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… 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… 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)… Research Highlights To date, Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) has co-funded over 60 research projects in addition to the 19 projects under the current cluster. Below are a few highlights of the research results thus far in the priority areas identified in the National Research Strategy. Economic Viability Rearing antibiotic free birds results in an increased risk… Transportation and Processing The health and well-being of the birds is of critical importance to the whole industry, at all stages of the journey from gate to plate. In the vast majority of cases, catching and transportation is coordinated by the processors, who purchase the live birds from the farmers. Transport and processing regulations are an important part… Chicken Imported as Spent Fowl Imported chicken that is being declared as spent fowl is displacing Canadian production and costing Canada millions of dollars. Chicken meat is being fraudulently declared as spent fowl in order to bypass import controls. This not only takes away jobs and income from Canada’s chicken farmers and processors, but also puts Canadian consumers at risk… How Does It Work? Supply Management Supply management is a uniquely Canadian approach to agricultural production that benefits Canadian farmers, processors and consumers. Farmers get a fair return for their products, processors get a reliable supply of raw ingredients, and Canadians get a consistent choice of excellent and high-quality chicken at reasonable prices – all without government subsidies. For…