Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Young Farmers Program 2024-2025 Application What is the Young Farmer’s Program? The Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Young Farmer Program is a professional development program that teaches young leaders in the chicken sector about governance, succession planning and personal branding, while also getting to network with key agriculture and government stakeholders. It also helps young farmers better understand the sector and… Statement on Government Budget Announcement Chicken Farmers of Canada is currently reviewing the impact on the Canadian chicken industry of today’s budget announcement. As it stands, this announcement is effectively a re-hash of the 2015 commitments that followed initial TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) announcement, and does not include measures to address the impact of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). While we… USMCA Secures Greater U.S. Access to Canada Chicken Sector Ottawa, October 1, 2018 – With negotiations under the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) complete, and despite the fact Canada’s chicken sector is giving up additional access, chicken farmers are relieved that over a year of uncertainty over the future of the agricultural landscape in Canada is over. The USMCA makes fundamental changes to how… Chicken Farmers Celebrate Lower Carbon Footprint and Commit to Ongoing Excellence Farmers Complete Life Cycle Assessment – and the News is Good August 14, 2018 (OTTAWA)— Considering the average carbon footprint of chicken around the world, Canadian chicken has one of the lowest carbon footprint of all. This is a key result coming from a recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted by Groupe AGÉCO, a consultation… Supply Management – Good for Canada, Good for Canadians Recent comments made by former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (ALENA: Brian Mulroney prêt à abolir la gestion de l'offre, August 7) do not reflect Canada’s reality or the desires of Canadian consumers. Supply management is a system that benefits farmers and consumers alike. It exists to ensure that its producers receive fair compensation for their… Why isn’t Canada following the EU example and banning antibiotics? Some people have cited the European Union example and asked us why Canada has not followed suit. It would be hasty to completely drop these tools which are critical components to protecting bird health and welfare, and which are being used responsibly, appropriately and safely. Let’s be clear: the European Union has not banned the… Canadian Chicken is Affordable for Everyone Let’s take a look at our newest infographic: Canadian Chicken is Affordable. This infographic dispels the myth being spread by some opponents to supply management, who call it a regressive tax on lower income Canadians. That is simply not true. As we mentioned here last week, Canadian chicken continues to be the most affordable meat… MYTHBUSTING 101: Supply Management does ensure food safety You might have heard many say that supply management does not ensure food safety. And as a result you might be asking yourself: is this real or no? Well, we’ve got some good news: it’s another supply management myth! Check out the A to Z on food safety, thanks to our trusty myth busting team!… 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 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: 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… Chicken Industry Concludes new Federal Provincial Agreement and Welcomes Alberta Back into the Flock November 2, 2017 (OTTAWA) —The final step in concluding a new Federal Provincial Agreement for Chicken (FPA) was taken earlier this week. On October 31st, Farm Products Council of Canada determined that Governor-in-Council approval is not required for the new FPA. This brings to close more than 8 years of discussions and negotiations to arrive… Chicken Facts: Re “NAFTA talks the perfect occasion to do away with supply management” This article was published in the Toronto Sun as a direct response to the following article: NAFTA talks the perfect occasion to do away with supply management Once again, a lot of hyperbole and no facts. The fact is that innovation has been driving growth: On the farm we offer chicken of all types, enhanced animal care… Know the Facts – Recent Vegan Activist Claims Are Misleading and Misguided  For the PDF version, please click here. About the Animal Care Program Chicken Farmers of Canada effectively administers the only Animal Care Program that reaches all 2,800 chicken farms in Canada; no other program can achieve this reach. This mandatory, enforced, and third-party-audited program has a credible, science-based foundation. It is based on the Code of… Supply Management: Setting the Record Straight This article was submitted to the National Post, Globe & Mail and Huffington Post. It has not yet been published. Campaign Research published the results of a poll on May 26th that asked Canadians whether or not they approve of supply management. The results were crystal clear: 75% of Canadians approve of supply management. Poll… Family Farms Targeted by Activists: Canadian Chicken Farmers Proud to Raise the Chicken that Canadians Trust March 23, 2017 (Ottawa) - Canada's chicken farmers are appalled by the inaccurate and irresponsible portrayal of Canadian chicken production that is being used to target retail and foodservice companies. Mercy for Animals, a U.S.-based activist organization, has recently been using sensationalized video footage and accusations implying that this is representative of Canadian chicken farms. Other… Dr. John Prescott Dr. Prescott has been a professor at the University of Guelph for over 35 years and although he has recently retired, he is continuing to wrap up and finish the research projects he was working on. For the last 7-8 years he has focused on poultry and necrotic enteritis specifically. Prescott is a trained veterinary… Dr. Joshua Gong Dr. Gong is a Researcher Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), based in Guelph. He has been in that role and working with poultry since 1999. Gong received his M.Sc. degree from the China Agricultural University and PhD degree in microbiology from the University of Guelph in 1994. The Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC)… TPP with a Side of Chicken: Chicken Farmers of Canada Reacts to TPP Decision Ottawa, October 6, 2015 - While Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) is disappointed with the additional access that Canada had to concede to secure a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, we recognize that this historic TPP agreement is seen as an important benefit to the Canadian economy for years to come. “The key part of yesterday’s announcement…