Media Room Find the most recent news releases and educational videos from Chicken Farmers of Canada. You'll also find relevant contact information here to get in touch with us regarding any media inquiries. Contact Us MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management is NOT a Tax on the Poor Have you ever heard someone say that supply management is a tax on the poor? Skeptics, politicians and media personalities have been buzzing about it. But, we are here to tell you the truth: supply management is NOT a tax on the poor. To help explain, our mythbusting team got together to give you the… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management and Free Trade Agreements With the recent conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) talks, many eyes have shifted towards supply management. Certain commentators have said that supply management has diminished Canada’s credibility internationally and has negatively impacted our ability to negotiate trade agreements with other countries.  However, our mythbusting team is here to… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management and Consumer Prices Some commentators believe that supply management is a system that keeps dairy, poultry and egg retail prices artificially high. However, our mythbusting team is here to tell you that is a myth - supply management has nothing to do with the price you pay. Let’s take a look at the facts: The answer is simple:… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management, Productivity and Innovation It’s been said recently that supply management is a system that does not adapt to change, thus discouraging productivity and innovation.  Well, our mythbusting team is here to tell you that’s FALSE – another myth! In fact, supply management promotes innovation and enables productivity. Let’s take a look at how it’s done with our infographic: Supply… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management is NOT a Powerful Lobby Written by Bernadette Cox You’ve heard it and we’ve heard it. “Supply management is a powerful lobby,” they say. Nothing could be further from the truth, and our supply management mythbusting team is springing into action to explain why. Supply management is a way of producing and marketing food to meet the demand for high… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply management and imports Written by Bernadette Cox If you’ve heard that supply management blocks imports, someone is either misinformed or trying to dupe you. Yet, we hear this myth all the time. We put our mythbusting team to work to explain how supply management encourages predictable trade. Supply management is completely consistent with trade as Canada’s international obligations… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply management, efficiency and fairness Written by Bernadette Cox Our feathers get more than a little ruffled when we hear people claim that the supply management system is inefficient and unjust for farmers and consumers. Yet, we’ve been hearing this myth again very recently. Our mythbusting team decided to tackle this myth once and for all. Supply management is an… MYTHBUSTING 101: The true focus of international trade negotiations Written by Bernadette Cox Some pundits have recently claimed that the government’s focus during international trade talks is supply management, and that this hurts Canada’s global trade interests. This is just nonsense. Our mythbusting team is ready to tackle this rather peculiar myth. Since 1989, Canada has negotiated a total of 14 trade agreements with… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management and Job Creation Written by Bernadette Cox Have you ever heard that supply management prevents job creation? Some folks like to make this claim, but they are wrong! It is another myth. The supply management sectors are significant contributors to Canada’s employment rate and national economy. Our mythbusting team is here once again to set the record straight.… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply management effect on other farm sectors Written by Bernadette Cox Our mythbusting team has returned to tackle yet another of the recent myths about supply management. Some people are claiming that supply management is unfair to the majority of Canadian farmers and benefits only a minority, about 10 per cent. This claim is false and has no basis in reality. First… Supply Management and Consumer Prices: Don’t Believe the Hype! Ever wonder why you pay the price you pay when you buy chicken at the grocery store? Or ask yourself why this particular brand and cut of chicken breast cost much less last week? In fact, many Canadians ask themselves how the price they pay for chicken at their local supermarket was decided. To help… Supply Management: Good for Consumers, Good for Farmers No one would deny that farmers should be able to make a fair wage for the work they do. In Canada’s chicken industry, farmers rely on a system called “supply management” to do just that. Before supply management, chicken farms were subject to ‘boom and bust’ cycles; sometimes, there was too much chicken on the… What Can Consumers Do To Keep Bacteria At Bay? Let's explain how you can reduce the risk of poultry contamination by bacteria in your own home. Canadian chicken is available to consumers in a wide variety of choices. In fact, you can read all about the variety of chicken in our Wheel of Chicken. This will help you understand what all these labels mean… The Majority of Antibiotics Used in Poultry Production Are Not Used In Human Medicine Did you know there are we  different types of antibiotics? Yes, you read right! Let’s take a look at the different categories of antibiotics. All antibiotics aren’t created equal.  In Canada, our antibiotics come in categories, from Category One, which are the most important antibiotics in human medicine – to Category Four, which aren’t even… What Is Antibiotic Resistance? There has been a lot of attention on antibiotic resistance in recent years and months, and rightly so. Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue, and antibiotic use – in both human and animal medicine – is a popular topic that affects everyone, including you. The second video in our info series on this issue explains… Are We Actually Eating Antibiotics in Chicken Meat? This is a common question we get, based on a common misconception. We recently created a series of short videos to explain about this and some other concerns we hear about antibiotic use in the chicken industry. Check them out! The first video in the series tackles the residue versus resistance question. Despite some information… Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program Did you know Canadian chicken farmers follow the strict Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program? It’s true- and they’re proud of it! Recently, we met with Ontario chicken farmer Tim, who gave us the low down on the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npbrOmdPA0E&t=2s On top of all that, let’s check out five fun facts about our… The Economy