 April 2, 2007 |
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| Contact person: Jon Wooster, President 831-385-5316 - Email: usca@wildblue.net |
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| USCA On The Move | ||
| United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) continues its organizational effort at breakneck speed. A set of Bylaws has just been adopted by a group of founding members from across the country. Further, contributions are arriving which has allowed the organization to move forward. The interim Directors are now in place. Jon Wooster who ranches at San Lucas, CA is serving as President. Jon served for several years as an R-CALF Director. Chase Carter, formerly of R-CALF and who ranches with his family in New Mexico, will serve as Vice-President and Director for New Mexico and Arizona. Doug Zalesky, formerly R-CALF Trade Chair, will serve as Director for Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Chuck Kiker, former R-CALF president, will serve as Director for Texas. Dennis McDonald, former Director and one of the founders of R-CALF who ranches at Melville, MT will serve as Director for Montana and Idaho. Jim Hanna will serve as Director from Nebraska and Iowa. Allan Sents will serve from Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Jay Miller will serve as Director from Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Danni Beer, former COOL Chair from R-CALF and currently serving in that capacity for USCA, will take on the Directorship for North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. So the “team” has been reassembled to represent grassroots family producers. The issues facing the industry are at a critical junction. There is an effort in the Congress to tie Mandatory COOL with Mandatory Animal ID. USCA will work to prevent any such linkage and continue to work for a voluntary (if any at all) animal ID and premise registration system. Further, there has been a movement to include Canadian and Mexican live cattle as US product. USCA views this as nothing short of outrageous. President Jon Wooster believes any such linkage is unjustified and must be opposed. Vice-President Chase Carter believes any effort to include Mexican and Canadian cattle in the COOL definition is totally unacceptable to family producers across the country. MCOOL needs to be implemented as planned, with no strings attached. It is clear that grassroots producers have made the decision to move ahead, roll up their sleeves, and get things done. The folks on the USCA Board continue to work for the benefit of cattle producers just as these individuals have done in the past. They are betting on some important victories for family producers. |
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