BIC Defeats Structure Proposal, Sets Stage For New Talks
CHICAGO, 111. —The Beef
Industry Council (BIC) of the
Meat Board, the Federation of
State Councils, defeated by a 61
percent no vote a proposal to sup
port the current Oversight Com
mittee beef structure proposal.
Topping concerns about the
plan is the consolidation of lobby
ing and checkoff governance
through the same organization
with a “seamless" executive com
mittee made up of dues-payers
only.
While not approving the cur
rent structure proposal, the 91 pro
ducers and industry representa
tives who make up the BIC board
passed a second resolution that
directs the BIC Executive Com
mittee “to work with and through
the current and future Oversight
Committee and transition teams to
develop a plan for greater focus.
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ness.” Meat Board directors
passed this and a companion
motion which also commits the
Meat Board to support the effort.
BIC Chairman Ron Curtis said
the Federation has long suggested
structural change and remains
committed to the principles that
led to the current structure propos
al. He said the BIC will continue
to work to develop a consumer
focused structure with programs
built around the eight leverage
points outlined in the Beef Indus
try Long-Range Plan.
“BIC directors continue to
believe it would be good for the
beef industry to focus its efforts
around a single plan, work more
cooperatively, eliminate bureau
cracy and be cost effective. To
succeed, however, a plan must be
realistic and workable and must
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have strong industry consensus
supporting it,” said Curtis, a Hast
ings, lowa cattle feeder.
For the past two years. Meat
Board Chairman Jim Hauge said.
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through a consensus, an organiza
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“There continue to be many
questions and concerns about the
form of the proposed organization,
however, especially the consolida
tion of lobbying and checkoff gov
ernance,” the Leith, North Dakota
beef and pork producer said. “Our
directors believe we can find a
structure proposal that will
achieve industry goals. In the
months ahead the Meat Board and
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ue to be part of the process of con
sensus- building.
“It always has been the Meat
Board objective to achieve a real
istic and doable structure that was
good for the beef industry.
Although this plan isn’t accept
able, our action today sets the
stage for us to actively contribute
to a consensus solution," Hauge
said.
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