Taken from the Haymaker and Oldtimer show at Cattletoday.
Oldtimer wrote:
HAY MAKER wrote:
Oldtimer wrote:
Oldtimer wrote:
NCBA is behind it because they plan to be the private group to run the database- which is plumb wrong...Political Action Groups like NCBA which openly donate to and support individual Presidential and Congressional Candidates and takes party lines should not be rewarded by getting government mandated contracts-- this stinks to high heaven....
HAY MAKER wrote:
old timer ,dont be surprised if the ncba pulls this off,they could very easy be reduced to a data gathering org.what else could they do ?the way they are losing members. I had lunch with one of the original plaintiffs in the pickett case yesterday and he tells me they lost 1000 members in the last few months....................good luck
Oldtimer wrote:
That maybe what they are heading for Haymaker- my fear is that they will get away with making you join NCBA in order to input data and market your cattle- a government mandated membership...Which is something they have a past history of- NCBA member feedlots and buyers requiring you to join in order to sell them your cattle or feed them in their feedlot- take the dues right out of your check.....
On the other hand I see where R-CALF picked up 1900+ memberships in the month of March alone- over 3350 this spring alone- with more memberships showing up in your part of the country- Texas, Ok, Ne.......