Bill Bottorff aka Kathy’s post in Facebook: Board and Members raised my curiosity. After about 6 hrs of researching Facebook posts and emails I have concluded that the remaining term of office is actually 1 year, 3 months, 2 weeks. This is the difference between the election date, July 17, 2023 and the end of the Presidents term, October 31, 2024.

1. Joe McCabe took Office as President Nov. 1, 2021, term 3 yrs ends Oct. 31, 2024
2. Joe McCabe announced resignation as President, February 19, 2022
3. Marc Howe took office on or about April 30th, 2022
4. Marc Howe resigns, April 18 2023
5. Special Election July 17, 2023 term ending October 31, 2024

Members ONLY Special Election

A Special Election is required to fill the vacancy of President for the Red Wattle Hog Association. The vacancy was created April, 18 2023. The election will be to serve for the remainder of the term, approximately 2 ½ years.

RWHA Bylaws
Section E. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the remaining Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term choosing from within or from qualified membership by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. If a vacancy is created and the officer is not up for election in the next election cycle, a special election must be held to replace the vacant seat within 90 days of the vacancy. New offices may be created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors upon proper notice of a vote being distributed and upon majority vote of the Board of Directors at such a meeting.

The Special Election will be held by July 17, 2023 using electronic vote.
If you would like submit your name as a candidate, send a short bio to RWHA@redwattle.com by July 11, 12pm.

RWHA Bylaws
Section F. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the general powers of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall in general perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Bylaws or by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Jim Myers
RWHA Board Member at Large

RWHA Newsletter
“Way Out West – July 2020”

“The RWHA has begun a project to transport registered or will be registered Red Wattles out west.” This was the headline and beginning of an article for the first attempt at an initiative to move genetics and Red Wattle pigs out west. There has been a lot of discussion and need to this day, but the move has really never got off the ground until this year.
A group of RWHA breeders have taken a big interest in sending pigs to the west this year. With the renewed concern and interest of these breeders for the preservation and growth of Red Wattle, the move west is going to happen. RWHA and these breeders are working together to co-ordinate the buyer/seller transactions, transportation and veterinary protocols to make this a safe and successful venture.
If you are interested in helping grow and preserve the Red Wattle but don’t have livestock to contribute, a donation to help defray the cost of transportation or health testing would be very helpful.
Your name will be included on a permanent “Web” plaque along with the names of the livestock contributors and recipients.
Please contact the RWHA Secretary for more details.
Mollie B. Smith-Steffey, Secretary
5249 North Park Place NE #1030
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
rwha@redwattle.com
276-880-1157

Hello everyone. I wanted to update some of what the board is working on. I have been talking with Doug at Mountain Niche. It has come to our attention that Doug has never been given a raise since he started with RWHA since it was created. This subject will be brought up at our next board meeting and the goal is to double his income per registration that is handled. This amounts to a $2.50 increase per handling. At the same time we expect to increase the handling rate by $2.50 to membership on each application and transfer to accommodate this increase as our rates to membership has also not increased and are on average less than many of the other heritage breeds. Along with this Doug has agreed to add a link for online membership application and payment, online registration applications and online transfers to the website. His goal is to have this complete by the end of March. All of this with a goal of a less than a month turnaround on paperwork. We feel this will be a great benefit to our membership and look forward to its completion. Any input is appreciated. Thanks
Marc Howe, President RWHA

The RWHA continues to move forward. One of our goals has been to streamline member services. Beginning in February our Web Master will start working on an online fill-out form to apply for RWHA membership. It will ask for the same information as the current application and will include access to the Member Area and a payment option. This may take several revisions to get it right, so be patient please.  

What does this mean for people looking buy Red Wattle hogs and for those that already own Red Wattles?
If you purchase a Red Wattle from Epic Nature or Ryan the registration papers can not be transferred to you. You will own a pig that can not be registered. If you are just looking for a few pigs to raise for meat you might not think registration is important. For those who want to raise Red Wattles to help preserve and enhance a once dying breed then registration of hogs with the Red Wattles Hog Association is very important. Why does registration really matter? Please read this article from the Livestock Conservancy , Why Registration Matters.
If you are not familiar with or need refreshed on the events that led up to this ban and the consequences that may effect you, the time line and the associated articles are listed below.

1. Membership Revoked September 9, 2022
2. Impact on Registered Breeding Stock
3. Epic Nature Flag Program November 18, 2022