The motion is carried

Consider the hundreds of agricultural organizations across Canada. Without a board of directors, these groups would have no policy, strategy, structure or direction. Without a good chairman, action-oriented organizations might quickly become debating societies.

For an inside view on the role and responsibilities of a chairman, ask an agricultural leader who’s wielded many a gavel over the years: Gordon Stephenson, Calgary-based General Manager of the Canadian Hereford Association and a past or present chairman of many prominent organizations.

From the day a meeting is scheduled to the days following the meeting, a chairman has certain duties to perform. Here, Stephenson guides you through the basics. These tips can be deployed at formal board meetings, of course, but the techniques he recommends could apply to a farm partners’ meeting or virtually any agricultural gathering where there’s business to be done.

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