10 Vic and Judy Redekop – British Columbia 12 Andre Poulin – Alberta
Aaron Law – New Brunswick 18 Nicholas Tremblay – Quebec (en français) 22 Nicholas Tremblay – Quebec 24 Art and Elaine Pruim – Saskatchewan 27 David Brock – Ontario
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FROM THE EDITOR
BY KRISTY NUDDS
A Success Story
Is supply management on the chopping block? It’s a question stakeholders have asked each time the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have made the evening news since Canada joined the discussions three years ago.
And now that it appears as though a TPP deal may be soon reached, there is worry that the federal government will sacrifice our supply management system to appease the demands of the United States and New Zealand, two countries that are frothing at the mouth to gain access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets.
Much of the information available regarding the TPP is conjecture but one thing is for certain: the federal government has consistently voiced its belief in supply management, saying it is not up for negotiation in the agreement (see page 6). In fact, every country involved in the TPP wants to protect its own programs.
There may be some concessions made as was the case of the recent trade talks between Canada and the European Union when supply management was also rumoured to be on the cutting-room floor. They were finalized last year, and supply management remained intact.
The TPP does have benefits for other sectors of agriculture, but it doesn’t have to be pushed through at the expense of supply management, and the feds know it.
Why would the government want to remove a system that allows farmers to cover their cost of production, make a living from what they grow and produce safe food?
The answer may lie south of the border. One has to wonder why the U.S. wants access to the Canadian chicken market when the structure of its own industry is under fire. There is a growing movement in the
U.S. right now against chicken-processing companies and the integration model used.
In particular, several chicken-grower “whistleblowers” have begun to speak out against the perils of being contract growers for large companies. One whistleblower in particular has allowed a documentary crew onto his farm in the film “Cock Fight” (available on YouTube). As the “chicken farmer who owns no chickens,” Craig Watts makes a compelling case for the U.S. needing to take a second look at the integration model. His processor, Perdue, hasn’t dropped him as a grower for speaking out, but the company said Watts needed some “assistance” on how to do a better, more efficient job at producing chickens.
Watts’ farming ability aside, he and his fellow whistleblowers are getting their message out. Another soon-to-be-released documentary film called Under Contract has been gaining traction on social media and was the subject of a recent segment by John Oliver on his Last Week Tonight show. Country singer Willie Nelson and Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur recently wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing that grower contracts impede first amendment rights and insisting that the system must change.
These activists may be on to something. They have drawn the public’s attention to deficiencies in the U.S. system and perhaps eyes are on Canada not as an enviable model but as a ready source of product.
This month’s issue, our annual Who’s Who of the poultry industry, is a testament to Canada’s poultry farmers and how supply management is so beneficial to them and to the industry as a whole.
We hope reading their stories will remind you that despite the challenges we have a system that works. n
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The federal government is denying a published report that suggests the biggest trade agreement in history could possibly destabilize the supply management system that governs how dairy products and poultry are sold in Canada.
In late June the Globe and Mail reported that “unidentified officials” have said Prime Minister Stephen Harper is resolved to signing the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) even if it means a surge in imports of duty-free poultry and dairy products.
A spokesman for International Trade Minister Ed Fast, however, says the federal government is committed to defending Canada’s system of supply management.
Rick Roth says the negotiations “are ongoing’’ and that Harper “will only sign an agreement that’s in Canada’s
best interests.’’
“I believe these negotiations are going to establish what will become the basis of the international trading network in the Asia Pacific. It is essential in my view that Canada be part of that — that the Canadian economy be part of that,’’ the prime minister told a news conference in June.
“At the same time, we are working to protect our system of supply management and our farmers in other sectors.’’
Canada always acts to protect the “interest of all of our sectors’’ in all trade talks, he added. “We will continue to do that right to the end of these negotiations.’’
The United States in particular is opposed to Canada’s supply-managed systems and has been vocal in its desire to see Canada give it up as the TPP talks move forward. More
recently, Japan has expressed its wish to see controls on B.C. timber eliminated or modified.
But according to the Globe and Mail, Minister of International Trade, Ed Fast, has suggested Canada will not give in.
“We have negotiated with 43 different countries around the world – supply management has never prevented us from concluding those agreements, and we have confidence that we will be able to do that with the TPP as well,” Mr. Fast said in an article published July 9.
The TPP includes 12 countries, including Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Japan, and covers about 40 per cent of the world’s economy. The next round of negotiations begin on July 28 in Hawaii. – With files from Canadian Press
B.C. declared free of avian flu
from B.C. may now resume normal operations.
British Columbia poultry farms were declared free of avian flu after a threemonth surveillance period to ensure eradication of the disease in domestic poultry.
On June 8 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said about two dozen countries that had restricted the import of birds and bird products
The Canada and Manitoba governments are funding two new beneficial management practices (BMPs) to help reduce the risk of spreading crop and livestock diseases between farms and to support more environmentally responsible fuel storage.
Eligible farmers will receive up to 30 per cent of the cost of installing new on-farm fuel storage systems, to a maximum of $5,000.
These projects will help reduce the risk of soil or water contamination from older units. Under the second new BMP, commercial manure applicators can apply for up to $15,000 or 50 per cent of the cost of new sanitation equipment including all necessary items for a mobile hot-wash unit.
Applications for these BMPs will be accepted beginning on July 13. The program will run until the program budget is fully allocated. For the on-farm fuel storage BMP, producers must have a valid environmental farm plan (EFP) state-
The H5N2 influenza outbreak that began last December affected 11 commercial chicken and turkey farms in the Fraser Valley, as well as a couple of backyard coops.
At the time, the agency created a control zone across the southern half of the province to stop the spread of the virus, but now says it will
work toward resuming trade as quickly as possible.
The CFIA says it expects countries that restricted trade from Canada as a whole will keep restrictions in place until Ontario is also declared free of avian flu.
The agency says enhanced surveillance will continue in order to establish that B.C. has an equivalent avian flu status to the remainder of Canada.
ment of completion and own or control a minimum of 320 acres within Manitoba.
For the sanitation equipment BMP, applicants must have completed and passed the manure applicators training course offered by Assiniboine Community College and have a valid applicator’s license.
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under Growing Forward 2’s Growing AssuranceEnvironment program. The federal and provincial governments are investing $176 million in Manitoba under Growing Forward 2.
For more information about this program and funded BMPs, go to www. gov.mb.ca/agriculture under Environment.
Proposed animal rights bill
Proposed Quebec legislation would impose heavy fines and jail time for serial animal abusers.
The bill has separate rules for pet owners, farmers with livestock, owners of pet shops, or people who sell animalbased products such as furs.
Farmers must guarantee
that their animals are “treated with dignity as much as possible’’ from the moment they are born to the day they are slaughtered.
Quebec Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis says the biggest change is that up to now, an animal is considered a movable, like a piece of equipment.
He says the bill would make an animal a “sentient being.’’
COMING EVENTS
JULY 2015
July 27-30, 2015
Poultry Science Association annual meeting, Louisville, Ky. Visit: www.poultryscience. org/psa15
AUGUST 2015
August 7, 2015
Research Day, hosted by the Poultry Industry Council (PIC), OMAFRA building, 1 Stone Rd. Guelph, Ont.
Visit: poultryindustrycouncil.ca
August 21, 2015
Health Day, hosted by the Poultry Industry Council (PIC), Arden Park Hotel, 552 Ontario St., Stratford, Ont. For more information, visit: poultryindustrycouncil.ca
Poultry Service Industry Workshop, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alta. Visit: www.poultryworkshop.com
NOVEMBER
November 18, 2015
Canadian Poultry Sustainability
Symposium, Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre, London, Ont.
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FDA antibiotic oversight
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule in early June. It outlines the process for authorizing use of VFD drugs and provides veterinarians in all states with a framework for authorizing the use of medically important antimicrobials in feed . The rule continues to require veterinarians to issue all VFDs within the context of a veterinarian-client-patient
relationship (VCPR) and specifies the key elements that define a VCPR. Key elements include: that the veterinarian engage with the client to assume responsibility for making clinical judgments about patient (i.e., animal) health, have sufficient knowledge of the animal by conducting examinations and/or visits to the facility where the animal is managed, and provide for any necessary follow-up evaluation or care.
IPPE surpasses 410,000 square feet
The 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has already surpassed 410,000 net square feet of exhibit space and has secured more than 929 exhibitors as of the beginning of June.
Comprised of the three integrated tradeshows –International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and International Meat Expo – the IPPE is the world’s largest annual poultry, feed and meat trade show. The event is sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).
IPPE show manager
Charlie Olentine said in a release that more than 85 per cent of the show floor has been booked and that more than 28,000 attendees are expected to attend.
The IPPE will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 26-28, 2016, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Expo will highlight the latest technology, equipment and services used in the production and processing of feed, meat and poultry products.
IPPE will also feature dynamic education programs addressing current industry issues, combining the expertise from AFIA, NAMI and USPOULTRY.
November 19, 2015
Poultry Innovations Conference, Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre, London, Ont. Visit: www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca
JANUARY 2016
January 26-28, 2016
International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Visit: www.ippexpo.com
January 28-30, 2016
Pacific Agriculture Show, Tradex Exhibition Centre (Abbotsford Airport), Abbotsford, B.C.
Visit: www.agricultureshow. net
APRIL 2016
April 6-7, 2016
London Poultry Show, Western Fair District Agriplex. Visit: www.londonpoultryshow.com
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Vic and RedekopJudy Witness to change
by David Schmidt
Aldergrove, B.C., turkey and chicken grower Vic Redekop has seen a lot of changes in his 60 years – watching the B.C. poultry industry progress from a relative free-for-all in the 1960s to a more disciplined, yet still casual, supply managed system in the 1980s and 1990s to today’s more business-like structure with its heavy emphasis on biosecurity.
He has had a hand in some of those changes, serving on the B.C. Chicken Growers Association for many years in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, including many years as vice-president and “2 or 3” as president, bracketed around a three-year term as a director of the B.C. Chicken Marketing Board, and, for the past three years, as a director of the B.C. Turkey Marketing Board (BCTMB).
In that he is following in the footsteps of his father, Peter P. Redekop, who helped to create the BCTMB in the mid-1960s.
WORKING TOGETHER
Vic had the job of delivering feed to his family’s broiler and turkey farm, and that’s how he met his wife Judy, who used to skip school and accompany him.
Redekop got his start “picking eggs” on his father’s egg farm.
“I hated layers with a passion as a kid,” he recalls. “Every Saturday and Sunday, I’d have to pick eggs in the afternoon while my friends would be out playing and having a good time.”
As a result, he promised himself to never have laying hens, a promise he has kept.
His father also had a few cattle, usually with bad temperaments. “They would get out and that would be a horror for us.”
That led him to also promise himself to never have cattle, a promise he has not kept. But instead of buying the “worst”
cattle as his father would, he has become an active member of the West Coast Hereford Club, spending the past decade establishing a select herd of purebred Polled Hereford cows.
Redekop became more interested in the poultry when his father built a turkey barn. His father and his uncle then bought a large broiler farm in Haney (about an hour’s drive away) and a feed truck and Vic had the job of delivering the feed. It was also when he began courting the girl across the road, Judy.
“I used to skip out of school and jump in the feed truck when Vic would deliver feed,” she recalls.
Vic and Judy got married in 1976 and bought a 10,000 bird broiler quota and a former Panco, B.C., testing farm in 1978. It had four turkey barns that could be arranged to grow chickens during two cycles and turkeys during the third. After his quotas increased and production became more rigid, he added separate broiler barns.
Acquisitions and growth have increased Redekop’s broiler quota to about 85,000 birds and the turkey quota to about 750,000 kilograms, making North Bluff Farms a medium-size operation in both sectors. When his father passed away, Vic’s brothers and sisters got most of the layer and broiler quotas while Vic’s children got their grandfather’s turkey quota, which is now also at about 750,000 kgs.
His turkey production is all hens. They are grown in three cycles/year and shipped at 9 and 13 weeks of age for Hallmark (Pollen Group).
“The Pollens proposed a fresh turkey marketing program so I met the buyers and we grow to their needs. The relationship has worked very well.”
Although both of his sons (a third son passed away at age 21) are professionals, they and their sister remain active in the operation.
“We run the farms concurrently,” Vic explains, adding he and Judy are now involved in estate planning so they can do more travelling.
Almost as soon as he had his own farm, Redekop got involved in the chicken growers association, saying it gave him a “larger perspective” on the industry.
“Just doing the chores wasn’t that stimulating,” he adds.
He was elected to the chicken board in the 80’s but served only one term, deciding he couldn’t devote the time necessary to do the job and still give his teenaged children the attention they needed.
“To do justice to the chicken board is almost a job in itself,” he says, “to do it, you really need to have a good family team behind you.”
After being out of industry politics for over a decade, he was approached by a turkey board member and asked to fill a then -upcoming vacancy.
“It was almost by appointment as I ran without opposition,” Redekop says.
He has found being on the turkey board much less stressful than his time on the chicken board.
“The turkey industry mostly runs under the radar. Turkey quota is not traded nearly as much as chicken or egg quota. Because it’s very stable, it has much less issues.”
The farms are run quite simply. All barns are single-story
with the same equipment. All the broiler barns and most turkey barns have tunnel ventilation.
“Uniformity is big for me,” Redekop states. “If you know how to run one barn, you can run any barn.”
It also means the same tools and same parts can be used to fix any problem.
“Things always seem to break down on a Saturday night and there’s nothing worse than getting to the end of a barn and finding you don’t have the right part because it’s a different motor or a different feed line,” he notes.
One of the biggest changes over the years has been the increase in biosecurity.
“We are located on a busy rural road and in the old days before cellphones, feed reps and other service people would just wander onto the farm. Many would come right into house for coffee or to use the washroom or the phone,” Judy recalls.
Now, the feed reps only ever come into the farm office and never in the house. On the rare occasions they need to go onto the farm itself, they now first don biosecurity gear.
“We are now as diligent as we can be about biosecurity,” Redekop says.
Last winter’s avian influenza outbreak gave him quite a scare but he escaped unscathed. “It was like watching a bullet coming toward me. It came closer and closer but at the last moment it veered.”
Looking to the future, he sees an increased demand for antibiotic free production and increasing farm-urban conflicts.
“We have to do a lot better job of explaining our industry to the public. We don’t want to use antibiotics indiscriminately but there are times when livestock, like children, need medications.” n
Vic Redekop got his start “picking eggs” on his father’s egg farm. He hated the chore so much that he promised himself he would never own layers, a promise he’s kept. He produces 750,000 kilograms of turkey on his farm in Aldergrove.
