Alberta Beef Producers elect delegates

[loric]

Alberta Beef Producers elect delegates

(Calgary, Alberta) November 16, 2009 – Official counting of the ballots took place Monday, Nov. 16. Zones 3, 4, 7 and 8 had elections, with the remaining five zones electing delegates by acclamation. Elections took place during the 26 Alberta Beef Producer meetings held across Alberta in October and November.

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) represents the collective interests of the more than 30,000 beef cattle producers who are stewards of the industry in this province. ABP is a proud reflection of this industry. Run by producers for producers, it is dedicated to maintaining a truly sustainable, competitive industry for the benefit of all society.

Below is a list of all ABP delegates for the 2009/10 year. The names with an asterix in front of them represent delegates who were either elected or acclimated during this election.

Zone 1
• *Howard Bekkering – Vauxhall
• Mark Francis – Taber
• Gerry Fowlie – Bindloss
• Brad Calvert – Brooks
• Chuck MacLean– Bow Island
• *Rick Friesen - Vauxhall

Zone Two:
• *Judy Nelson – Lundbreck
• *Bob Lowe - Nanton
• Cecilie Fleming – Granum
• Brent Carey – Stavely
• John Schooten – Diamond City
• Tom Toney – Pincher Creek
• *Tom Lynch-Staunton - Lundbreck

Zone Three:
• *Chuck Groeneveld – Okotoks
• *John Stephen Bland - Strathmore
• *John Buckley - Cochrane
• Don Evans – Madden
• Sarah Arthurs – Didsbury
• Gordy Cunningham – Sundre
• David Lowe – Cochrane

Zone Four:
• *Walter Suntjens – Coronation
• Pat Rutledge – Monitor
• Henry Fenton – Irma
• Brad Pierson – Wardlow
• Craig Ference – Kirriemuir
• *Judy Fenton – Irma
• *Ross Skori – Lougheed

Zone Five:
• *Doug Sawyer – Pine Lake
• *Rose Wymenga – Leslieville
• Charlotte Johnson – Olds
• Arny Tateson - Endiang
• Cathy Sharp – Lacombe
• Charles Christie – Trochu
• *Heidi Lee – Blackfalds

Zone Six:
• *Don Mosicki - Warburg
• *Adam Moseson – Ferintosh
• *Tim Sekura – Rocky Rapids
• Roy Eckert – New Sarepta
• Greg Bowie – Ponoka
• Diane Panrucker – Bluffton
• Dave Solverson - Camrose


Zone Seven:
• *Chad Meunier – Barrhead
• *Ben Schrader – Jarvie
• *Gene Brown – Sangudo
• *Rick McKnight - Jarvie
• Kelly Olson – Athabasca
• Ted Ford – Fawcett
• Murray Kerik - Flatbush

Zone Eight:
• *Brian Chomlak – Beauvalion
• *Gordon Graves – Iron River
• *Danny Hozack - Marwayne
• Stephen Jarema – Smoky Lake
• Lyndon Mansell – Innisfree

• Sheldon Hauca – Vegreville


Zone Nine:
• Pat Eaton – Valleyview
• Roland Cailliau – Valleyview
• Lori Kinee – Brownvale

• Glen Leitch – Brownvale
• *Bruce Jack – Spirit River
• *Linda Messner – Berwyn

[grassfarmer]

I notice a familiar name missing from the Zone 5 delegates list. Maybe there will be more time for posting on Agriville again?

[grassfarmer]

Wow, ABP must be losing producer support at an alarming rate. The election results release claims the ABP represents the interests of 30,000 producers yet the "AgriRecovery" release claims they represent nearly 28,000 producers. That's a loss of over 2000 producers and the releases were put out the same day!

[per]

I hope so. Didn't always agree but his research and passion and opinion were appreciated.

[per]

At that rate they will be out of support by Christmas.

[loric]

Sorry about that typo. It should read 28,000 producers. I used an old press release form with numbers from awhile ago.

At least I know you are reading them closely!!

[burnt]

After spending 15 minutes on the phone with a CCA rep the other day about the newly-requested aid package for the OTM packers, I wasn't sure who the "industry orgs" are working for. I fail to understand why the packers need $32/hd in government help to offset the costs incurred by the SRM rules when the Canadian cattleman is already subsiding the packers to the tune of $100 - $200/cow . . .

[perfecho]

or 4-$500 per cow. Pre BSE you could recieve $1000 for a good fat cow....prices are more in the stores now than then........makes for a big margin!