Sandhusker said:SH, "To the original question, does the NCBA represent the cattleman?
Absolutely! Far more than the lying deceptive R-CULT! "
How do you explain the 11 points debacle then? Those boys in Texas sure didn't think NCBA was representing them.
Sandhusker, can you understand that there just may be a possibility that "the boys in TX" were in a snit and trying their best to embarrass NCBA to punish NCBA by taking what should have been their in-house complaint to the meeting in Denver?
I was in a forum where the directors answered any questions audience members asked yesterday. It certainly appeared that the 11 point directive and the stand on border opening was handled correctly according to the cattle producers in attendance. BTW, the vast majority of the crowd attending that forum were cow/calf/stocker producers. There were other forums at the same time, so it was only a part of the people attending. Registration is over 1,000, which is great for a mid-year meeting.
The 11th point may not be perfect yet, but technically, there is an agreement with both Japan and Korea. We are shipping hides and other product to all those nations, but some protocols to enable shipping the more expensive cuts are not yet in place. But trade is moving with those nations. And trade is moving with Mexico and many other nations.
MRJ