Alberta
Andre Poulin
On-farm feed mill complements both broiler and dairy operations
BY TREENA HEIN
As a third-generation Canadian farmer, Andre Poulin obviously learned a lot as he grew up, through trying things for himself and from older members of the family. Andre carried on his passion into post-secondary school, where he studied agriculture, focusing on animal and crop science.
Andre is the co-owner of Greenbelt Farms in Wainwright, Alberta, with his uncles Paul, Rene, Aime and Marc (brothers to Andre’s mom). The farm was established in 1952 by his grandparents, Charles and Adrienne Rajotte, primarily as a dairy and cash crop farm for many years. Once Poulin had learned a great deal on the farm and was finished high school, he attended the University of Alberta to further his education, achieving a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He also met his future wife Hannah at university, and she continued on to the University of Saskatchewan to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine.
“It was this point in my life when I also met Dr. Frank Robinson, a professor who introduced me to the poultry industry,” Poulin remembers. “He built a passion for it in me.” After university, Poulin approached his uncles about investing in the broiler industry, something they had looked at in the past but had not pursued. It was 2009 by then, and it was easy to get into the broiler business in terms of reasonably-priced quota. Greenbelt Farms bought out an existing operation and soon owned three barns housing 40,000 birds each.
“We’ve also steadily increased our
PASSION
acreage each year, and now plant 9 000 acres of grain, which we sell as cash crops and also use to make feed for our broilers and 450 dairy cattle,” Poulin says. “We also manufacture premixes for beef farmers in the area.”
A FAMILY AFFAIR
All of the co-owners are responsible for certain areas of the business. Andre looks after the broiler and grain enterprises, Paul looks after the dairy, Rene looks after
maintenance and grains, Aime looks after the finances, and Marc looks after the feed mill. “We also have 17 employees who help make the farm business successful,” Poulin says.
The family built their first feed mill in 1994, but have done quite a few upgrades since. “This past year, we installed a triple-paired roller mill to increase feed efficiency,” Poulin notes. “It provides a more uniform particle size compared to a hammer mill.” While they had always hoped it would be a success, the family
Andre (shown here with wife Hannah and their three children) was the driving force behind his family's investment in poultry
FOR POULTRY
has been surprised at the extent of success they’ve had with manufacturing their own feed. “It has really boosted the profitability of the entire operation,” Poulin says, “more than any of us expected.”
When asked about poultry farming challenges, Poulin identifies one main one, a challenge that’s directly related to the size of the farm. “We are occasionally faced with the challenge of chick quality issues,” he says. “Larger broiler producers are faced with the challenge of placing multiple breeder flocks within a single barn. With the voluntary removal of the use of antimicrobials in hatcheries, it has caused significant challenges for the farmer to deal with chick quality issues.”
Poulin currently sits on the Lilydale Producer Advisory Board in Alberta, which he says has been a very rewarding experience. “It allows producers a forum to assist Lilydale with issues that are affecting us at a farm level and the company is able to share issues that are affecting it at the hatchery and plant level,” he notes. “This setting for sharing information, addressing issues, and communicating about solutions is very valuable.” Poulin observes that as a province, Alberta is struggling with getting more quota allocation, and it would be nice to see more advancement with that. “I think that overall, we’re lucky as a family to have supply management in our operation with dairy and poultry, and we need to respect that privilege,” he notes.
FUTURE GROWTH
As they continue to grow their land base year after year, the owners of Greenbelt Farms are also looking into possible poultry expansion. “We may build a fourth barn,” Poulin says. “Whatever we do, we want to remain a family business, and we currently in the midst of succession planning and want to make sure that anyone who wants to come back to the farm, can.”
In his spare time, Poulin enjoys playing and coaching hockey, as well as spending time at the lake with the family (he and Hannah now have three kids: Aidan, 6, Emma, 3, and Adeleine, 7 months). When asked about what he sees as the most enjoyable thing about being in poultry, Poulin focuses directly on farming. “It’s all about starting a day-old 40 gram chick and raising it into a healthy robust bird for processing,” he says. “It’s very satisfying.”
In terms of the future, Poulin believes animal welfare and the way farmers are portrayed by the public will always be front and centre. “People are only going to become more interested in where their food comes from,” he says. “That’s why we hold tours at Greenbelt Farms. This provides us with the opportunity to engage people in where their food originates, and how important the health and welfare of the animals is to our livelihood. Going forward, as difficult as it is, we as farmers have to be more active in increasing awareness about the wholesome products we are producing.” n
New Brunswick
Aaron Law
He’s charting a new course
BY KIM WAALDERBOS
On a south-facing ridge overlooking beautiful Belleisle Bay in southwestern New Brunswick is the Law family farm. Third generation farmer Aaron Law, alongside his parents Gailand and Carol, runs a 28,000 laying hen operation.
For Aaron, an engineering technologist, farming was not in the game plan until five years ago when he left his engineering career. “I wanted to get my hands dirty and found the farm was a good fit,” he says.
The big change, however, would take a few more years to really happen. “I realized I was sitting on the fence and soul searching if it was the right fit for me,” Aaron says, as he describes going through the daily motions yet not really taking the full step into the family business during those first years at home.
In November 2013, Aaron started meeting bi-weekly with Nick Pereira, a personal performance coach in Saint John. As an impartial confidante and entrepreneurial mentor, Aaron’s coach helps him push boundaries and limits to grow and be more efficient.
“Personal coaching is a lot like a computer,” Aaron describes. “It’s like getting bogged down with pop-ups and viruses, so you do a reinstall and reprogram it –only instead of a computer, you do this with your mind and thinking.”
“I became aware that I was allowing my fears to control my life,” Aaron explains, noting fears about his ability to manage the farm, and that the farm would control him. What enabled him to make the decision was a huge shift in thinking, and a change in perspective.
Not even record snowfall in New Brunswick this winter could wipe the smile from young farmer Aaron Law, shown here at the site of the family’s new layer barn, set to open in September.
A VISION AND GOALS
“I realized that I am in direct control of shaping my business and life however I choose,” Aaron says, adding the key is clear visions and goals. “And I mean very clear, right down to the sounds, sights and emotions,” he emphasizes. “And from there, comes committed action toward that vision.”
Since his awakening of sorts, Aaron and his parents have developed a formalized succession plan. Aaron is now a managing partner in the business and will continue to assume more manage-
ment responsibilities from his parents, as well as transition to sole ownership.
“I have great respect and gratitude for this opportunity to farm with my parents,” Aaron says. “I’m fortunate they are really grounded people who are progressive and open to working with me.”
Currently the family houses their 28,000 hens in two layer barns. They also have a pullet barn used to grow their own readyto-lay hens, which are bought at a day old. An on-farm feed mill helps the Laws trim feed costs and ensure quality control.
Until the mid-1990s the family also had a hatchery, breeder flock and grading
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station. But because of costs to upgrade equipment, maintain certifications, and retailer wishes to deal with fewer and larger suppliers, the Laws opted to let these aspects of their business go. Since 2006, they are among the original shareholders in Maritime Pride Eggs.
In looking ahead, the family has also adopted a new registered trade name: Laws Horizon Egg Farm. Officially, business will still be under H. Law & Sons Ltd., as it has been since the 1970s.
COMMITTED ACTION
On September 29, 2015, the Law family will move their hens into a new barn currently under construction.
“We’ll house the entire quota under one roof, all at the same age,” says Aaron. He also details how they’re now extending laying and adjusting their pullet rearing from the current six month flock rotation schedule in the existing two barns, one of which has now been decommissioned. At 31,000 capacity, the new barn will also have room to grow.
The switch from conventional housing to furnished housing will also be made. “It will nearly double the space per bird and give them more space to express natural behaviours,” he says, noting they are building to the same standards cur-
rently legislated in the European Union with 24 birds per enclosure.
Automated feeders, lighting, manure belts and egg collection will contribute to a significant reduction in power consumption thanks to more efficient motors and less of them required. The new technologies will also facilitate labour efficiencies. “We have two fulltime employees now,” Aaron says, both with 30 and 40-plus year tenures who will transition to retirement in coming years.
As part of the ventilation and manure drying system, a heat exchanger is being installed. Fresh air from outside will be forced onto the manure belts and the drier acts as a heat exchanger too. In winter, this will be especially helpful to heat the incoming fresh air and it will allow for host of other advantages like reduced ammonia and fine dusts.
“We really did our legwork planning for this barn,” Aaron says, with visits to layer farms in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan. His dad, Gailand is project manager for the construction, which allows Aaron to focus on managing the current hens and pullets for the transition.
“This project symbolizes a new mindset for our business going forward,” he says. “We’ve taken our time to plan this, and while an expensive undertaking, it will have so many payoffs.”
Aaron Law is transitioning to full ownership of the farm he runs with his parents, Carol and Gailand Law. Photo by David Duchesne
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Québec Nicholas Tremblay
Le travail acharné ainsi que l’appui gouvernemental lui assurent le succès
RÉDIGÉ PAR : TREENA HEIN
S’engager dans un nouveau domaine et mettre sur pied une nouvelle entreprise à partir de zéro, requiert énormément de dévouement et de passion et beaucoup de travail. Un engagement qui ne convient assurément pas aux natures trop sensibles. Ces sentiments sont bien connus de Nicolas Tremblay. En effet, il fut un temps ou M. Tremblay avait perdu toute confiance en son vœu de devenir un producteur d’œufs.
M. Tremblay a passé son enfance sur la rive sud de Montréal et tout jeune, il démontrait sa passion pour l’agriculture. Après ses études secondaires, il a complété un baccalauréat en agriculture à l’université McGill. « J’ai découvert l’industrie de la volaille en 1998 lors de mon stage avec le Dr Frank Robinson et son équipe exceptionnelle au Poultry Research Centre à l’université d’Alberta » raconte-t-il. « Ceci m’a mené à travailler aux écloseries de la Co-Op Fédérée et ensuite dans le département des ventes pour Schering-Plough et Merck Santé Animale ».
Toutefois, M. Tremblay rêvait toujours d’avoir sa propre ferme. Il était maintenant prêt à acheter un contingentement, malheureusement les réglementations de l’environnement concernant le terrain qu’il avait en vue, en ont rendu l’achat impossible. C’est à ce moment-là que la fortune lui a souri. Les leaders de l’industrie des ovoproduits du Québec décidèrent de prendre certaines mesures audacieuses en vue de permettre à de nouveaux fermiers de pénétrer le marché. Dans le cadre d’un nouveau programme,
Il fut un temps ou M. Tremblay avait perdu toute confiance en son voeu de devenir un producteur d’oeufs.
ils offraient la chance à de nouveaux candidats, sélectionnés au hasard, de pouvoir bénéficier d’un contingentement à vie de 5 000 poules pondeuses. Ceci se passait en 2006 et M. Tremblay s’est retrouvé parmi les quatre finalistes. Il faudrait par contre, une année supplémentaire et une autre occasion où Dame Fortune lui sourit pour que son nom soit finalement tiré au sort.
C’est alors qu’en 2008, le rêve de M. Tremblay commence à prendre forme. Il construit sa première grange pouvant accommoder 9 600 poules sur des terres qui avaient appartenu à sa famille depuis des décennies, situées dans une petite
communauté comptant 3 500 habitants, à Saint-Ambroise, Québec, à quelque 2 heures de route de la ville de Québec. En septembre de cette année-là, le bâtiment de 20 pieds par 200 pieds a été achevé et incluait des zones réfrigérées et des zones d’emballage. Il baptisa la bâtisse « Les Poules à Meggy », en l’honneur de sa fille et celle de sa partenaire Amélie Audet. Cette dernière avait passé son enfance sur la rive sud de la ville de Québec et étudiait à l’école vétérinaire à cette époque.
La production avait bien démarré quoiqu’il y eut plusieurs défis à relever. Madame Audet ne pouvait revenir à la ferme que les fins de semaine. M.
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Tremblay dut alors retourner travailler à temps partiel pour la compagnie Merck et s’en remettre à son père, Gilles, pour leur venir en aide. Madame Audet a reçu son diplôme en 2009, mais un deuxième enfant était attendu. Le moment décisif est survenu en 2011, alors que M. Tremblay était prêt à doubler sa capacité de poules pondeuses, pour atteindre un chiffre de 19 200 poules. Il avait également commencé sa propre production de moulée. « En 2013 nous avons ajouté une grange d’élevage qui nous a fourni une capacité de production de 19 200 poulettes par année » se rappelle-t-il.
Ces derniers développements ont été rendus possibles en raison des taux d’intérêt peu élevés, de l’accroissement de la production d’œufs au Canada et de la mise en œuvre de nouvelles politiques provinciales essentielles à la hausse de l’allocation des contingents. La Fédération des producteurs d’œufs du Québec (FPOQ) a également mis en place un système centralisé d’allocation de contingents en location. « Nous fonctionnons actuellement à plein rendement grâce à ces nouvelles politiques et nous sommes reconnaissants aux producteurs du Québec qui nous ont permis de réaliser notre rêve » précise-t-il.
