Alberta Lamb Producers Meeting Minutes

The Alberta Lamb Producers Zone Directors come together for face-to-face meetings 3 or 4 times a year, and participate in conference calls between those meetings, as needed.

During these meetings and calls, ALP business and industry issues are addressed, and action plans formed.  If you have an industry concern you would like addressed, please contact your zone director.

Directors Meeting Minutes

2010/11 ALP Board Meetings

Jan 6-7, 2012 - Grande Prairie. Meet the board and speaker Jan 7. More details to follow.

We are holding our board meetings around the province - watch for details of new opportunities to meet your representatives and fellow producers in these locations.

Please call your zone director with questions or comments about matters discussed.

Fall Round Up 2010

ALP directors tried a new format for Fall Round Up, a Powerpoint presentation and speaker. The evaluations were great - you told us you liked it. We are committed to making it even better for future meetings.

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Provincial Grazing Reserves

Alberta Lamb Producers has been seeking access to Provincial Grazing Reserves for sheep through Agriculture & Rural Development Sustainable Resource Development. The only answer we have received is that producers should make this request through the individual grazing associations. We hear this is not proving successful so we are providing the opportunity for producers to complete and submit a form letter, as per the resolution in zone 2, November 2010.

Add your address to the top of the letter, the date and sign and print your name at the bottom. Please feel free to make any changes in the letter. Please send your letters to Alberta Lamb Producers by May 31st, 2011 we will send them altogether to the Minister of Agriculture if there is strong support.

This is one of those occasions that we need YOU to participate if you want access to community pastures. If there is little response from producers, we will understand that there is little demand and not pursue this further.

Opposition to Bill 43, Refundable check-off.

Resolutions in Zones 2 and 4 requested a form letter available that they could use to express their opposition to refundable check-off. Again, you are invited to use this letter, amend if necessary,  to send to the Minister of Agriculture. Again, please add your address, the date and sign and print your name at the end. We would appreciate being advised that you have sent a letter, or you may send it to us for forwarding.

 

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