Oldtimer
Well-known member
The Canadians are in the process of forming a new cattle producers group- It is called BIG C- They have had a few meetings and have several more scheduled. My hats are off to them. About time.
From what I've been told and have read they are forming this organization because they don't feel that their governments, their local and national cattle organizations (CCA, ABP, etc.) are responsive enough to their requests- They have lost faith in them. Sounds like they feel they are too tied to the US Packers, who there is also strong feelings against- There are major disagreements on how to get the best buck for the producer and to open up fair trade- The feeling I've picked up is that they feel the US packers are taking advantage of them and not giving a fair price for their product.
The ironic thing is- go back a few years and these were the same reasons R-CALF was formed. I think it is great and long overdue- don't sit back- question the staus quo that NCBA and CCA have put forth for years- raise some sh*t- get a Canadian packer ownership law on the books. The Packer multinational corporations have used NAFTA to slip around all US laws- get some clamps on them and maybe there really could be a good and fair North American trade develop
From what I've been told and have read they are forming this organization because they don't feel that their governments, their local and national cattle organizations (CCA, ABP, etc.) are responsive enough to their requests- They have lost faith in them. Sounds like they feel they are too tied to the US Packers, who there is also strong feelings against- There are major disagreements on how to get the best buck for the producer and to open up fair trade- The feeling I've picked up is that they feel the US packers are taking advantage of them and not giving a fair price for their product.
The ironic thing is- go back a few years and these were the same reasons R-CALF was formed. I think it is great and long overdue- don't sit back- question the staus quo that NCBA and CCA have put forth for years- raise some sh*t- get a Canadian packer ownership law on the books. The Packer multinational corporations have used NAFTA to slip around all US laws- get some clamps on them and maybe there really could be a good and fair North American trade develop