Merger Vote Happening Next Week

Feb 04, 2020

The annual CropConnect Conference takes place February 12 & 13 in Winnipeg at the Victoria Inn.

Five of the province's commodity organizations will vote on an amalgamation proposal.

Pam de Rocquigny is the general manager of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association and Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association.

"It will be by secret ballot," she said. "We will have a third party scrutineer that will be taking care of that portion of business at the annual general and special meetings. Results won't be released until the end of the CropConnect Conference and that's to obviously maintain the integrity of the vote."

Other groups involved in the proposed merger include the National Sunflower Association of Canada, the Manitoba Flax Growers Association and Winter Cereals Manitoba.

Voters must be in good standing with the association for which they are casting a ballot. Two-thirds majority have to vote in favour of the proposed amalgamation, which is consistent between the five organizations. The name of the new organization, if approved, would be the Manitoba Crop Alliance.

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