If enough producers feel strongly enough about the lack of attention paid to resolutions, or issues raised at zone meetings, perhaps now is an opportune time to attend a leadership forum and ask the candidates for the premier's job how aware they are about the way the average producer is represented. As has been said before on this site, the provincial government feels that ABP speaks for the cattle industry. When ABP holds it's Red Meat reception every year, the average rank and file producer is nowhere to be seen, but the venue is crawling with MLA's and ABP board members etc., so not much wonder the government feels that those folks are the voice of the industry.
With more and more people getting out of the cattle business and less attendance and participation in ABP zone meetings one has to wonder how long it will be before the only avenue for input will be the annual beef conference which is open to everyone that wants to spend the money to register. I don't want to sound critical of ABP directors that have gotten involved for all the right reasons and are doing everything they can to represent their fellow producers, because there are certainly those that are working hard for the industry.
With more and more people getting out of the cattle business and less attendance and participation in ABP zone meetings one has to wonder how long it will be before the only avenue for input will be the annual beef conference which is open to everyone that wants to spend the money to register. I don't want to sound critical of ABP directors that have gotten involved for all the right reasons and are doing everything they can to represent their fellow producers, because there are certainly those that are working hard for the industry.
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