M. Tremblay travaille maintenant à temps plein à la ferme, avec l’aide d’une employée dévouée, Monique. « Mon père
continue de nous venir en aide dans pratiquement toutes nos activités quotidiennes, d’autant plus que nous avons maintenant trois enfants, Meggy, Juliette et Victor » dit-il. En janvier dernier, Amélie a ouvert sa propre pratique vétérinaire au sein de notre communauté. « Nous prévoyons améliorer notre production, continuer d’investir dans les contingentements afin de nous permettre de maximiser nos installations et d’examiner plus avant les possibilités liées aux systèmes de culture de grains. Nous aimerions également, d’ici quelques années, emménager dans de nouveaux locaux afin d’améliorer le bien-être des animaux. »
Il est bien clair que M. Tremblay n’est pas le type de personne à s’asseoir sur ses lauriers. Son projet de culture de céréales sur 60 acres de terre familiale, commence à prendre forme, la coupe du bois pour maintenir la famille et les granges au chaud le tient également occupé. « Nous avons passé à un système plus précis et automatisé de dosage de moulée en juin dernier » précise-t-il. « Nos efforts depuis le début de nos opérations se concentrent sur l’efficacité des opérations et l’investissement continu afin de permettre l’accroissement de l’étendue de nos activités à un niveau accru de rentabilité. »
M. Tremblay a également été mem-
bre du conseil et exercé les fonctions de deuxième vice-président au Syndicat des producteurs d’œufs de l’est du Québec. « J’ai également représenté les producteurs de volaille de l’Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec (UPA), ce qui m’a permis entre autres de rencontrer les délégués de différents secteurs agricoles de notre région. » « En tant que producteur, je suis très impressionné par le travail accompli par le personnel de notre conseil au sein du secteur de la production, du marketing, des communications et du bien-être des animaux. Il me semble que rien n’a été négligé, que notre attitude est proactive et que nous sommes prêts à réagir rapidement lors de l’émergence de nouveaux défis. »
M. Tremblay déclare apprécier son travail au sein de l’élevage de volaille, car cela lui procure l’occasion de se consacrer à la production, l’efficacité et la bonne gestion, tout en se basant sur les coûts de production pour assurer des revenus stables, sans avoir à entreprendre des négociations continues avec les acheteurs, à l’instar de plusieurs autres secteurs de l’agriculture. « Ceci nous permet de planifier l’avenir” précise-t-il. « C’est un travail très satisfaisant, qui nous permet de constater avec plaisir que tous les efforts consentis par nous et nos parents ont mené à une exploitation des plus diversifiée. »
Malgré tous les défis auxquels il a fait face et qu’il a surmontés, M. Tremblay est prêt à en relever d’autres. « Il existe actuellement des doutes quand à l’habilité du gouvernement fédéral de pouvoir préserver l’intégrité de la gestion de l’offre au sein du secteur des œufs, de la volaille et du lait au Canada » déclare-t-il. « Nous possédons une merveilleuse structure qui nous permet de produire, pour tous les Canadiens, un aliment de bonne qualité, à prix raisonnable, pour le bien de tous; producteurs, opérateurs de système de classement des œufs, propriétaires de magasins, clients, etc. Ceci nous confère à tous un privilège des plus étonnants qui permet aux fermes de toutes capacités de demeurer efficaces et viables et de soutenir l’économie locale de centaines de collectivités au Canada. » n
Nicholas Tremblay a construit sa première grange de 9 600 poules pondeuses sur la terre familiale qui appartenait originalement à son grand-père. On le voit ici en compagnie de sa partenaire Amélie.
Quebec Nicholas Tremblay
Hard work and support spells success for new entrant
by Treena Hein
To enter into a new field, to start an endeavour from nothing, this takes dedication, passion and hard work. It’s not for the faint of heart, which is something that Nicholas Tremblay knows very well. Indeed, there was a time when he believed it would be impossible for him to become an egg farmer.
Tremblay grew up on the south shore of Montreal, and was always interested in farming. After high school, he completed a bachelor degree in agriculture at McGill University. “I discovered the poultry industry in 1998 when performing an internship with Dr. Frank Robinson and his amazing team at the Poultry Research Centre at the University of Alberta,” he says. “This brought me into working at the hatcheries of Co-op Fédérée and then to vaccine sales for Schering-Plough and Merck Animal Health.”
LIVING A DREAM
Nicholas Tremblay built his first layer barn for 9,600 birds on land that has been in the family since his greatgrandfather’s time, in a small community of 3500 people in St-Ambroise, 2.5 hours’ drive north of Quebec City.
But Tremblay dreamed of his own farm. He was ready to purchase quota, but environmental regulations on the proposed land put the sale out of reach. Then, a bit of good fortune came his way. The leaders of Quebec’s egg industry decided to take bold action to make it possible for new farmers to enter the sector. They began offering a program where screened and randomly chosen applicants could access a lifetime loan of quota for 5,000 layers. It was 2006, and Tremblay was one of four finalists. But it would take another year of application and then a bit of luck for his name to be drawn.
In 2008, Tremblay’s dream had begun to come true. He built his first layer barn for 9,600 birds on land that has been in the family since his great-grandfather’s time, in a small community of 3,500 people in St-Ambroise, 2.5 hours’ drive north of Quebec City. By September that year, the 20-by-200-foot building was finished, along with packing and refrigerated storage areas. He named it “Les poules à Meggy” (Meggy’s hens), after his first daughter with his partner Amélie Audet. Audet had grown up on the south shore of Québec city, and was in veterinary school at that time.
Production in the barn had begun, but there were many thorny challenges. Audet was only able to come home to Tremblay and Meggy on weekends. Tremblay had to start working again part-time for Merck, and relied on his father Gilles for help. By 2009, Audet had graduated, but another child was on the way. A turning point came in 2011, when Tremblay was ready to double capacity to 19,200 laying hens. He also started making feed that year. “In 2013, we then added a rearing barn for the production of 19,200 pullets per year,” he remembers.
THANKFUL FOR OPPORTUNITY
These opportunities, says Tremblay, were possible because of low interest rates, an increase in Canadian egg consumption and critical new provincial policies voted for by producers to increase
access to quota. La Fédération des producteurs d’œufs du Québec (FPOQ) set up a centralized quota exchange system and a rental quota system as well. “We are currently at full capacity because of these policies and continue to be very thankful to Quebec’s producers who made this dream possible,” he says.
Tremblay presently works full time at the farm with help from a dedicated neighbour employee, Monique. “My father continues to be around a lot to help Amélie and me in almost every aspect of our lives, with our three kids, Meggy, Juliette and Victor,” he says. “In January, Amélie started her own small animal practice in our community. Our plans are to improve production, continue investing in quota to maximize facilities, explore cropping opportunities as they come. We also want to move in couple of years to new housing to improve animal welfare.”
It’s clear that Tremblay is not the type to sit still. He is also slowly starting to cultivate cereal on 60 acres of family farm land and to harvest wood for heating their family home and the pullet barns. “At the beginning of June, we just moved to a more precise and automated feed batching system,” he notes. ”We have been trying since the start to be as efficient in the operations and as aggressive in the investment as we can in order to bring the farm in the long run to a maximum profitability level.”
GIVING BACK
Tremblay has served as a board member and second vice president at the Syndicat des producteurs d’oeufs de l’est du Québec.
“I also represent the poultry producers on the local branch of the UPA (union des producteurs agricole du Québec) which gives me the privilege of meeting with delegates of all the different agricultural sectors in our region,” he says. “As a producer, I’m very impressed by the work done by the staff of our boards in many fields like production, marketing, legal, communications and animal welfare. It seems to me that nothing is neglected, and that we are proactive and able to react rapidly when new challenges arise.”
Tremblay says he enjoys poultry farming because it allows him the privilege of focusing on production, efficacy and good management with defined revenue, based on cost of production and not on week-to-week negotiation with buyers, as is the case in other sectors of agriculture. “This allow us to make plans for the future,” he says. “It is very satisfying to see that all the effort that was put in by us and also our parents has led to very nice and diversified operation.”
With all the challenges he has faced and overcome, Tremblay is ready for more challenges ahead. “There is doubt that the federal government will preserve the integrity of the supplymanagement system in Canada for eggs, poultry and milk,” he says. “We have a wonderful system that allows us to produce for Canadians a top-quality food at a reasonable price for the good of everybody – producers, graders, grocery store owners and customers. This is an amazing privilege that allows farms of every size to be sustainable, and to support the local economy of hundreds of communities across Canada.” n
Nicholas and his partner Amélie Audet, a veterinarian, plan to improve production, continue investing in quota to maximize facilities and invest in new housing in the next few years to improve animal welfare.
Saskatchewan
Art and Elaine Pruim
A provincial move and the addition of poultry has made all the difference
BY TREENA HEIN
In the late 1990’s, Art and Elaine Pruim were living in Abbotsford, British Columbia when they made a life-changing decision. They would uproot and move two provinces over to Saskatchewan, hoping that their choice would be the right one for their growing family in the immediate and long-term future. The Pruims have never looked back.
It was 1998, and land was cheap in Saskatchewan at that point. They purchased in an area just east of Osler, about 20 minutes’ drive from Saskatoon, and named their operation Plum Blossom Farms. Dairy quota was also relatively cheap, and the Pruims began a dairy operation and also grew crops to support their Holstein herd, which numbers 380 today.
In 2010, there came a provincial call for applications to purchase layer quota due because of increased demand for eggs in the marketplace. “They drew two of us from the pool of applicants,” Art remembers. “We got lucky and we had the barns built by 2011.” The barns each housed 5,000 birds, and due to another recent industry quota expansion, the Pruims are just now finishing expansion on each barn so that they each hold 7,000 birds.
DECISION TO GO CAGE-FREE
“We went with a cage-free aviary in both barns because we were new to poultry, and there was a lot of uncertainty about types of cages at the time, so going with an aviary avoided all that,” Art explains.
NOT LOOKING BACK
Art and Elaine Pruim made the move to Saskatchewan to continue farming, adding poultry to the mix.
“We also wanted to stand out in the industry, and we wanted our eggs to be different as well, to provide a product that was in demand.” Back in 2010, they were asked if they would consider production of Omega fatty acid-enriched or Vitamin D-enriched eggs or organic eggs and decided on eggs enriched with both omega and Vitamin D. “Demand is still growing for these eggs,” says Art, “and our processor (Star Eggs in Saskatoon) is very happy we are expanding to help it meet that growing market.”
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
Art is president of Plum Blossom Farms, managing both the poultry and dairy operations and their seven full-time employees. “I also help pack eggs every weekend,” he says. “Elaine is co-owner and handles all the administration and financial management. She also helps directly in the dairy and poultry operations as requested, at new flock time or to help pack eggs if we’re short a person. One of our sons James works the week-
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end in the chicken barn and removes poultry manure.” The Pruims have three other sons and one daughter, with the oldest child just having completed two years at University of Guelph.
When asked what it’s like to begin in poultry without any experience, Art smiles. “We were green as green could be, with no perceived ideas of how things should be done, so you rely on strong people, you consult, you make decisions and you move on,” he says. “At the end of the day, we’ve been able to achieve great egg quality and the birds have always been great.”
There’s been a persistent challenge however, with the free-run barn setup, in that the pullets raised in the vicinity aren’t reared in a similar environment.
“Most pullets spend their early life in cages, and so they don’t develop the ability to learn how to jump and fly and hunt around to find the food and water,”
Art explains. “So when they arrive at our barns, they have to adjust and it takes a few weeks for them to fully calm down. It’s also hard for us to tell which birds aren’t eating and drinking.”
The Pruims have found a pullet operation that can partially custom-rear pullets for them, but it’s not a perfect solution and it means a five-hour drive for the young birds. “The pullets are exposed to makeshift perches, but of course, it’s not an open barn,” Art says. “It’s as good as it gets at this time. We hope that someday we can purchase pullets that are in an open barn environment from the start, so that their living conditions are the same throughout their lives.”
For their accomplishments in their first decade in the province, Art and Elaine won the 2009 Saskatchewan “Outstanding Young Farmers” award. Outside of farming, Art has done work on various dairy industry committees and boards, and both Art and Elaine give their time to help out with community sports functions and with their children’s sports teams. They love their life in Saskatchewan and are pleased with their farm and their decision to enter the poultry industry.
GOOD DECISION
“We’re not bored, that’s for sure,” Art says. “We are family-owned and operated but we are a business too. It’s who
we are to produce food. We have good and bad days, but that’s all part of the fun. Seeing how well we can manage the flock and herd to bring them to peak production and hold them there, putting out good products for consumer, that’s what it’s all about. It’s about producing the best quality to meet consumer demand. It’s been a good decision to get into eggs.”
Art sees the most important egg industry issue across the nation at this time to be the need for speeding up the responsiveness to marketplace growth. “We need to examine how the quota gets allocated from Ottawa and out to the farmers faster, so we don’t have to import. Canada keeps importing more eggs all the time, because demand is higher. The size of various cultural groups in our society is on the increase, and meat prices have increased, and demand for eggs just keeps growing. We need to be able to respond more quickly.” n
Art Pruim says the family decided to install a cage-free aviary in both barns to avoid the uncertainty surrounding cage systems when they began poultry farming.
Ontario
David Brock
A forward-thinker whose management will lead his family into the future
BY KRISTY NUDDS
David Brock never thought he would be a chicken farmer. After finishing school and working as an agriculture representative for several years, he fulfilled his dream of owning 1,000 acres and raising pigs in Staffa, Ont. But 20 years later, and with two sons interested in farming, David was looking towards providing income stability for multiple families and used his astute business skills to analyze the poultry industry.
In September of 1997 he purchased Maple Leaf Food’s corporate broiler breeder operations in nearby Monkton and Palmerston and incorporated Four Corners Poultry. With the purchase came more than 20 employees and out-of-date facilities. Overwhelmed, he brought on board his son Jamie (then only 21 years old), who used his organizational skills to get the farm on track and assist with employee and labour issues. Son Mark, having a great interest in crops and technology, managed the family’s land base in Staffa, began a progressive cropping operation and slowly set about incorporating manure from the breeder operation.
As production manager Don Haasnoot told Canadian Poultry, David is a “strategic, forward-thinking” owner and his vision was to bring the breeder operation back to the Staffa land base. David admits he spends a long time thinking about how the future should be shaped and says business owners need to realize that “big changes can’t be made all at once, they must be calculated.”
He’s used this philosophy over the past 14 years to slowly build new produc-
David Brock (above right) and his son Jamie have made Four Corners Poultry one of the most progressive breeder operations in the province.
tion barns at the Staffa site while ensuring the farm is financially viable, and most importantly, sustainable.
Understanding that energy costs will continue to rise, David has ensured the new facilities take advantage of the latest technology and efficiencies. Four Corners now grows its own pullets and boasts a smaller spiker facility built to provide an internal supply of males and enhance biosecurity. The family also invested in
having a natural gas line extended to the Staffa site to eliminate propane use and the biosecurity risk of propane trucks travelling to the farm. Natural gas, now used to fuel a corn dryer, run several farm service vehicles and heat the barns, has saved the operation 35 per cent in energy costs.
Because the area in which their farm is situated is rather unique, having sinkholes (open cracks in the bedrock that
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allow surface drainage to enter the underground aquifer), the Brocks are “very conscious” of environmental responsibility. Although it’s unknown whether the aquifer is the one that supplies drinking water for the area, and they work with the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority on monitoring and have a test well on the property. Wash-down and clean-out procedures have been enhanced to reduce water use and every facility has very large grass buffer strips to absorb runoff.
Long before the poultry operation was a consideration, David had purchased 50 acres of woodlot and created tree shelterbelts on the crop land to prevent erosion. The land is systematically tiled to prevent flooding and reduce runoff and Mark utilizes GPS and historical farm data to ensure that manure spreading is effective and has minimized or eliminated the use of potash and nitrogen inputs.
