Fireside chat with Olympic swimmer Sophie Angus

Jan 14, 2025

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Young Farmers Program: 2025-2026 cohort

Jan 13, 2025

Chicken Famers of Canada has selected the 2025-2026 cohort of the Young Farmers Program. This year we’ve accepted six young farmers from across Canada: Tyler Regehr from British Columbia, Byron Ference from Alberta, Caitlin Dance from Ontario, Christopher Vachon from Quebec, Josee Cormier from New Brunswick, and Mark Trenholm from Nova Scotia. Keep an eye…

Poultry Health Watch Webinar Series: Protect Your Flock 

Jan 6, 2025

Poultry Health Watch Webinar Series: Protect Your Flock  This February, join us for the highly anticipated Poultry Health Watch Webinar Series, running every Tuesday at 1 PM ET. This must-attend series for poultry producers features four acclaimed speakers sharing critical updates and actionable strategies to tackle today’s most pressing disease challenges. 🌟 What You’ll Learn:  …

Canadian Trade Policy Update 

Jan 6, 2025

  The United Kingdom and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP): A Limited Impact on the Canadian Poultry Sector  On December 15, 2024, the United Kingdom officially became a member of the CPTPP, signalling a major step forward in the expansion of this agreement. However, we expect the impact on the Canadian poultry and…

Avian Influenza and implications for farms with dairy cattle

Jan 6, 2025

As cases of avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle continue to occur in the US, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been working with industry to develop an event response plan to manage the risk in Canada. If you have both dairy and poultry on your premises, or the species share an epidemiological link…

Sustainable CAP funding confirmed for Canadian poultry research

Jan 6, 2025

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) recently announced its funding commitment to the Canadian poultry sector through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The five-year funding will invest up to $10.2 million in made-in-Canada research, supported by the federal government, the Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC),…

Chicken Champs update

Jan 6, 2025

We’ve had a successful year full of events and opportunities for our Chicken Champs, with over fifteen activations since its start in March 2024! We always try and match a Chicken Champ with the location of the event taking place, to ensure minimal disruption to schedules. Here is what our Champs have been up to…

Government Relations Fall Update

Jan 6, 2025

  Downtown Diner  The annual Downtown Diner was held on October 3rd in collaboration with Egg Farmers of Canada, Turkey Farmers of Canada, the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, and Dairy Farmers of Canda on Sparks Street in Ottawa. CFC’s Rick Kaptein, along with other poultry, egg and dairy farmers, engaged with government officials and the…

State of WTO Agricultural Negotiations: Toward an impasse?

Oct 2, 2024

From September 10 to 13, 2024, an SM5 delegation participated at the WTO Public Forum, where a number of important topics on agricultural negotiations were discussed. The event provided the opportunity to review the impacts of recent developments, including the failure of Brazil’s proposed work program and the challenges linked to sustainability and climate change. Failure of…

In-Barn Hatching: OFFSP and ACP Requirements

Oct 2, 2024

With the implementation of the revised Hatchery Regulations, in-barn hatching is no longer a licensable activity by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). As such, this emerging practice now needs to be considered as part of Chicken Farmers of Canada’s (CFC) Raised by a Canadian Farmer On-Farm Food Safety Program (OFFSP) and Animal Care Program…

August CPI falls to 2.0% but protein inflation persists

Oct 1, 2024

Statistics Canada published consumer price index (CPI) data for August on September 17th, and inflation for All Items has fallen to the Bank of Canada's (BoC) 2.0% target range for the first time since February 2021. The BoC began raising interest rates in March 2022 to combat inflation, and has now started to reduce rates…

Update to the Poultry Code of Practice is underway!

Oct 1, 2024

Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC), along with Turkey Farmers of Canada, the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, and the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors, are set to begin updating the current Code of Practice for poultry. The current code was released in 2016 and is the basis for the requirements in the Raised by a Canadian…

Young Farmers Program applications now open!

Oct 1, 2024

Come gain valuable experience by meeting other emerging leaders within the sector and get to share your knowledge with policy makers and stakeholders! Apply for the Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Young Farmers Program using this link: Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Young Farmers Program 2025-2026 Application | Chicken Farmers of Canada. Applications close November 8th, 2024.…

CFIA Updated Feed Regulations have been finalized

Oct 1, 2024

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published The Feeds Regulations, 2024 in Canada Gazette II, replacing the feed regulations from 1983. These updated regulations will impact farmers that: Mix medicated feed on-farm The Feeds Regulations do not apply if the feed remains on farm (is not sold), and does not contain any substance that…

Slow growth

Aug 29, 2024

Scientific literature review (1991-2023): comparison of fast and slow growth broiler production  Conducted by: Tory Shynkaruk Msc. Karen Schwean-Lardner Introduction Much of the literature cited in this review focused on studies which compared broilers at the same age, rather than the same body weight, which is an important confounding factor, as many of the measures…

Lighting

Aug 29, 2024

Lighting Regimens for broilers Review of the literature 2013-2021 Karen Schwean-Lardner and Kailyn Buchynski Introduction One of the fundamental steps during the creation of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders was a review of all the relevant scientific literature. The literature review focused on poultry management practices…

Enrichment

Aug 29, 2024

Enrichment for broilers Review of literature 2014-2020 Karen Schwean-Lardner and Tory Shynkaruk Introduction The Poultry Code of Practice Scientific Committee Report, which preceded the Code of Practice and provided a review of current literature on select topics, was completed in 2013. In that report, a specific section on “Enrichment” was not included, however the increase…

Stocking density

Aug 29, 2024

Stocking density for broilers Review of literature 2013-2020 Karen Schwean-Lardner Introduction The Poultry Code of Practice Scientific Committee Report, which preceded the Codes of Practice and provided a review of current literature on select topics, was completed in 2013. One section of this report (Section 5, pages 28-35) focused on the impact of stocking density…

Air and litter quality

Aug 29, 2024

Air and litter quality for broilers Review of the literature 2013-2020 Karen Schwean-Lardner Introduction One of the fundamental steps during the creation of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders, was a review of all the relevant scientific literature. The literature review focused on poultry management practices and…

RAISED CANADIAN. RAISED RIGHT Advertising Campaign

Jun 26, 2024

https://youtu.be/q_AqZA24TX0?si=_jfRhT7LGM-XQdEk   The campaign kicked off with a "stunt" in Toronto, where chickens were spotted doing good deeds all over the city. Why chickens doing good deeds? Because when you're raised right, you do good things for people, and when you raise chickens right, you get good chicken! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0OtNZ3LYGI