Grenville Cattlemen's Association
Minutes
April 12, 2006
At Greg Beach’s
Present: Alec MacGregor, Charlie Sytsma, Kim Sytsma, Jenny Playfair, Bill Reid, Greg Beach and Cindy Heffernan.
Called To Order: Motion by Kim Sytsma
Second by Jenny Playfair
Carried
Correspondence: Letter from Isabel Dortey Policy Advisor (faxed copy of constitution to be put on list)
Cost Share Form
Letter from Ontario Mayors for the future of agriculture
Regional Marketing Incentive
New Business: Update Our Current Website
Update Personal Profiles
Advisor Council
Report: Correspondence from Renfrew County Cattlemen’s Association about their displeasure with OCA due to lack of action to Resolution # 1 of the Annual Meeting on February 23, 2006 to call Cow Compensation.
Advisor Council Regional meeting May 2, 2006
Attending will be Alec MacGregor and Jenny Playfair
OCA Report: Changes to forage Insurance
AV project going ahead
10,000,000.00 for trace ability study for foreign animal disease
Rail grader report discontinued
Weekly kill rates down
Blue Tongue Disease
Mike Cook new president of NIC
CFIA Changes rules in transportation
Next Meeting: May 31, 2006
At 8:00pm at Alec MacGregor’s
Close Meeting: Motioned by Cindy Heffernan
Seconded by Kim Sytsma
Carried
