Voting begins Oct. 20 for directors of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association.
The elections mark a shift for the province’s beef industry as it moves toward a producer-administered checkoff, similar to other commodities.
Membership in the SCA is automatic, as long as a producer has paid the beef checkoff and not received a refund in the last two years. The SCA used the provincial crop district map to establish its boundaries.
Producers must vote in person at their district election meetings, which will include presentations from the candidates and a discussion about traceability.
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The first meeting is in District 1, at the Carlyle Memorial Hall, Oct. 20, followed by District 2, at the Weyburn Travelodge, Oct. 21, and District 3A at the St. George Church Hall in Assiniboia, Oct. 22.
District 3B votes Oct. 26 at Swift Current’s Ashley Park Community Hall, followed by District 4 at the Piapot Legion Hall Oct. 27 and District 5 on Oct. 29 at Yorkton’s Gallagher Centre.
Producers in District 6 meet Oct. 30 in the Adams Centre in Kenaston, while District 7 gathers in Kerrobert’s Prairieland Community Centre on Nov. 3.
District 9B votes Nov. 4 at the Turtleford Arena, District 9A votes at the Shellbrook Senior’s Centre Nov. 5 and the final vote will be held Nov. 6 in the Tisdale Town Hall in District 8.
All meetings start at 7 p.m.