To reduce disease risk and increase biosecurity, Jamie not only developed new washout procedures but also implemented the use of a Biovator (he now sells them) to render deadstock and cull eggs. These strategies helped reduce the hazards associated with visiting multiple sites. He also implemented the use of manure sheds at the Staffa and Monkton sites.
Since becoming a self-grower, Four Corners Poultry has been Salmonella-free and works continually to maintain this status. Along with an intensive cleaning/ disinfection program and attention to flock husbandry, rodent and fly control are key areas.
Although “we couldn’t afford it at the time,” Jamie says, the operation began employing rodent services several years ago and has recently begun using parasitic wasps instead of chemicals to control flies to further reduce Salmonella risk.
As a grower for Cargill’s, the supplier to McDonald’s restaurants, the Brock family is keenly aware of consumer food safety concerns. They strive to practise antibiotic-free management, which is achieved through a Coccidiosis vaccination program and careful attention to brooding management, particularly on litter moisture levels in the first two
weeks of placement. Blood testing by hatchery technicians and environmental swabbing pre-placement further guide brooding management.
As an employer of 20 full-time staff, Four Corners takes health and safety and training seriously, providing ongoing training and modern personal protective equipment (including respirators).
David has been a board director for the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission (OBHECC) for the past six years and was heavily involved with OBHECC’s revamped cost-of-production formula, a strategy established so that the industry “doesn’t become stale” and income stability for producers is maintained.
Now that the farm is nearly where he and his family want it to be, he says “we can do even more sustainability projects.” n
Farm manager Don Haasnoot
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HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
DIRT WILLY GAME BIRD FARM AND HATCHERY
53116 Range Rd. 210, Ardrossan, AB T8G 2E4
Ph: (780) 922-6080
FAIRLANE HATCHERY
PO Box 12, Skiff, AB T0G 2B0
Ph: (403) 222-0000
FRASER VALLEY CHICK SALES LTD., (LETHBRIDGE HATCHERY)
1520 - 39 St. N., Lethbridge, AB T1H 6L4
Ph: (403) 327-0491
HARISE EGG PROCESSING AND HATCHERY
NW 4-50-24 W 4th, RR 2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
Ph: (780) 986-5013
LILYDALE CO-OPERATIVE LTD., EDMONTON (HATCHERY)
7503 - 127th Ave., Edmonton, AB T5C 1R9
Ph: (780) 475-6607
MAPLE LEAF CONSUMER FOODS
4710 - 39 Ave., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 3G2
Ph: (780) 421-0638
ROCHESTER HATCHERY
27020 Hwy. 18, RR 1 Westlock, AB T7P 2R9
Ph: (780) 307-3622
SUNRISE HATCHERY
9420 - 109 St., Westlock, AB T7P 2R4
Ph: (780) 307-3622
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, (Edmonton Research Station F-83, Poultry Research Facility) 116 St. and 83 Ave. Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3
Ph: (780) 492-7694 (Hatchery)
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Armena
Sunworks Farm Ltd.
PO Box 55, AB T0B 0G0
Ph: (780) 672-9799 Fax: (780) 672-9984
Athabasca
Katherine Nelson
PO Box 336, AB T9S 2A4
Ph: (780) 675-4741
Bassano
Hutterian Brethren Church of Newell, (Newell Colony)
PO Box 360, AB T0J 0B0
Ph: (403) 641-2121
Bezanson
Mini Creek Farm Ltd.
Box 40, AB T0H 0G0
Ph: (780) 568-3308
Blackfalds
Hutterian Brethren Church of Bentley
(Bentley Colony)
RR 1, AB T0M 0J0
Ph: (403) 885-5095 Fax: (403) 886-4656
Bluffton
Torben Velling
RR 2, AB T0C 0M0
Ph: (403) 843-2860
Breton
Purnima Farms
PO Box 575, AB T0C 0P0
Ph: (780) 696-2332 Fax: (780) 696-2402
Calgary
Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
3404 - 56th Ave. SE, AB T2C 2C3
Ph: (403) 279-1779 Fax: (403) 236-5323
Calgary
Gilani Investments of Alberta Ltd., (Sparks Farm Egg Supply; Eastern Alberta Produce; Echo Eggs)
RR 6, AB T2H 4L5
Ph: (403) 285-3447
Carbon
1315153 Alberta Corp., (Britestone Farming)
PO Box 129, AB T0M 0L0
Ph: (403) 572-3049 ext 245
Cardston
Hutterian Brethren Church of East Cardston (1977)
General Delivery, AB T0K 0K0
Ph: (403) 653-2451
Castor
Hutterian Brethren of Castor (Country Morning)
PO Box 547, AB T0C 0X0
Ph: (403) 882-3305 Fax: (403) 882-2200
Cayley
MacMillan Farming Company Ltd.
General Delivery, AB T0L 1P0
Ph: (403) 395-2221
Cluny
Hutterian Brethren Church of Cluny, (Cluny Colony)
PO Box 70, AB T0J 0S0
Ph: (403) 734-2481
Drumheller
Starland Colony
PO Box 1720, AB T0J 0Y0
Ph: (403) 772-2133 Fax: (403) 772-2152
Eaglesham
Codesa Colony, (Peace Country Poultry Farms)
PO Box 300, AB T0H 1H0
Ph: (780) 359-2422
Fort Macleod
Driview Farms, (Gerrit and Janet Van Hierden)
PO Box 1123, AB T0L 0Z0
Ph: (403) 553-2178
Grande Prairie
Hutterian Brethren Church of Grandview, (Grandview Colony)
723042B Range Rd. 74, AB T8X 4L1
Ph: (403) 532-6500
Granum
Hutterian Brethren Church of Granum
PO Box 360, AB T0K 1A0
Ph: (403) 687-2180
Hay River, NT
Hay River Poultry Farms Ltd.
52 Wildrose Dr., AB X0E 0R4
Ph: (867) 876-0645 Fax: (867) 874-2216
Hilda
Roseglen Farming Co. Ltd.
Box 117, AB T0J 1R0
Ph: (403) 838-2272 ext 712
Fax: (403) 838-2039
Huxley
Hutterian Brethren Church of Huxley, (Huxley Colony)
RR 2, AB T0M 0Z0
Ph: (403) 442-2488
Irracana
Hutterian Brethren Church of Tschetter, (Tschetter Colony)
General Delivery, AB T0M 1B0
Ph: (403) 935-4406
Irvine
Hutterian Brethren Church of Elkwater, (Elkwater Colony)
PO Box 117, AB T0J 1V0
Ph: (403) 834-2120 Fax: (403) 834-2006
La Crete
Wild Rose Poultry Farms, (Abraham F. Wall)
PO Box 924, AB T0H 2H0
Ph: (780) 928-2557
La Crete
Savage Farm, (Corny F. Wall)
PO Box 1024, AB T0H 2H0
Ph: (780) 928-2721
Lethbridge
Harvest Haven Market Farm
RR 8, Site 22, Comp. 1, AB T1J 4P4
Ph: (403) 329-9157 Fax: (403) 329-3412
Morinville
Moralta Poultry Farms, (Morinville Colony)
RR 2, AB T8R 1P5
Ph: (780) 939-2118 Fax: (780) 939-3452
Morinville
Kuku Farms
RR 1, AB T8R 1P4
Ph: (780) 777-7786
Nobleford
Galimax Trading Inc.
117 13th St., AB T0L 1S0
Ph: (403) 715-8470
Nobleford
5 Grain Eggs Ltd.
Box 596, AB T0L 1S0
Ph: (403) 308-3502
ALBERTA
Oyen
Acadia Hutterian Brethren Ltd., (Acadia Colony)
PO Box 210, AB T0J 2J0
Ph: (403) 664-2406
Pincher Creek
Hutterian Brethren Church of Spring Point
PO Box 249, AB T1K 3Z8
Ph: (403) 553-2284
Pincher Creek
Hutterian Brethren of Pincher Creek
PO Box 1028, AB T0K 1W0
Ph: (403) 627-4021
Red Deer
Hutterian Brethren Church of Pine Hill (P.H. Egg Farms)
RR 4, AB T4N 5E4
Ph: (403) 886-4626 Fax: (403) 886-4656
Rimbey
Hutterian Brethren Church of Leedale (Leedale Colony)
Sec 23, Twp 41, Rge 4, West of 5th, AB T0C 2J0
Ph: (403) 843-6681
Standard
Standard Hutterian Brethren, (Standard Colony Farming Co. Ltd.)
PO Box 390, AB T0J 3G0
Ph: (403) 644-2224 Fax: (403) 644-2196
Torrington
Hutterian Brethren Church of Valley-View, (Valley-View Colony)
PO Box 99, AB T0M 2B0
Ph: (403) 631-2372
Two Hills
John DeBoer, (Grazin Acres)
PO Box 58, AB T0B 4K0
Ph: (780) 657-2001 Fax: (780) 657-0043
Viking
Hutterian Brethren Church of Viking, (Viking Colony)
PO Box 840, AB T0B 4N0
Ph: (780) 336-4972
Vulcan
Hutterian Brethren Church of the Little Bow Colony
PO Box 1587, AB T0L 2B0
Ph: (403) 897-2323
Warburg
Hutterian Brethren Church of Warburg, (Warburg Colony)
We offer the highest quality of chicks & service, along with our complete integrity & reliability. You can count on us for all your poultry requirements
To hear about results in your area, contact our sales representative: Abe Naeima M.Sc. 780-307-1181
If you want top results from your layers, you cant afford to go anywhere else.!!!
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DSM Nutritional Products Canada Inc. 395 Waydom Dr., Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Ph: (403) 651-9422 or (519) 624-2781 Fax: (519) 623-4849
e-mail: debbie.thiessen@dsm.com www.dsm.com
Alberta Turkey Producers is the voice of the turkey production industry in Alberta. Our leadership and service contribute to creating a stable environment for the protection and growth of the Alberta turkey industry.
2015-2016 Board of directors
Chair: Darren Ference
Vice Chair: Jeff Kamlah
Director: Anno Velthuis
Director: Dave Mandel
Director: Graham Gilchrist
Executive Director: Cara Prout
Eagle Commodities Ltd.
229B - 12th St. C North, Lethbridge, AB T1H 2M6
Ph: (403) 328-9191
Fax: (403) 381-0400
e-mail: sokolb@telus.net
Emerald Seed Products Ltd.
Box 149, Avonlea, SK S0H 0C0
Ph: (306) 868-2030
Fax: (306) 868-2032
e-mail: gregg.esp@sasktel.com www.emeraldseedproducts. com
Evonik Degussa Canada Inc.
3380 South Service Rd., Box 5057, Burlington, ON L7N 3J5
Ultimate fly and litter beetle control for your barn
When it comes to pests, there’s no such thing as too effective. Agita’sT advanced second-generation insecticide is residue free, so it’s strong and safe. It is also easy to apply, and comes in two special formulas to target flies and litter beetles. Select AgitaT 1 to effectively control flies in your poultry, swine and dairy barns and AgitaT 10 to manage beetles in your poultry operations.
IT’S TIME TO TAKE BACK YOUR BARN.
ALBERTA/BRITISH COLUMBIA
THE POULTRY RESEARCH CENTRE,
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta F83 Edmonton Research Station, Edmonton AB T6G 2E1
Ph: (780) 492-6221 Fax: (780) 492-4346
e-mail: martin.zuidhof@ualberta.ca www.poultryresearchcentre.ca Dr. Martin Zuidhof, Academic Leader.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Alberta Chicken Producers 2518 Ellwood Dr. SW, Edmonton, AB T6X 0A9
Board of Directors: Erna Ference, Chair; Jason Born, Vice Chair. Directors: David Hyink, Dennis Steinwand, Martin Van Dieman. Karen Kirkwood, Executive Director.
Alberta Farm Animal Care Association PO Box 5201, High River, AB T1V 1M4
Darren Ference, Chair/TFC Alternate; Jeff Kamlah, Vice Chair; Anno Velthuis, TFC Director;Graham Gilchrist, Director; Dave Mandel, Director. Cara Prout, Executive Director; Jamie Kratchkowski, Production Coordinator; Chelsea Kamprath, Office and Communications Coordinator.
ANAC - Alberta Division
c/o PO Box 1095, Brooks, AB T1R 1B9
Ph: (403) 362-2905 Fax: (403) 501-5456
e-mail: glennrav@xplornet.com www.anac-ab.ca
Grant McTavish, Chairman; Mike Patterson, Vice-Chairman; Gary Golby, National Director; Bevyn Litke, Past Chairman; Glenn Ravnsborg, Division Manager. Directors: Michiel Heringa, Jassen Jackman, Terry Soch, John Stephen, Theunis Wessels, Rob Wilkinson. Nancy Fischer, Memberat-Large.
Egg Farmers of Alberta #101, 90 Freeport Blvd. NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5J9
Ph: (403) 250-1197 Fax: (403) 291-9216
Toll Free: (877) 302-2344
e-mail: info@eggs.ab.ca www.eggs.ab.ca
Susan Schafers, Chair; Levi Hofer, Vice-
Chair; Ben Walder, EFC Director; Joe Kleinsasser, EFC Alternate; John Hofer, Director; Meb Gilani, Director; Susan Gal, General Manager.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
BRADNER FARMS HATCHERY
28670 - 58th Ave., Abbotsford, BC V4X 2E8
Ph: (604) 856-1227
ECHO POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY
30230 Huntingdon Rd., RR 1, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2K6
Ph: (604) 859-7925
FARMCREST FOODS LTD.
1880 - 30th St. SW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4M1
Ph: (250) 832-0036
GOLDEN FEATHER HATCHERY
5840 Blackburn Rd., Chilliwack, BC V2R 4N9
Ph: (604) 823-4938
L 148 HOLDINGS LTD., (OKANAGAN HATCHERY (1989) LTD.)
1429 McLeod Rd., RR 2, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B8
Ph: (250) 546-9223
LILYDALE CO-OPERATIVE LTD.
27923 Myrtle Ave., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1R3
Ph: (604) 856-4171
NEW WORLD POULTRY LTD., (FRASER VALLEY CHICK SALES LTD.)
Michael Romaine, (Healing Farm) 5971 Old East Rd., BC V8Y 1V7
Ph: (250) 652-6456
Westbridge
Frank and Deborah Van Oyen, (Springhill Eggs)
3220 Christian Valley Rd., PO Box 114, BC V0H 2B0
Ph: (250) 446-2365
Westholme
Burnbrae Farms Ltd., (Island Eggs, A Division of Burnbrae Farms Ltd.)
