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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NickWallingford" data-source="post: 3187" data-attributes="member: 44">"Back in the old days" as many of my posts start...  Even when there was a compulsory levy in place (c.f. Hive Levy, Commodity Levy) the National Beekeepers' Assn purported to represent the entire industry, even those interests that were not being levied.  That is, the hobbyist element 'back then' was significant, but the NBA worked on many issues hobbyists benefited from.  But the other "back in the  old days" is the relationship with the packing end of the industry.  Though there was always some degree of mistrust, packers were seen to be an integral part of 'the beekeeping industry' back then.  Many were producer/packers, and their long term interests were for the most part aligned to that of the NBA.  Now there seems to be so much more distrust.  Of packers.  Of other beekeepers. Of organisations that could be used for the good of the industry...</blockquote>

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