At the 2011 Cattle Industry Convention held last week in Denver, the Federation of State Beef Councils adopted a charter that details its financial and decision-making independence from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The approval was among several business actions the Federation took during the NCBA and Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) joint board meeting.
The 12-point “Federation Charter of Principles” details independent functions, such as financial practices, while also retaining beneficial business ties (i.e., non-profit tax status) the two entities have shared during their 15-year relationship. A Federation Structure Working Group drafted the charter in response to a resolution passed by Federation directors at the summer 2010 cattle industry conference.
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“The board gave us the job of finding a way to better communicate how we operate independently from NCBA, without ending our long partnership,” said Scott George, a Wyoming dairy and beef producer who chaired the Federation in FY 2010 and led the working group. “This charter spells all that out in black and white, so our intentions and operations are transparent to our fellow beef producers and stakeholders.”
A number of the charter’s provisions were already being practiced, George added. New elements address issues such as operational agreements and compliance processes.
In other business, the Federation elected David Dick, a Missouri cow-calf producer, as its FY 2011 chairman, and Craig Uden, a Nebraska feeder, as vice chairman. Dick served as Federation vice chairman last year.
Source: Federation of State Beef Councils
Posted by Haylie Shipp