3492 Mt. Sicker Rd., PO Box 1, BC V0R 3C0
Ph: (250) 246-9298 Fax: (250) 246-2110
SUPPORT YOU CAN COUNT ON
Zoetis provides the service and support that you need to ensure the ongoing health of the animals in your care, to maintain HACCP certification, and promote the betterment of your bottom line.
Contact your Zoetis representative for more information.
L.V. Lomas Limited 1587 Derwent Way, Delta, BC V3M 6K8
Ph: (604) 521-7779 Fax: (604) 521-2323
e-mail: rdietert@lvlomas.com www.lvlomas.com
Mosaic Feed Ingredients 7827 Venture Rd., Regina, SK S4Y 1L4
Ph: (306) 536-5156
Delivering Continuous Genetic Progress
Proven Over Time
Cobb geneticists have recognized the importance of efficiency in converting feed into meat for more than 30 years. Cobb broilers have always been known for their high meat yield, efficient feed conversion and excellent growth rate. This assists the customer’s goal of achieving a targeted weight with competitive advantages of lower cost. At Cobb we invest 12-14% of our annual sales revenue in research and development. This investment enables Cobb to continue leading the way in delivering consistent continuous genetic progress year over year.
Smith Poultry Consulting 16 Precourt Place, Cartier, MB R4K 1B3
Ph: (204) 864-2083
e-mail: smithpoultryconsulting@mymts.net
Verus Animal Nutrition
3220 Roblin Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R3R 0C3
Ph: (204) 414-9400 Fax: (204) 414-9405
e-mail: rhett@verusalliance. com
www.verusalliance.com
AGRICULTURAL BANK REPRESENTATIVES
BMO Bank of Montreal
Steve Saccomano
Agriculture Manager
Ph: (604) 504-4976
e-mail: steve.saccomano@bmo.com
Iain Sutherland, P.Ag.
Agriculture Manager
Ph: (604) 504-4978
e-mail: iain.sutherland@bmo.com
Lana Dueck
Commercial Banking Area Manager
Ph: (604) 504-4980
e-mail: lana.dueck@bmo.com
Rick Tilitzky
Account Manager, Agriculture
Ph: (604) 504-4970
e-mail: rick.tilitzky@bmo.com
Igor Koblizka
Account Manager, Agriculture
Ph: (604) 574-6885
e-mail: igor.koblizka@bmo.com
Brian Redekop Account Manager, Agriculture
Ph: (604) 665-7199
e-mail: brian.redekop@bmo.com
David Fuerst
Account Manager, Agriculture Ph: (604) 793-7274
e-mail: david.fuerst@bmo.com
Caroline Neumann Account Manager, Agriculture 585 England Ave.
Courtenay, BC V9N 2N2
Ph: (250) 703-5330 Fax: (250) 338-4365
e-mail: caroline.neumann@bmo.com
Ryan Wettlaufer
Account Manager, Agriculture
Vancouver Island 21 Station St. Duncan, BC V9L 1M2
Ph: (250) 715-2705 Fax: (250) 746-4483
e-mail: ryan.wettlaufer@bmo.com
Teri Kopp
Account, Manager Agriculture PO Box 70, 510 Cliff Ave. Enderby, BC V0E 1V0
Ph: (250) 838-5820 Fax: (250) 838-6582
e-mail: teri.kopp@bmo.com
Linda Bliven
Account Manager, Agriculture 101F-1180 Columbia St. W. Kamloops, BC V2C 6R6
Ph: (250) 828-8856 Fax: (250) 828-8820
e-mail: linda.bliven@bmo.com
Angie Edmonds
Account Manager, Agriculture 22410 Lougheed Hwy. Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2T6
Ph: (604) 466-3551 Fax: (604) 463-4564
e-mail: angie.edmonds@bmo.com
John Howard
Account Manager, Agriculture
Ph: (604) 574-6855 Fax: (604) 574-6872
e-mail: john.howard@bmo.com
CIBC
Iain McIntyre
250 – 32160 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Phone: 604-556-3348 • bcemb@bcegg.com
Family-owned and operated farms that support the community and ensure a choice of high quality eggs.
BC Egg Board of Directors
Chair Brad Bond
Vice-Chair & EFC Delegate
Fred Krahn
Secretary & EFC Alternate Walter Siemens
Director Amyn Alibhai
Director Jennifer Woike
BC Egg Management
Executive Director Al Sakalauskas
Manager, Operations & Logistics
Manager, Human Resources & Executive Assistant
Manager, Finance
Manager, Web & Media Relations
Katie Lowe
April Dicer
Erin Duetta
Megan Ward
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Director and Team Lead, Commercial Banking
400 Burrard St., Floor 7 Vancouver, BC V6C 3A6
Ph: (604) 665-1206
e-mail: iain.mcintyre@cibc.com
Farm Credit Canada/Financement agricole Canada
1800 rue Hamilton St. Regina, SK S4P 4L3
Ph: (306) 780-8900 Fax: (306) 780-8919
Toll Free: (888) 332-3301
www.fcc-fac.ca
RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Rick Hansum
Vice President, Commercial Financial Services
200 – 31975 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 1V5
Ph: (604) 855-5313 Fax: (604) 850-2832
e-mail: rick.hansum@rbc.com
Scotiabank
Henri Peeters
Director and Group Lead, Agricultural Banking
46059 Yale Rd., PO Box 361 Chilliwack, BC V2P 2M1
Ph: (604) 702-3251 Fax: (604) 702-3272
e-mail: henri.peeters@scotiabank.com
TD Canada Trust
Trevor Way, District Manager, Agriculture Services 32817 South Fraser Way Abbotsford, BC V2S 2A6
Better acidification.
Ph: (604) 870-2225
Fax: (604) 870-2223
e-mail: trevor.way@td.com
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT/ UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
British Columbia Regional Office
4321 Still Creek Dr., Suite 420, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7
Ph: (604) 292-5858
Fax: (604) 292-5891
e-mail: atsbc@agr.gc.ca
www.agr.gc.ca
ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE
1767 Angus Campbell Rd., Abbotsford, BC V3G 2M3
Ph: (604) 556-3003
Fax: (604) 556-3010
Toll Free: (800) 661-9903 (BC only)
www.agf.gov.bc.ca/ahc
BRITISH COLUMBIA FARM
INDUSTRY REVIEW
BOARD
PO Box 9129, Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria, BC V8W 9B5
Ph: (250) 356-8945
Fax: (250) 356-5131
Toll Free: (800) 663-7867
e-mail: firb@gov.bc.ca
www.firb.gov.bc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD
INSPECTION AGENCYWestern Area Office 1115 57th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9B2
Ph: (587) 230-2200
Fax: (587) 230-2253
www.inspection.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD
INSPECTION AGENCYRegional Office - BC Coastal/ Mainland/Interior (includes Yukon)
4321 Still Creek Dr., Suite 400, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7
Ph: (604) 292-5700
Fax: (604) 292-5605
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
PO Box 9120, Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria, BC V8W 9E2
Ph: (250) 387-5121
Fax: (250) 387-1522 www.al.gov.bc.ca/poultry UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, 248 MacMillan, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Ph: (604) 822-1219 www.landfood.ubc.ca
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - BC Division c/o PO Box 2100, Sardis Station Main, Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A5
Ph: (604) 866-2378
Fax: (604) 794-3697
e-mail: rjdornan@telus.net
Chuck Poelman, Chairman; Vafa Alizadeh, Vice-Chairman; Robert J. Dornan, Secretary/ Treasurer. Directors: Everett Dixon, David Dyble, Marvin Friesen, Dave Pringle, Grant Saar, Harvie Wachter.
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
180 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 850-1854
Fax: (604) 850-1683
e-mail: info@bcbhec.com www.bcbhec.com
Casey Langbroek, Chair; Calvin Breukelman, Vice Chair. Directors: Allan Cross, Allan Mulder, Joe Neels.
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’ Association PO Box 191, Abbotsford, BC V4X 3R2
Ravi Bathe, President; Dale Krahn, Vice-President. Directors: Trevor Allen, Mark Bartel, Ray Baylis, Allan Boudreau, Raymond Bredenhof, Amanda Martin, Ray Nickel, Fred Redekop, Brian Whitta. Margret Duin, Administration.
BC Chicken Marketing Board 101 - 32450 Simon Ave., Abbotsford, BC V2T 4J2 Ph: (604) 859-2868
250 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 556-3348
Fax: (604) 556-3410
e-mail: bcemb@bcegg.com www.bcegg.com
Brad Bond, Chair; Fred Krahn, Vice-Chair and EFC Delegate; Walter Siemens, Secretary & EFC Alternate; Amyn Alibhai,
Director; Jennifer Woike, Director. Al Sakalauskas, Executive Director; Katie Lowe, Manager, Operations & Logistics; April Dicer, Human Resources & Executive Assistant; Erin Duetta, Manager, Finance; Megan Ward, Manager, Web & Media Relations.
BC Egg Producers’ Association
c/o 250 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 556-3348
e-mail: bcepa@bcegg.com
Dan Kampen, President.
BC Poultry Association
c/o 250 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 625-6400
e-mail: rnickel@shaw.ca
Ray Nickel, President.
BC Turkey Association
106 - 19329 Enterprise Way, Surrey, BC V3S 6J8
Ph: (604) 534-5644 Fax: (604) 534-3651
e-mail: smallory@bcturkey.com www.bcturkey.com
Steve Heppell, President; James Krahn, Vice-President; Directors: Derek Edwards, Steven Redekop, Stan Thiessen.
British Columbia Turkey Marketing Board
106 - 19329 Enterprise Way, Surrey, BC V3S 6J8
Ph: (604) 534-5644 Fax: (604) 534-3651
e-mail: admin@bcturkey.com
Ralph Payne, Chairman; Les Burm, ViceChairman & TFC Alternate; Vic Redekop, Board Member; Shawn Heppell, Board Member & TFC Director; Michel Benoit, General Manager.
Fraser Valley Egg Producers’ Association c/o 250 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 556-3348
Dan Kampen, President
Interior Egg Producers’ Association
c/o PO Box 2084, Abbotsford, BC V2T 3T8
Ph: (604) 309-0491 Fax: (604) 854-5598
John Penner, Chair/Treasurer; Dan Penner, Vice Chair.
Western Meeting of Poultry Clinicians & Pathologists 30325 Canary Court, Abbotsford BC V4X 2N4
Ph: (604) 854-6600 Fax: (604) 854-6100
e-mail: admin@canadianpoultry.ca www.westvet.com
Dr. Bill Cox, President; Dr. Stewart Ritchie, Secretary and Treasurer.
Dedicated to representing the needs of the hatching egg and chicken producers of Manitoba by providing leadership in maintaining a viable and stable industry.
At Big Dutchman, our innovations are results driven. Before we design anything new, we gain a thorough understanding of the application in which the product will be used, and how it will benefit you.
The results are a steady flow of products that are designed to meet the demands of customers, while delivering a positive return to your bottom line, now and in the future.
Big Dutchman delivers results to customers around the world. It’s our first hand experience and technical expertise which allow us to relate to your needs, and provide common sense solutions that give you positive returns.
LIVESTOCK KNOWLEDGE CENTRE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL INITIATIVES, GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA University of Manitoba, 545 University Cres., Winnipeg MB R3T 5S6
Ken Caldwell, Chair; Robert Muir, Vice Chair. Members: Erin Crampton, Norine Dohan, Garry Draper, John Sandborn, Rick Wiens.
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2
Ph: (204) 474-9383 Fax: (204) 474-7628
e-mail: animal_science@umanitoba.ca www.umanitoba.ca/afs/animal_science/ Poultry Research Unit, Fort Garry campus. Dr. J.C. Rodriguez-Lecompte, Facility Director, (204) 297-7217.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Manitoba Division
c/o 338 Luxiana Dr., Grande Pointe, MB R0G 0A2
Ph: (204) 918-2546 Fax: (204) 254-5863
e-mail: bjames.anac@gmail.com
Phil Klopak, Chairman; Darcy Pauls, Vice Chairman/Treasurer; Rhett Arnason, National Director; Bill James, Business Manager. Directors: Chad Cochrane, Dennis Kornelsen, Mark Lanouette, Sandra Leoppky.
Jake Wiebe, Chair; Stuart Nikkel, ViceChair. Directors: Vernon Froese, Murray Klassen, Leonard Klassen, Don Neufeld, Dean Penner, Benny Waldner. Staff: Wayne Hiltz, Executive Director; Karen Armstrong, Assistant Manager; Erica Poudrette, Executive Assistant; Lucinda Reay, Production Control Officer; Val Weeks, Field Services Manager; Tracey Sneesby, Administrative Assistant. Manitoba Egg Farmers
Ed Kleinsasser, Chairman; Cal Dirks, ViceChair.; Harold Froese, Executive Member; Cory Rybuck, General Manager. Directors: Kurt Siemens (EFC), Catherine Kroeker-Klassen, Abe Loewen, Doug Pauls, Dan Penner, Arnold Wollmann. Manitoba Turkey Producers
11 Ellens St., PO Box 399, Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 Ph: (519) 348-9865
Fax: (519) 348-4100
NB Egg Producers
Les producteurs d’œufs du N.-B.
David Coburn, Chair; Yves Durepos, Vice Chair; George MacLeod, EFC Director; Kimberly Kelly & Hans Kristensen, Directors; April Sexsmith, General Manager
Elanco Animal Health 429 Elizabeth St., PO Box 483, St. Marys, ON N4X 1B3
Ph: (519) 400-0203
e-mail: hughesbr@elanco.com www.elanco.com
For long-term aid in prevention of coccidiosis. We use Coccivac® year-round.
The New Coccivac® Live Coccidial Vaccines Guide is available now at www.becauseitworks.ca
Used year-round in your flocks, Coccivac® vaccine can help achieve simple, sustainable and profitable prevention against coccidiosis. Resistance is not an issue, so Coccivac frees birds from the stress associated with in-feed anticoccidial rotation and shuttle programs. You and your feed company can focus on improving nutrition and better gut health.
To make the transition to Coccivac, go to www.becauseitworks.ca, talk to your veterinarian or speak to your Merck Animal Health representative.
