The head of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is optimistic that his organization can resolve issues that the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) say sparked the provincial group’s plan to quit from the national group next year, reports Frank Fuhrig on Meatingplace Magazine’s website.
The ABP announced two months ago that it plans to withdraw from the CCA next July 1 over issues of governance and fiscal transparency.
ABP officials complain that the organization is responsible for more than half of the CCA’s annual funding but has only seven seats on the CCA’s 24-member board of directors. The group is seeking an elected finance chair who would report fiscal tracking of where member dollars are being used, according to ABP president Doug Roxburgh.
Meanwhile, CCA president Tyler Fulton is optimistic that the two sides will resolve the issues raised by ABP before the July 1 deadline, adding that leaders from both groups are expected to hold talks before the semi-annual meeting scheduled to start next week.
