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SCA Teams Up To Fight Tax Proposals
Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA) is teaming up with The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan (APAS), and the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) to ensure that the concerns of rural Saskatchewan are heard as it relates to the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the taxation of private corporations. The proposed changes will impact all Canadians who use private companies, including family businesses.
The partnering organizations understand the Federal Government’s intention to level the playing field to ensure that the Canadian tax system is not unfairly benefitting the wealthiest Canadians; however, this change could have adverse effects on farmers, ranchers, and small business owners across Saskatchewan and the rest of the country.
“98% of Saskatchewan farms are family owned, and incorporation is an important tool for transferring farms between generations and saving for future investment,” said APAS President Todd Lewis. “We are very concerned about the future of our family farms if these changes go ahead.“
“These proposals, if implemented, make it more difficult to keep family farms and ranches within the family as generations turn over,” explained the Chair of SCA Ryan Beierbach. “They will also make it more difficult to manage risk on farms that incorporated to include more family members in the business. There needs to be a way to achieve the government’s goals without negatively affecting cattle producers and all of agriculture,” Beierbach stressed.
“Additionally frustrating, is that the Federal Government has scheduled the public consultation period for the proposed changes to run from July 18th until October 2ndof this year. This timeframe coincides with the busiest time of year for agricultural producers,” said SSGA President Shane Jahnke. “Farmers will be busy harvesting and ranchers will be putting up feed, weaning calves and shipping -- these are not the sorts of things producers can readily put aside in order to make their concerns known to government officials. At the very least the government should consider extending the consultation period until early 2018.”
The organizations will work with other like-minded groups and experts in the field to clearly articulate to the Federal Government the negative impacts these proposed changes would have on many Saskatchewan farm families and business owners.
“The agriculture industry and small business are critical to the sustainability of rural Saskatchewan,” stated Ray Orb, President of SARM. “Rest assured that SARM is investigating the matter and will ensure that rural concerns are brought to the attention of the Federal Ministers of Finance and Agriculture.”
The partnering organizations understand the Federal Government’s intention to level the playing field to ensure that the Canadian tax system is not unfairly benefitting the wealthiest Canadians; however, this change could have adverse effects on farmers, ranchers, and small business owners across Saskatchewan and the rest of the country.
“98% of Saskatchewan farms are family owned, and incorporation is an important tool for transferring farms between generations and saving for future investment,” said APAS President Todd Lewis. “We are very concerned about the future of our family farms if these changes go ahead.“
“These proposals, if implemented, make it more difficult to keep family farms and ranches within the family as generations turn over,” explained the Chair of SCA Ryan Beierbach. “They will also make it more difficult to manage risk on farms that incorporated to include more family members in the business. There needs to be a way to achieve the government’s goals without negatively affecting cattle producers and all of agriculture,” Beierbach stressed.
“Additionally frustrating, is that the Federal Government has scheduled the public consultation period for the proposed changes to run from July 18th until October 2ndof this year. This timeframe coincides with the busiest time of year for agricultural producers,” said SSGA President Shane Jahnke. “Farmers will be busy harvesting and ranchers will be putting up feed, weaning calves and shipping -- these are not the sorts of things producers can readily put aside in order to make their concerns known to government officials. At the very least the government should consider extending the consultation period until early 2018.”
The organizations will work with other like-minded groups and experts in the field to clearly articulate to the Federal Government the negative impacts these proposed changes would have on many Saskatchewan farm families and business owners.
“The agriculture industry and small business are critical to the sustainability of rural Saskatchewan,” stated Ray Orb, President of SARM. “Rest assured that SARM is investigating the matter and will ensure that rural concerns are brought to the attention of the Federal Ministers of Finance and Agriculture.”
alarmed by the implication of proposed tax changes?
you should be!
Have your say
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Let the Department of Finance know how the proposed changes will impact you. The more individuals can share the negative impacts the better the chances of improving the outcome. Email your concerns to fin.consultation.fin@canada.ca
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Announcing New SCA Board Members
The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors: Kyle Hebert, District 1 is from Wawota, SK and Roger Meyers, District 3A, is from Minton, SK. The pair were unopposed in their zones after the annual SCA nomination period closed July 31st, 2017. They will officially join the board in January at the Annual General Meeting.
As well, there are four returning board members who were also elected by acclamation. They include:
The SCA Board is made up of members from each of Saskatchewan's nine crop districts. There are two members from Districts 3 and 9, due to the large number of cattle in those areas. The SCA also has two representatives from the Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association (SCFA) and the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), as well as the Past Chair of the SCA. The Board meets monthly, alternating between Regina and Saskatoon.
As well, there are four returning board members who were also elected by acclamation. They include:
- District 4 – Rick Toney
- District 6 - Garret Hill
- District 8 – Michael Spratt
- District 9B - Dean Moore
The SCA Board is made up of members from each of Saskatchewan's nine crop districts. There are two members from Districts 3 and 9, due to the large number of cattle in those areas. The SCA also has two representatives from the Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association (SCFA) and the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), as well as the Past Chair of the SCA. The Board meets monthly, alternating between Regina and Saskatoon.
2017 Fall Meetings Planned
National Beef Strategy Update
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The National Beef Strategy www.beefstrategy.com is designed to position the Canadian beef industry for greater profitability, growth and continued production of high quality beef.
The aim of developing the strategy, and the outcome of that development, was to get the whole industry committed to improve the industry across the country: better connections with consumers and among producers, increased competitiveness relative to our competitors, improved productivity and increased beef demand are ways to improve the resilience and profitability of beef cattle producers of all kinds across Canada. The pillars and goals of the National Beef Strategy by 2020 are:
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SIGN UP FOR THE PREMISE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging producers to register with the Premises Identification program (PID). According to the Association’s chairman Ryan Beierbach PID is an important tool for improving the traceability in the Canadian beef industry.
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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CFIA ABOUT THE BOVINE TB SITUATION, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
THE PRODUCER HANDBOOK IS NOW ONLINE!The SCA Producer Handbook, which outlines a number of issues, programs and other information of use to producers, was handed out at our fall district meetings. If you didn't get a physical copy, you can download the PDF by clicking on the picture. By clicking on the links on the pages, you can be transported to even more information!
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2017 ANNUAL REPORT IS ONLINE
The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association's 2017 Annual Report is now available. Click the photo for a PDF version.
