p><p>> cooperation between industry</p><p>> segments, producers, feeders and</p><p>> packers. Feeder and packer reps</p><p>> set on the board of the NCBA. The</p><p>> sale barns (Livestock Marketing</p><p>> Association) felt left out of the</p><p>> equation. (LMA members also set on</p><p>> the NCBA board.) Right away the</p><p>> LMA encouraged its members to put</p><p>> out petitions for producers to</p><p>> sign asking for a vote on the</p><p>> checkoff. They had a year to</p><p>> collect enough signatures to call</p><p>> for a vote. They asked for and got</p><p>> an extension on the time and still</p><p>> could not come up with the</p><p>> signatures. A national accounting</p><p>> firm counted the signatures. But</p><p>> recently, the Supreme Court ruled</p><p>> the mushroom checkoff</p><p>> unconstitutional, so the LMA is</p><p>> going that route to try to get rid</p><p>> of it. Whether we like it or not,</p><p>> if it's ruled unconstitutional,</p><p>> we'll loose it. And in the end it</p><p>> won't matter to the LMA. More and</p><p>> more producers are signing up with</p><p>> alliances, branded beef and breed</p><p>> associations to sell their cattle.</p><p>> So fewer and fewer are going</p><p>> through the sale barns, especially</p><p>> the better quality animals. There</p><p>> used to be four sale barns in my</p><p>> area, now we're down to two. I</p><p>> really don't understand, though,</p><p>> why they are going after the</p><p>> checkoff in the fight with NCBA.</p><p>> The $1 per head checkoff fee is</p><p>> split between the state beef</p><p>> checkoff board and the national</p><p>> board. None of it goes to support</p><p>> the NCBA. We get a quarterly</p><p>> newsletter from our state board</p><p>> telling us how they are spending</p><p>> the checkoff money. We also get a</p><p>> notice to nominate someone to set</p><p>> on the state board and a ballot to</p><p>> vote when nominees are set. I</p><p>> think it's interesting to see the</p><p>> ways they come up with to promote</p><p>> beef. Contact your state beef</p><p>> board and see if you can get that</p><p>> info in your state.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:simmeval@swns.net">simmeval@swns.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1825"] The state gets 50% of the funds IF they have a Beef Industry Council set up. Some states do not and all the money goes to the national board. Jeanne > When the NCBA was formed several > years ago, one of the first > announcements they made was to the > effect they wanted more > cooperation between industry > segments, producers, feeders and > packers. Feeder and packer reps > set on the board of the NCBA. The > sale barns (Livestock Marketing > Association) felt left out of the > equation. (LMA members also set on > the NCBA board.) Right away the > LMA encouraged its members to put > out petitions for producers to > sign asking for a vote on the > checkoff. They had a year to > collect enough signatures to call > for a vote. They asked for and got > an extension on the time and still > could not come up with the > signatures. A national accounting > firm counted the signatures. But > recently, the Supreme Court ruled > the mushroom checkoff > unconstitutional, so the LMA is > going that route to try to get rid > of it. Whether we like it or not, > if it’s ruled unconstitutional, > we’ll loose it. And in the end it > won’t matter to the LMA. More and > more producers are signing up with > alliances, branded beef and breed > associations to sell their cattle. > So fewer and fewer are going > through the sale barns, especially > the better quality animals. There > used to be four sale barns in my > area, now we’re down to two. I > really don’t understand, though, > why they are going after the > checkoff in the fight with NCBA. > The $1 per head checkoff fee is > split between the state beef > checkoff board and the national > board. None of it goes to support > the NCBA. We get a quarterly > newsletter from our state board > telling us how they are spending > the checkoff money. We also get a > notice to nominate someone to set > on the state board and a ballot to > vote when nominees are set. I > think it’s interesting to see the > ways they come up with to promote > beef. Contact your state beef > board and see if you can get that > info in your state. [email=simmeval@swns.net]simmeval@swns.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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