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Merck Animal Health 16750, route Transcanadienne, Kirkland, QC H9H 4M7
New Brunswick Sub-Office PO Box 57000, Research Centre, 850 Lincoln Rd., Fredericton, NB E3B 6C2
Ph: (506) 460-4346 Fax: (506) 460-4345
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION
AGENCY- Atlantic Area Office 1081 Main St., PO Box 6088, Moncton, NB E1C 8R2
Ph: (506) 777-3939 Fax: (506) 777-3942
www.inspection.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION
AGENCY - Regional OfficeNew Brunswick 500 Beaverbrook Court, Suite 430, Fredericton, NB E3B 5X4
Ph: (506) 452-4963 Fax: (506) 451-2562
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES, GOVERNMENT OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Agricultural Research Station, PO Box 6000, Fredericton NB E3B 5H1
Ph: (506) 453-2666 Fax: (506) 453-7170
e-mail: DAAF-MAAP@gnb.ca www.gnb.ca/agriculture
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Atlantic Division
c/o 53 Elliott Dr., Sussex, NB NL NB NS PE E4E 2K5
Ph: (506) 433-5917
e-mail: anacatla@bellaliant.net
Matthew Miller, Chairman; Gerry Lutes, Vice-Chairman; Dave Colpitts, Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer. Directors: Dave Seeley, New Brunswick; Neil Campbell, Prince Edward Island; Frank Van Gestel, Nova Scotia; Ed Doyle,
Newfoundland & Labrador. Chicken Farmers of New Brunswick 103 - 277 Main St., Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
Ph: (506) 452-8085 Fax: (506) 451-2121
e-mail: nbchicken@nb.aibn.com
Marc Cormier, Chairman; Louis Martin, Sec.-Mgr.
NB Egg Producers / Les producteurs d’oeufs du N.-B. Suite 101, 275 rue Main Street
Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
Ph: (506) 458-8885 Fax: (506) 453-0645
e-mail: nbegg@nbnet.nb.ca www.nbegg.ca
David Coburn, Chair; Yves Durepos, Vice Chair; George MacLeod, EFC Director; Kimberly Kelly, Hans Kristensen, Directors; April Sexsmith, General Manager. Turkey Farmers of New Brunswick 103 - 277 Main St., Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
Chief Veterinary Officer: Dr. Hugh Whitney, hughwhitney@gov.nl.ca; Veterinary Pathologist: Dr. Laura Rogers, laurarogers@gov.nl.ca; Poultry Veterinarian: Dr. Robert Hudson, roberthudson@gov.nl.ca
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Atlantic Division
c/o 53 Elliott Dr., Sussex, NB E4E 2K5
Ph: (506) 433-5917
e-mail: anacatla@bellaliant.net
Matthew Miller, Chairman; Gerry Lutes, Vice-Chairman; Dave Colpitts, Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer. Directors: Dave Seeley, New Brunswick; Neil Campbell, Prince Edward Island; Frank Van Gestel, Nova Scotia; Ed Doyle, Newfoundland & Labrador.
Chicken Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador
PO Box 8098, 308 Brookfield Rd., Agriculture Canada Building 6, St. John’s NL A1B 3M9
Ph: (709) 747-1493 Fax: (709) 747-0544
e-mail: rwalsh@nlchicken.com
www.nlchicken.com
Ruth Noseworthy, Chairperson; Blaine Hussey, Vice-Chairperson; Ron Walsh, Manager. Directors: Andy Larner, Davis
Bruce Young Vice President, Commercial Financial Services 940 Prince St. Truro, NS B2N 1H5 Ph: (902) 852-4496 Fax: (902) 852-4408
e-mail: bruce.young@rbc.com
Scotiabank
Andrew Woolaver
Senior Relationship Manager, Annapolis Valley 1709 Hollis St., 3rd Floor, PO Box 70 Halifax, NS B3J 2M1
Ph: (902) 678-5133 ext 4801 Fax: (902) 678-5167
e-mail: andrew.woolaver@scotiabank.com
TD Canada Trust
Shelley Lebrun, Manager
Small Business Banking & Agriculture 1785 Barrington St., Halifax, NS B3J 2P8
Ph: (902) 429-5210 Fax: (902) 429-3415
e-mail: shelley.lebrun@td.com
TD is committed to helping farmers build for the future.
The Franke twins first came to us in 2001 with an ambitious plan to grow their grandparents’ farm. Though they were barely over 20, their TD Agriculture Specialist quickly recognized their potential and backed their plan. Over the years, Jolene has been there for every major financial decision affecting the farm, helping it grow to thousands of acres and over 250 head of cattle. A personalized approach to agriculture finance, like Jolene’s, is something all TD Agriculture Specialists bring. Maybe it’s time you brought one to your farm.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Veterinarians at Hancock Veterinary Pathology Lab 65 River Rd., Hancock Building, Bible Hill NS B2N 2P3 Ph: (902) 893-3491 Fax: (902) 895-6684 www.gov.ns.ca/agri
Dr. Robert Kerr, DVM, Dip. Vet. Path., Program Veterinarian, Ph: (902) 893-3491, e-mail: Robert.Kerr@novascotia.ca; Dr. Grant Spearman, DVM, Dip. Vet. Path., Diagnostic Pathologist, Ph: (902) 893-6538, e-mail: Grant.Spearman@novascotia.ca. NOVA SCOTIA NATURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING COUNCIL
176 College Rd., Truro NS B2N 2P2 Ph: (902) 893-6511 Fax: (902) 893-6573 e-mail: crouseea@gov.ns.ca novascotia.ca/agri/about-us/agenciesboards-and-commissions/natural-productsmarketing/ Elizabeth Crouse, General Manager.
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Atlantic Division
c/o 53 Elliott Dr., Sussex, NB E4E 2K5
Ph: (506) 433-5917
e-mail: anacatla@bellaliant.net
Matthew Miller, Chairman; Gerry Lutes, Vice-Chairman; Dave Colpitts, Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer. Directors: Dave Seeley, New Brunswick; Neil Campbell, Prince Edward Island; Frank Van Gestel, Nova Scotia; Ed Doyle, Newfoundland & Labrador.
Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia 531Main St.,
Kentville NS B4N 1L4
Ph: (902) 681-7400 Fax: (902) 681-7401
e-mail: chicken@nschicken.com www.nschicken.com
Paul Cook, Chair; Lindsay Steele, ViceChair. Directors: Nick de Graaf, Steven Eadie, Matthew Harvie, Craig Newcombe. Chicken Producers Association of Nova Scotia
531 Main St., Kentville NS B4N 1L4
Ph: (902) 681-7400 Fax: (902) 681-7401
Karson Lewis, Chair; Julie Gould, ViceChair; Frank Peters, Treasurer; Carl te Bogt, Director.
Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia PO Box 1096, 55 Queen St., Suite A, Truro NS B2N 2B2
Ph: (902) 895-6341
www.nsegg.ca
Geneve Newcombe, Chair - Western Zone; Ralph DeLong, Vice-Chair - Southern Zone; Glen Jennings, EFC Director - Central Zone; Peter Clarke - Pullet Director. Directors: Tim Cox - Western Zone, Theodore Eyking - Eastern Zone, Paul Overmars - Eastern Zone, Ian Thomas - Central Zone.
D & S Meat Products Ltd., (The Canadian Peameal Bacon Company, The Elite Canadian Peameal Bacon Company, The Real Deal Peameal Bacon Company, The Elite Peameal Bacon Company, The Elite Meat Peameal Bacon Company, The Elite Meat Company), 220 Clements Rd., Units 1-8, ON L1S 3K5
Ph: (905) 427-9229 Fax: (905) 427-6861
Amherstburg
Belwood Poultry Ltd., (Belwood Country Premium), RR 4, ON N9V 2Y9
Sofina Foods Inc./Aliments Sofina Inc., 145 East Drive, ON L6T 1B9
Ph: (905) 790-3737 Fax: (905) 790-1416
Brampton
Country Queen Foods Inc.
205 Wilkinson Rd., ON L6T 4M2
Ph: (905) 456-2460 Fax: (905) 456-3640
Brampton
Olymel S.E.C./Olymel L.P., (Olymel S.E.C./L.P., Aliments Prince, S.E.C./ Prince Foods, L.P., Supraliment S.E.C.), 318 Orenda Rd., ON L6T 1G1
Ph: (905) 793-5757 Fax: (905) 793-2513
Brampton
U L Canada Inc., (Unilever Canada), 307 Orenda Rd., ON L6T 1G4
Ph: (905) 793-8250 Fax: (905) 793-7626
Brampton
Sierra Custom Foods Inc.,
275 Walker Dr., ON L6T 3W5
Ph: (905) 595-2260 Fax: (905) 595-2264
Brampton
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Meats/Les Viandes Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats/ Les Viandes Préparées Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s, Shopsy’s Foods/Les Aliments Shopsy’s, Les Aliments Hygrade/ Hygrade Foods, Vancouver Fancy Meats/Les Viandes Préparées Vancouver Fancy, Burns Meats, Gainers, Principal Marques, Principal Marques Meat Company, Bittners, Parma, Coorsh, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/ Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Prime Poultry, Prime Meats, Maple Leaf, Tend-RFresh, Clearview Farms, Royce DuPont, The Poultry Company, Maple Leaf Poultry), 32 Kennedy Rd. S., ON L6W 3E3
Ph: (905) 453-6262 Fax: (905) 453-6362
Brampton
Maple Lodge Farms Ltd., 8301 Winston Churchill Blvd., ON L6Y 0A2
Concord Premium Meats Ltd., (Marcangelo Foods, Concord Premium Foods, Black River Angus Company Ltd., Central Park Deli, Black Valley Angus Company Limited, Marcangelo-Les Aliments SkoulakisSkoulakis, County Creek Meat Company Limited), 220 Wilkinson Rd., ON L6T 4N7
Ph: (905) 450-7778 Fax: (905) 455-3355
Brampton
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 97 Walker Dr., ON L6T 4Z3
Ph: (905) 791-9277 Fax: (905) 791-3927
Brampton
Skilcor Food Products Inc., 175 Nuggett Court, ON L6T 5H4
Ph: (905) 501-0111 Fax: (905) 501-1126
Brampton
TNT Foods International Inc., (TNT Foods), 20 Westwyn Court, ON L6T 4T5
Ph: (905) 672-1787 Fax: (905) 612-8555
Brampton
Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd., 155 Hedgedale Rd., ON L6T 5P3
Ph: (905) 459-4436 Fax: (905) 459-8099
Brampton
Sofina Foods Inc./Aliments Sofina Inc.,
10 Armthorpe Rd., ON L6T 5M4
Ph: (905) 790-1991 Fax: (905) 494-2321
Brantford
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/Volaille Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 10 Canning St. West, ON N3T 1P1
Ph: (519) 759-4751 Fax: (519) 759-1636
Brantford
Premium Brands Operating Limited Partnership, (Piller’s, Piller Sausages & Delicatessens, Piller’s Fine Foods - a div of PBOLP), 38 Middleton St., ON N3S 7V7
Ph: (519) 757-0663 Fax: (519) 757-0663
Brantford
Tamsco Food Systems Inc., 50 Copernicus Blvd., ON N3P 1K5
Ph: (519) 751-1818 Fax: (519) 751-8066
Burlington
Tender Choice Foods Inc., (Family Pak Foods), 4480 Paletta Court, ON L7L 5R2
Ph: (905) 632-3449 Fax: (905) 632-4081
Burlington
Canafric Inc., (Mortimer’s Fine Foods, Saffron Gardens), 5341 John Lucas Dr., ON L7L 6A8
Ph: (905) 336-0000 Fax: (905) 336-0909
Burlington
De Boer’s Poultry Inc., (Holima Foods), 4485 Harvester Rd., ON L7L 4X3
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 643 Speedvale Ave. W., ON N1K 1E6
Ph: (519) 827-1303 Fax: (519) 827-0326
Halton Hills
North American Quality Meat Products Ltd., 19 Brownridge Rd., Unit 6, ON L7G 0C6
Ph: (905) 693-1110 Fax: (905) 693-1333
Hamilton Ontario Ravioli Ltd., 121 Brockley Dr., ON L8E 3C4
Ph: (905) 561-4132 Fax: (905) 561-4132
Hamilton
Catelli Foods Corporation/Corporation
d’Aliments Catelli, (Olivieri a Division
of Catelli Foods Corporation/Olivieri, une Division de Corporation D’Aliments Catelli), 80 Brockley Dr., ON L8E 3C5 Ph: (905) 560-6200 Fax: (905) 560-6949
Hamilton
Nikolaos Fine Foods Ltd., 225 Nebo Rd., Unit 5, ON L8W 2E1 Ph: (905) 388-8074 Fax: (905) 388-9084
Hamilton
Springer’s Meats Inc., 544 Parkdale Ave. N., ON L8H 5Y7
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Clearview Farms, Cold Springs Farm, Coorsh, Gainers, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, J.M. Schneider, Larsen Packers,Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments Hygrades/Hygrade Foods, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, Maple Leaf Meats/ Les Vivandes Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats/Les Vivandes Preparees Maple Leaf, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Parma, Prime Meats, Prime Poultry, Principal Marques Meat Company, Royce DuPont, Schneider Foods/Les Aliments Schneider, Shopsys, Shopsys Foods/Les Aliments Shopsys, Tend-R-Fresh, Thames Valley Processors, The Poultry Company, Vancouver Fancy Meats/Les Viandes Preparees Vancouver Fancy), 440 Glover Rd., ON L0R 1P0 Ph: (905) 692-8050 Fax: (905) 692-3281
Hanover
Exceldor Foods Ltd., 478 - 14th St., ON N4N 1Z9
Ph: (519) 364-1770 Fax: (519) 364-7745
Harriston
Farm Fresh Poultry Co-operative Inc., 191 John St., PO Box 729, ON N0G 1Z0
Ph: (519) 338-3200 Fax: (519) 338-3276
Kitchener
Keybrand Foods Inc., 1326 Victoria St. N., ON N2B 3E2
Ph: (519) 578-2940 Fax: (519) 578-4701
Listowel
508818 Ontario Ltd., (LCS, Deli Classic Inc., Erie Meat Products, Harvest Creek, Golden Maple, Can-Am Meat Purveyors), 1400 Mitchell Rd. S., ON N4W 3H6
