Thursday, June 18, 2009

Water Tanks and Water off the Buff's Back



Bison enjoying 80 oF weather under the irrigation system at the Alaska Interior Game Ranch.

Water tanks at the game ranches allow for the needs when "mother nature" cannot.

ADLA, Inc.;
8850 North Simineo Circle
Palmer, Alaska 99645
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National Farmers Union Expresses Concern

NFU: Antitrust Laws Must be Enforced
MINNEAPOLIS (June 17, 2009) - National Farmers Union said today the enforcement of agricultural antitrust laws has been nearly nonexistent for the past decade, leading to expedited consolidation and concentration within nearly every sector of agriculture.

In a letter to Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Administrator Dudley Butler, the NFU Board of Directors said it is GIPSA's responsibility to maintain fair trade practices in the marketing of livestock, provide financial protection for participants in livestock transactions and ensure open competitive marketing conditions for livestock and meat.

"It appears farmers and ranchers have been fighting anti-competitive practices with one hand tied behind their backs," the board wrote.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) have both found GIPSA has failed to meet its responsibilities."America's independent farmers and ranchers are looking to you reverse the history of inaction at GIPSA," the board wrote.

"We applaud and thank you for your continued support of the agricultural industry and look forward to working with you to ensure the restoration of competitive markets."



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8850 North Simineo Circle
Palmer, Alaska 99645
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Friday, June 12, 2009

GFA 2009 Soldotna




Grandson of ADLA members and owners of Alaska Interior Game Ranch, Inc., Scott & Ruby Hollembaek, Colton Bobo, sits and helps at the ADLA, Inc. booth in Soldotna June 10 & 11. Northern Lights Elk Ranch owners and ADLA, Inc. members, Delbert and Jackie Simineo, also worked the booth and attended the Global Food Alaska Conference. Varied speakers presented in the mornings involved with food (seafood, agricultural and more), packaging/tracking and the future of Alaska's food base. Very informative. See more on the website of Global Foods (www.globalfoodcollaborative.com) which will be now merging to a new company, Professional Foods Group (www.profoodsgroup.com) .

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8850 North Simineo Circle
Palmer, Alaska 99645
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ADLA Inc.

The Alaska Diversified Livestock Association, Inc. holds a certificate from the State of Alaska, Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Banking, Securities and Corporations formed on November 19, 2002.

The members must be of the age of 19 years or more, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Alaska Nonprofit Corporation Act (AS 10.20), adopted articles of incorporation as follows:
Article 1. The name of this corporation is the Alaska Diversified Livestock Association, Inc.
Article 2. The duration of this corporation shall be perpetual.
Article 3. To promote the responsible development, management, marketing and research for the diversified livestock industry of Alaska. This is to include but not be limited to the production of bison, elk, musk ox, and reindeer. To exercise all rights and powers conferred by the laws of the State of Alaska upon nonprofit corporations, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to acquire by devise, gift, purchase, lease, or otherwise any property of any sort or nature without limitation as to its amount of value, and to hold, invest, reinvest, manage, use apply, employ, sell, expend, disburse, lease, mortgage, convey, option, donate, or otherwise dispose of such property, for any of the purposes set forth herein. To do such other things as are incidental to purposes of the Corporation or necessary in order to accomplish them. The corporation is not organized for profit. It shall have no capital stock and shall not be authorized to issue capital stock. Upon dissolution of the corporation, the officers shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, distribute all of the assets of the corporation in such a manner and to such non-profit agricultural organizations qualified under Section 501 © (5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as such Sections may be amended, or their successor provisions as the Officers may determine.
Articles 4 – 8 pertain to the membership, the board of directors, the bylaws, liability & incorporators.

Membership

We welcome producers, buyers, chefs, wild game processors, butcher shops, stores, restaurants and associated businesses.

2009 (January - December)
We will need your name, address, business name, telephone humber, email address and type of membership.

General Member $100
(1 vote per individual member)

Associate $100

A general member is someone who is actively engaged in raising diversified livestock or plans to do so within the year of joining the membership. General members are voting members. An Associate Member is someone that does not own diversified livestock, but supports the diversified agricultural industry. Associate members are not voting members.

Make checks payable to ADLA, Inc.
New Mailing Address:
ADLA Inc.
8850 Simineo Circle
Palmer AK 99645

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