The newly elected president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has some ambitious goals for his two year term.

Reg Schellenberg of Beechy wants Ottawa to set up a foot and mouth vaccine bank and improve livestock business risk programs.

He says livestock vaccines for foot and mouth are available in the U.S. but Canada should set-up its own stockpile.

He says livestock price insurance should be government cost-shared like crop insurance.

He says the current premiums of 55 dollars a head amounts to the profit margin for many producers.

Schellenberg also wants an expanded effort on agriculture research and trade.

(photo credit:   Shannon Schellenberg)