Windsor Marketing Associates Ltd., (Justa Besta Food), 157 Stronach Cres., ON N5V 3G5
Ph: (519) 659-3178 Fax: (519) 659-3193
London
Dr. Oetker Canada Ltd., 3100 Nova Court, ON N6M 1E2
Ph: (519) 455-0055 Fax: (519) 455-0980
Markham
Union Poultry Canada Inc., 70 Denison St., Unit 2, ON L3R 1B6
Ph: (905) 305-1913 Fax: (905) 305-1514
Markham
Pastificio D’Aprile Ltd., (Pasta Pasta Pasta, Pasta Perfetto), 125 Anderson Ave., ON L6E 1A4
Ph: (905) 471-0800 Fax: (905) 471-3834
Midland
General Mills Canada Corporation, (Pillsbury Canada), 111 Pillsbury Dr., ON L4R 4L4
Ph: (705) 526-2241 Fax: (705) 528-6977
Mississauga
G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd., 1878 Mattawa Ave., ON L4X 1K1
Ph: (905) 279-4460 Fax: (905) 279-9155
Mississauga
Erie Meat Products Ltd., (Can-Am Meat Purveyors, Golden Maple Meat Products, Harvest Creek), 3180 Wharton Way, ON L4X 2C1 Ph: (905) 624-3811 Fax: (905) 625-8815
Mississauga
Maple Lodge Farms Ltd., (Puddy Bros. A Division of Maple Lodge Farms Ltd.), 7120 Edwards Blvd., ON L5S 1Z1 Ph: (905) 795-0001 Fax: (416) 795-0047
Mississauga
Everest Wholesale Meat Ltd., 7171 Torbram Rd., Units C26-28, ON L4T 3W4 Ph: (905) 676-7600 Fax: (905) 676-7670
Mississauga
Molinaro’s Fine Italian Foods Ltd., 2345 Stanfield Rd., Units 3A, 4, 50, ON L4Y 3Y3 Ph: (905) 275-7400 Fax: (905) 275-7318
Mississauga
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 333 Courtney Park Dr. E., ON L5T 2T6 Ph: (905) 565-9388 Fax: (905) 565-1955
Mississauga
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors),
2245 - 2265 Drew Rd., ON L5S 1E5
Ph: (905) 677-7722 Fax: (905) 677-6440
Mississauga
Newly Weds Foods Co.,
450 Superior Blvd., ON L5T 2R9
Ph: (905) 670-7776 Fax: (905) 670-7751
Mississauga
Samick’s Foods Inc., (Saladland), 3445 Semenyk Court, ON L5C 4P9
Ph: (905) 270-4322 Fax: (905) 270-9293
Mississauga
TNT Foods International Inc.,
6960 Pacific Circle, ON L5T 1N8
Ph: (905) 564-2442 Fax: (905) 564-1316
Mississauga
Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd., 2396 Stanfield Rd., ON L4Y 1S1
Concord Premium Meats Ltd., (Marcangelo Foods, Concord Premium Foods, Black River Angus Company Ltd., Central Park Deli, Black Valley Angus Company Limited, Marcangelo-Les Aliments SkoulakisSkoulakis, County Creek Meat Company Limited),
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen
Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 149 Brock St., ON N0M 2M0
Ph: (519) 285-3940 Fax: (519) 285-3181
Thornbury
Black Angus Fine Meats & Game Inc., 207484 Hwy. 26, ON N0H 2P0 Ph: (519) 599-2334 Fax: (519) 599-2338
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Meats/Les Viandes Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats/ Les Viandes Préparées Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s, Shopsy’s Foods/Les Aliments Shopsy’s, Les Aliments Hygrade/ Hygrade Foods, Vancouver Fancy Meats/Les Viandes Préparées Vancouver Fancy, Burns Meats, Gainer, Principal Marques, Principal
Marques Meat Company, Bittners, Parma, Coorsh, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/ Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Prime Poultry, Prime Meats, Maple Leaf, Tend-RFresh, Clearview Farms, Royce DuPont, The Poultry Company, Maple Leaf Poultry), 100 Ethel Ave., ON M6N 4Z7
Ph: (416) 767-5151 Fax: (416) 767-2113
Toronto
Campbell Company of Canada/ Compagnie Campbell du Canada, 60 Birmingham St., ON M8V 2B8 Ph: (416) 251-1131 Fax: (416) 253-8654
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc
Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 150 Bartor Rd., ON M9M 1H1
Ph: (416) 741-7181 Fax: (416) 741-2073
Toronto
Sabatini U. Gourmet Foods Ltd., 312 Dolomite Dr., Units 919-931, ON M3J 2N2
1519694 Ontario Inc., (North Kee Trading), 135 Select Ave., ON M1V 4A5
Ph: (416) 754-0483 Fax: (416) 754-6818
Toronto
Belmont Meat Products Limited, 230 Signet Dr., ON M9L 1V2
Ph: (416) 749-7250 Fax: (416) 749-0604
Trenton
Nestlé Canada Inc., 1 Douglas Rd., ON K8V 5S7
Ph: (613) 394-3328 Fax: (613) 394-4712
Vaughan
975837 Ontario Ltd., (Patty King International), 307 Edgeley Blvd., Units 1-6, ON L4K 3Z5
Ph: (905) 660-4306 Fax: (905) 660-4932
Vaughan
Concord Premium Meats Ltd., (Marcangelo Foods, Concord Premium Foods, Black River Angus Company Ltd., Central Park Deli, Black Valley Angus Company Limited, Marcangelo-Les Aliments SkoulakisSkoulakis, County Creek Meat Company Limited), 125 Edilcan Dr., ON L4K 3S6
Ph: (905) 738-7979 Fax: (905) 738-5833
Vaughan
Summer Fresh Salads Incorporated, 181Sharer Rd., ON L4L 8Z3
Ph: (905) 856-8816 Fax: (905) 856-9298
Vaughan
Les Plats du Chef Inc., (VLR Food Corporation, Jonathan T, TGF, Cuisine Adventures), 575 Oster Lane, ON L4K 2B9
Ph: (905) 669-0700 Fax: (905) 669-9829
Vaughan
HMR Pasta Kitchen Inc., (Pasta Kitchen, Fresh Selections, HMR Foods),
350 Creditstone Rd., ON L4K 3Z2
Ph: (905) 760-0000 Fax: (905) 760-1895
Vaughan
MacGregors Meat & Seafood Ltd., (MacGregor Foods, North Country Cookhouse, Steakhouse Choice, 44th Street), 60 Hanlan Rd., ON L4L 3P6
Ph: (905) 851-6328 Fax: (905) 856-0541
Vaughan Sysco Canada Inc., (Sysco Fine Meats,Toronto), 1400 Creditstone Rd., ON L4K 0E2 Ph: (416) 626-7751
Waterloo
Premium Brands Operating Limited Partnership, (Piller’s, Piller Sausages & Delicatessens, Piller’s Fine Foodsa division of PBOLP),
443 Wismer St., ON N2J 2K6
Ph: (519) 743-1412 Fax: (519) 743-7111
Waterloo
Sunwest Food Processors Ltd., (DC Foods, Division of Sunwest Food Processors Ltd.), 35 Northland Rd., ON N2V 1Y8
Ph: (519) 747-5546 Fax: (519) 886-8656
Waterloo Canton Poultry Meats Inc., 670 Superior Dr., ON N2V 2C6
• White or Black polyethylene flush mount housings
• Designed to meet the rigorous demands of farm/agricultural ventilation
• Energy efficient Multifan, MFlex or North American motors
• Designed for more air flow and consistent pattern
• Precise guard spacing reduces air restriction
• Easy to open front guard allows easy cleaning
• Fiberglass housings available in 50” and 60” diameter GREENBREEZE BASKET FAN
• Includes hanging bracket to allow direction adjustment
• Variable speed, efficient motor 115/230v
TPI WALL AND CEILING INLETS
• TPI is a well known manufacturer of high quality polyurethane inlets
• High quality and high insulation value results in precise manufacturing delivering high tolerance for better ventilation control
• Wall inlets, ceiling inlets and tunnel inlets
• TPI wind hoods and wind hoods with built-in light trap also available
PUR AG AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM
• High quality L7 Pathogen barrier filter with pre-filter significantly reduces the chance of air transmitted diseases. (ie bird flu and other influenza viruses)
• Clarcor provides a complete system such as filter housing frame designed for eaves and side air inlets
• This system makes installation of filters easy and practical plus reduces the risk of nonfiltered air from entering the building
GENIUS I-TOUCH VENTILATION CONTROL
• The well known and proven Genius control line is now available as a Touchscreen interface
• Navigates like an I-Pad by simply touching, swiping or dragging on a 7” or 10” touch screen
• Available with up to 8 variable stages and between 15 to 30 on/off relays
• A slave is available to expand to 50 on/off relays
• Many options including light control, bird scales, perch scales and bin scales
• Built-in wifi allows easy access to the internet for managing, viewing and recording history on FarmQuest website
Peter Guth Vice President, Commercial Financial Services
74 Wyndham St. N., 2nd Floor Guelph, ON N1H 4E6
Ph: (519) 767-4001 Fax: (519) 836-1634
e-mail: peter.guth@rbc.com
Scotiabank
Janice Holzscherer
Vice President, Agricultural Banking
Agri-Business Banking Centre
104 Wallace Ave. N., PO Box 159 Listowel, ON N4W 3H2
Ph: (519) 291-4019
e-mail: janice.holzscherer@scotiabank.com
Pierre Robitaille
Director and Group Lead, Agricultural Banking
Agri-Business Banking Centre
104 Wallace Ave. N., PO Box 159 Listowel, ON N4W 3H2
Ph: (519) 291-4340 Fax: (519) 291-4755
e-mail: pierre.robitaille@scotiabank.com
Hugh O’Neill P.Ag.
Director and Group Lead, Agricultural Banking
139 Prescott St., PO Box 520 Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
Ph:1-877-BNS-AGRI (267-2474) Fax: (613) 258-6014
e-mail: hugh.oneill@scotiabank.com
Peter Brown P.Ag.
Director and Group Lead, Agriculture 16th Floor, Scotia Plaza, 40 King St. W. Toronto, ON M5H 1H1
Ph: (416) 866-6296
e-mail: peter.brown@scotiabank.com
Roger Roy
Senior Agriculture Manager
100 Yonge St. Toronto, ON M5C 2W1
Ph: (416) 933-1824
e-mail: roger.roy@scotiabank.com
Shane Chetner P.Ag.
Agricultural Manager
100 Yonge St. Toronto, ON M5C 2W1
Ph: (416) 933-1781
e-mail: shane.chetner@scotiabank.com
TD Canada Trust
Alison Kwarta, District Manager
Agriculture Services - Norfolk, Brant, Haldimand, Niagara, Hamilton, Oxford, Waterloo and South Wellington Counties
120 Research Lane, Suite 201 Guelph, ON N1G 0B4
Ph: (226) 979-2855 Fax: (519) 767-5582
e-mail: alison.kwarta@td.com
Wilhelmina Waters, District Manager, Agriculture Services - Essex, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex and Elgin Counties
255 King St. W. Chatham, ON N7M 1E6
Ph: (519) 351-3144 Fax: (519) 351-3689
e-mail: wilhelmina.waters@td.com
Steve Faris, District Manager, Agriculture Services - Dufferin, Simcoe, York, Durham, Muskoka, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Peterborough, Northumberland, Hastings, VPrince Edward and L&A Counties
33 Collier St., 2nd Floor Barrie, ON L4M 1G5
Ph: (905) 853-4947 Fax: (905) 853-7095
e-mail: stephen.faris@td.com
Brian Van Hooydonk, District Manager Agriculture Services - Huron, Bruce, Perth, Grey, Wellington, Halton, Peel and Dufferin Counties
Scott Graham, Chair, Zone 6; Scott Helps, Vice Chair, Zone 1; Dianne McComb, Zone 2; Dan Veldman, Zone 3; Roger Pelissero, Egg Farmers of Canada Representative, Zone 4; Brian Miller, Zone 5; Bryan Hostrawser, Zone 7; Hubert Schillings, Zone 8; Craig Hunter, Zone 9; Marcel Leroux, Zone 10; Andrew DeWeerd, Pullet Director. Farm & Food Care Ontario
Board Members: Craig Bremner, Leanne Cooley, Charlie Elliott, Gary Fread, Dr. Helen Anne Hudson, George Jeffery, Brian Miller, Emily Nieuwland, Greg Page, Jim Patton, Babak Sanei and Ed Verkley. Staff: Keith Robbins, Executive Director; Kim Sheppard, Research Coordinator; Rose Carlo, Accounts; Terrina Fitzgerald, Office & Event Coordinator; Laura Bowers, Education Programs Manager.
Poultry Service Association
39 William St., Elmira, ON N3B 1P3
Ph: (519) 669-3350 Fax: (519) 669-3826
e-mail: susan.tfio@sympatico.ca
Susan Fitzgerald, Executive Director; Jody Overholt, Chair.
Turkey Farmers of Ontario
1120 - 100 Conestoga College Blvd., Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6
George Campbell, Chair, District 1; Brian Ricker, Vice Chair, District 2; Paul Vanderzanden, Executive Member, District 2; Janet Schlitt, General Manager.
Directors: Bill Mailloux, District 1; Tom Hayter & Emily Nieuwland, District 3; Ingrid DeVisser, District 4.
Matthew Miller, Chairman; Gerry Lutes, Vice-Chairman; Dave Colpitts, Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer.
Directors: Dave Seeley, New Brunswick; Neil Campbell, Prince Edward Island; Frank Van Gestel, Nova Scotia; Ed Doyle, Newfoundland & Labrador.
Chicken Farmers of Prince Edward Island 4701 Baldwins Rd., New Perth, PE C0A 1G0
Ph: (902) 838-4108
e-mail: peipoultry@pei.sympatico.ca
Dean Good, Chair; Katherine MacPhail, Vice-Chair; Andre Merks, Secretary/ Treasurer; Barry Uyterlinde, CFC Director; Andrew MacPhail, Director; Janet HilliardMurphy, General Manager.
Egg Producers of Prince Edward Island 420 University Ave., Charlottetown, PE C1A 7Z5
Ph: (902) 892-8401 Fax: (902) 566-2755
e-mail: info@eggspei.ca www.eggspei.ca
John Dennis, Chair; Ian Simmons, Vice Chair; Nathan Burns, Secretary; Leith Murray, Egg Farmers of Canada Representative; Peter Stavert, Director. Michael Cummiskey, General Manager, Janis MacKay, Promotion Coordinator.
QUEBEC
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
9124-4541 QUÉBEC INC.
