More protection is needed both for producers and innovators, say beef producers who were left out of pocket after All County Feed & Grain’s local beef marketing scheme went under
by MARY BAXTER & DON STONEMAN
Some Grey and Bruce County beef producers’ recent woes with a local beef marketing scheme reveal loopholes in the system intended to safeguard producers, says a Ravenna-area beef farmer.
Joan McKinlay and her husband James were among 10-15 producers who found themselves out of pocket after failing to receive full payment for cattle sold to All County Feed & Grain Ltd. and its marketing program, called Grey-Bruce Beef Marketing Ltd.