Henry Zantingh is the new chairman of the Chicken Farmers of
Ontario marketing board.
He takes over from Murray Booy who stepped aside after three
years as chairman. Booy was elected first vice-chairman, swapping positions with
Zantingh.
Murray Opsteen was elected second vice-chairman.
Henrik Lise from District Four is the only new director
elected to the board this year.
The board also introduced a new-entrant program, similar to
one the egg board implemented last year.
As with the egg board plan, new entrants must buy some
quota, (4,000 units) and they can borrow more from the board (10,00 units).
In the case of the egg board, the entrants have 10 years to
buy the borrowed quota in instalments. The chicken board is giving entrants 15
years to buy back the 10,000 units.
The chicken board also introduced the strategic plan developed by the Chicken Industry Advisory Committee. It features new allocation arrangements for both Ontario and Quebec, but I've had no luck asking the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission for a copy.
Seems like the more important policy decisions are, the more difficult it is to get the details instead of the chicken board's spin.
