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<blockquote data-quote="HerefordSire" data-source="post: 577057" data-attributes="member: 4437"><p><em>I don't have a copy of the By Laws yet....so I am just guessing:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>There is likely one vote for each registered head. There are about 60K new animal registrations in each recent year. Many registrants do not vote and I am unclear to the workings of the proxy votes but they are believed to be neutral. The top ten largest registrants may control about 4,000 votes. If the average cost per calf is $1K and one wanted to control a vote with cash, it might take about....$1K * 10,000 votes = $10M or 10,000 calves. The length of ownership of one calf or one vote may not be defined such than the transferring of ownership back to the original owner may, or may not, be arranged for a transfer fee. Of course, there would be no transfer fee if a member was disgruntled and voted in favor of strategic changes, including the removal of non-cooperative board members and executives. There are about 3,800 active members. I am unclear whether this number is declining rapidly or gradually but believed to be declining. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>A black herford bull crossing eliminates red and white faced calves which are believed to be 25% of my personal commercial output. Due to the shortage of quality Hereford bulls in my area, I am considering using an Angus bull for the first time in my short career. So what do Hereford breeders need the most? Do we need a strong export connection with China to increase demand for purebred Herefords? Do we need additional supply though additional incentives to fill additional CHB channels to increase demand for purebred Herefords? I have had the time to study some basic numbers, but I need more statistics to study.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerefordSire, post: 577057, member: 4437"] [i]I don't have a copy of the By Laws yet....so I am just guessing: There is likely one vote for each registered head. There are about 60K new animal registrations in each recent year. Many registrants do not vote and I am unclear to the workings of the proxy votes but they are believed to be neutral. The top ten largest registrants may control about 4,000 votes. If the average cost per calf is $1K and one wanted to control a vote with cash, it might take about....$1K * 10,000 votes = $10M or 10,000 calves. The length of ownership of one calf or one vote may not be defined such than the transferring of ownership back to the original owner may, or may not, be arranged for a transfer fee. Of course, there would be no transfer fee if a member was disgruntled and voted in favor of strategic changes, including the removal of non-cooperative board members and executives. There are about 3,800 active members. I am unclear whether this number is declining rapidly or gradually but believed to be declining. A black herford bull crossing eliminates red and white faced calves which are believed to be 25% of my personal commercial output. Due to the shortage of quality Hereford bulls in my area, I am considering using an Angus bull for the first time in my short career. So what do Hereford breeders need the most? Do we need a strong export connection with China to increase demand for purebred Herefords? Do we need additional supply though additional incentives to fill additional CHB channels to increase demand for purebred Herefords? I have had the time to study some basic numbers, but I need more statistics to study.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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