289 Concession 4, Sainte-Hélène de Bagot, QC J0H 1M0
Aliments Triumph Inc., (Aliments Triomphe, Charcuterie la Tour Eiffel, Charcuterie de Bretagne, Charcuterie la Belle Bretagne, Chef Georges, Summersweet MC, La Mere Poule Aliments pour Bebes/Mother Hen Baby Foods, Les Aliments la Mere Poule/Mother Hen Foods, Nostrano, Charcuterie Nouvelle France, Santa Croce, La Cie Salami Venitien Montreal/Venitian Salami Co. Montreal, Salami Alpina, Alpina Salami), 1020, Boul Michèle-Bohec, QC J7C 5E2
Ph: (450) 979-0001 Fax: (450) 435-8315
Blainville
Les Aliments Parador Foods Inc., 1060, Boul Michèle-Bohec, Bureau 103, QC J7C 5E2
Canards du Lac Brome Ltée/ Brome Lake Ducks Ltd., 40, chemin du Centre, QC J0E 1V0
Ph: (450) 242-3825 Fax: (450) 243-0497
Lachine
Montenac International Inc., (Entrepôt Frigorifique Montenac, Les Aliments Montenac), 2316 32nd Ave., QC H8T 3H4
Ph: (514) 636-1631 Fax: (514) 636-0785
Lachine
Les Viandes Bernard Centrale Inc./Central Bernard Butchers Corp. Inc., (Les Viandes Central Bernard, Les Viandes Central Bernard Inc.), 2001, 32 ieme Ave., QC H8T 3J1 Ph: (514) 780-8585 Fax: (514) 780-8590
Lachine
4513444 Canada Inc., (Les Aliments T & N, T & N Foods), 2900, rue Louis A. Amos, QC H8T 3K6 Ph: (514) 631-1685 Fax: (514) 631-7862
LaSalle
Les Aliments Levitts Inc./Levitts Foods Inc., 7070, rue St. Patrick, QC H8N 1V2 Ph: (514) 367-1654 Fax: (514) 367-3035
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/ Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc
Services Alimentaire Le Chatel Inc., (Le Chatel Inc., Les Aliments Le Chatel, Les Mets Le Chatel, Les Mets Traditionnels, Services Alimentaires Le Chatel), 2995, rue Joseph-A. Bombardier, QC H7P 6C4 Ph: (450) 688-0822 Fax: (450) 688-0322
9256-5589 Quebec Inc., (Chai Continental, Continental Strictly Kosher, Kosher Classique, C & G Meat Packaging, Marconi Meat, Famous Kosher), 8593 Chemin Delmeade QC H4T 1M1
Ph: (514) 522-1196 Fax: (514) 522-1198
Montréal
Groupe Colabor Inc./Colabor Group Inc., 2715, rue de Reading, QC H3K 1P7
Ph: (514) 937-8571 Fax: (514) 937-5958
Montréal
McCain Foods Ltd., (Wong Wing, Wong Wing, a Division of McCain Foods Ltd./ Wong Wing, une Division de les Aliments McCain), 1875, rue Bercy, QC H2K 2T9
Ph: (514) 524-3676 Fax: (514) 521-1404
Montréal
Charcuterie Parisienne Inc., 6910, rue Marconi, QC H2S 3K1
Ph: (514) 274-9375 Fax: (514) 274-9379
Montréal
Les Viandes Bovibecq Inc., (Tendrement Vôtre/Tenderly Yours), 3022, rue Adam, QC H1W 3X3
Ph: (514) 521-5565 Fax: (514) 597-2598
Montréal
Aliments Pro-Marque Inc., (Aliments Fun et Grill, Deli and Brunch, Gouts et Traditions, Grill et Four, Gusti e Tradizioni, Tender Sensation, Wok and Grill, Wok et Grillade), 11695, avenue Philippe-Panneton, QC H1E 4M1
Ph: (514) 881-9998 Fax: (514) 643-0885
CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION 2015
Rangée du bas de gauche à droite:
Jack Greydanus, président; Dennis Wickersham, Alberta; Rangée du milieu de gauche à droite: Henk van Steenbergen, Saskatchewan; Christian Trottier, FCC; Dean Penner, Manitoba; Rangée du haut, de gauche à droite: Dick Ottens, Ontario; Gyslain Loyer, deuxième vice-président, Québec; Calvin Breukelman, vice-président, Colombie-Britannique; Absent : Ernie Silveri, FCC
21, rue Florence Ottawa (Ontario) K2P 0W6
Tél : (613) 232-3023
Télécopieur : (613) 232-5241
Montréal
Aliments Mello Inc., (Aliments Korona Inc./Korona Foods Inc.), 5509, rue Fullum, QC H2G 2H5
Ph: (514) 523-2186
Fax: (514) 523-9974
Montréal
Les Aliments Pek (1997) Inc., 11745, 6 ieme Ave., QC H1E 1R8
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, J.M. Schneider, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 254, rue Principale, QC G0R 2N0 Ph: (418) 885-4474
Fax: (418) 885-9408
St-Augustin de Desmaures
Les Aliments ô-Mets-Chinois Inc., 115, rue des Grands-Lacs, QC G3A 2T9
Ph: (418) 878-4608
Fax: (418) 878-3889
St-Bruno-de-Montarville
Les Aliments Excel S.E.C., 1081, rue Parent, QC J3V 6L7 Ph: (450) 441-7902
Fax: (450) 441-6235
St-Charles de Bellechasse
Les Spécialités Prodal (1975) Ltée, (Premier Chef, Du Breton, Cuisichef, Au Menu, Table d’Hote, Cuisichef au Menu, Les Produits de l’ile d’Orléans, Bocetin, Le Jardin Métivier, Les Produits Maison Saguenay Ltée, Aliments
Spécialités M.B. Inc., (La Fourchette, Yu’skews, Olive & Cucina, La Fondue, Les Spécialité du Connaisseur, Vivande Surfines), 5450, av Trudeau, QC J2S 7Y8
Natur+l XTD Inc., 2905 rue José-MariaRosell, QC J2S 0J9
Ph: (514) 229-9907
St-Jean Baptiste
Les Aliments Infiniti Inc., (Groupe
QUEBEC
Menu Solutions, Bistro Créations,Trois Fourchettes, Groupe Dufour, Porc de Charlevoix, Famille Dufour, Cousin de France, Talthi, Ward), 3480, rang des Trente, RR 1, QC J0L 2B0
Ph: (450) 446-3636 Fax: (450) 446-7135
St-Jean Baptiste de Rouville Unidindon Inc./Uniturkey Inc., 3380, rue Principale, QC J0L 2B0
FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE L’AGRICULTURE ET DE L’ALIMENTATION, Dept. des Sciences Animales, Universite Laval, Québec QC G1V 0A6
Ph: (418) 656-2131
Fax: (418) 656-3766}Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)
200, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec QC G1R 4X6
Ph: (418) 380-2110
Toll Free: (888) 222-MAPA (6272)
e-mail: info@mapaq.gouv. qc.ca
www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca
RÉGIE DES MARCHÉS
AGRICOLES ET ALIMENTAIRES DU QUÉBEC
201, Boul Crémazie Est., 5e étage, Montréal QC H2M 1L3
Ph: (514) 873-4024
Fax: (514) 873-3984
e-mail: rmaaqc@rmaaq.gouv. qc.ca
www.rmaaq.gouv.qc.ca
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL
SCIENCE, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue QC H9X 3V9
Ph: (514) 398-7773
Fax: (514) 398-7990
e-mail: animal.science@mcgill. ca
www.mcgill.ca/animal/ UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL,
Faculté de médecine vétérinaire/College of Veterinary Medicine
3200, rue Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe QC J2S 2M2
Ph: (450) 773-8521 poste/ext
8271
Fax: (450) 778-8137 www.umontreal.ca
INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS
AQINAC - Association Québécoise des Industries de Nutrition Animale et Céréalière
Christian Breton, Président; Guylaine Brochu, 1ere VicePrésident; Robert Desnoyers, 2e Vice-Président; Yvan Lacroix, Président-Directeur Général - AQINAC; René Belhumeur, Trésorier; Raymond Breton, Secrétaire. Administratrice/Administrateurs : Hélène Cliche, Mario Côté, Patrice Gagnon, Maurice Hénault, Renée Henri, Sébastien Léveillé, Luc Ménard, Renald Mercier, Daniel Richard, Claude Robitaille, Yan Turmine, Sylvain Vallée.
Association des abattoirs avicoles du Québec (AAAQ)
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)
2120, rue Sherbrooke Est, bureau 900, Montreal, QC H2K 1C3
Ph: (450) 349-1521
Fax: (450) 349-6923
e-mail: info@conseiltac.com www.conseiltac.com
Fédération des producteurs d’oeufs du Québec
555, Boul Roland-Therrien, bureau 320, Longueuil, QC J4H 4E7
Ph: (450) 679-0530
Fax: (450) 679-0855
e-mail: info@oeuf.ca www. oeuf.ca
Paulin Bouchard, Président; Gislain Houle, 1er viceprésident; Sylvain Lapierre, 2e vice-président; Serge Lebeau, Secrétaire. Administrateurs: Emmanuel Destrijker, JeanPhilippe Désilets, Jonathan Gauvin, Pierre-Paul Ricard, Maurice Richard, Nicholas Tremblay. Les Éleveurs de volailles du Québec
Comité exécutif : Président : M. Pierre-Luc Leblanc,
Montérégie; 1er vice-président : M. Louis-Philippe Rouleau, Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec; 2e vice-président : M. Benoît Fontaine, Cantons de l’Est. Membres : Mme Lise St-Georges, Rive-Nord; M. Stéphane Veilleux, Est-duQuébec. Administrateurs : M. François Cloutier, Montérégie; M. Daniel Husereau, Rive-Nord; M. René Gélinas, Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec; M. Alain Talbot, Est-duQuébec; M. Mario Bérard, Cantons de l’Est; M. Guillaume Côté, membre du comité des éleveurs de dindon. Syndicat des producteurs d’oeufs d’Incubation du Québec (INCOBEC)
Gyslain Loyer, Président; Pierre Belleau, Secrétaire général.
SASKATCHEWAN
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
KYLE HATCHERY
PO Box 250, Kyle, SK S0L 1T0 Ph: (306) 375-2910
PRAIRIE PRIDE CHICK SALES LTD.
PO Box 273, RR 1, Grandora, SK S0K 1V0 Ph: (306) 956-3822
WYNYARD HATCHERY 605 Greer St., PO Box 1108, Wynyard, SK S0A 4T0 Ph: (306) 554-2534
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Brownlee
Hutterian Brethren of Huron Ltd., (Huron Poultry Farm)
PO Box 9, SK S0H 0M0 Ph: (306) 759-2685
Fax: (306) 759-2680
Hodgeville
Hutterian Brethren Church of Hodgeville Inc., (Hodgeville Poultry Farm)
PO Box 386, SK S0H 2B0 Ph: (306) 677-2870
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Humboldt
Arden Dust, (Dusty Inn Farm)
PO Box 2742, SK S0K 2A0
Ph: (306) 682-3466 Fax: (306) 682-3466
Leader
Hutterian Brethren Church of Estuary, (Estuary Colony)
The Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc., (The Food Centre), 52 Innovation Blvd., SK S7N 2V3
Ph: (306) 933-7555 Fax: (306) 933-7208
Saskatoon
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, J.M. Schneider, Schneider Foods/Les Aliment Schneider, Maple Leaf Foods/Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Poultry/Volaille Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods/Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Food Service/Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Pork/Porc Maple Leaf, Hub Meat Packers, Larsen Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 100 McLeod Ave., SK S7M 5V9
Ph: (306) 978-3600 Fax: (306) 931-4315
Saskatoon
Prairie Pride Natural Foods Ltd., 3535 Millar Ave., SK S7P 0A2
Ph: (306) 653-1810 Fax: (306) 653-1811
Saskatoon
SJ Irvine Fine Foods Ltd., (SJ Fine Foods), 827 - 56th St. E., SK S7K 5Y9
Ph: (306) 653-1702 Fax: (306) 653-1703
Wynyard
Sofina Foods Inc./Aliments Sofina Inc.,
The SaSkaTchewan egg ProducerS
Board of Directors:
Chairman: Stan Fehr
Vice-Chairman: Ignaz Stadler
Director & EFC Representative: Regan Sloboshan
Director: Shawn Harman
Director: Isaac Entz
Director: Danny Wollman
Executive Director: Audrey Price
496 Hoffer Dr., Regina SK S4N 6E2
Phone: (306) 924-1505 Fax: (306) 924-1515
E-mail: sep@saskegg.ca www.saskegg.ca
(Lilydale), 502 Bosworth St., SK S0A 4T0
Ph: (306) 554-2555 Fax: (306) 554-3958
Yorkton
Premium Brands Operating GP Inc., (Harvest Meats), 501 York Rd. W., SK S3N 2V6
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCE, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Room 6D34 Agriculture Bldg., 51 Campus Dr., Saskatoon SK S7N 5A8
302 - 3085 Albert St., Regina SK S4S 0B1 Ph: (306) 787-5978 Fax: (306) 787-5134 www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/Agri-FoodCouncil
WESTERN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, University of Saskatchewan 52 Campus Dr., Saskatoon SK S7N 5B4 Ph: (306) 966-7447 Fax: (306) 966-8747 www.usask.ca/wcvm
Theunis Wessels, Chair; Aries Pascual, Vice-Chair; Neil MacMillan, Past Chairman; Tim Armstrong, National Director; Allen Doherty, Secretary-Treasurer. Directors: Denise Beaulieu, Shawn Fairbairn, Wilf Graf, Lindsey Kozak, Wade Obst, Bruce Sestak, Tom Scott, Darryl Ulledal. Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan
Diane Pastoor, Chair; Henry VanEE, Vice Chair; Tim Keet, Director; Rudy Martinka, CFC Director; Wally Sloboshan, Director; Clinton Monchuk, Chief Executive Officer; Gale Kellington, Office Manager.
Saskatchewan Broiler Hatching Egg Producers
201 - 224 Pacific Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7K 1N9
Ph: (306) 242-3611 Fax: (306) 242-3286
e-mail: gale@saskatchewanchicken.ca
Henk van Steenbergen, Chair; Dave Janzen, Vice Chair. Director: Jeff Regier. Saskatchewan Egg Producers 496 Hoffer Dr., Regina, SK S4N 6E2
Ph: (306) 924-1505 Fax: (306) 924-1515
e-mail: sep@saskegg.ca www.saskegg.ca
Stan Fehr, Chairman; Ignaz Stadler, ViceChairman; Regan Sloboshan, Director & EFC Representative. Directors: Isaac Entz, Shawn Harman, Danny Wollman. Executive Director: Audrey Price.
Saskatchewan Hatchery Association 2717 Cleveland Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7K 3R2
Ph: (306) 242-1033 Fax: (306) 242-6466
Bob Kowalchuk, President; Dale Anstey,Vice-President; Ron Anstey, Secretary-Treasurer; Joan Anstey, Director. Turkey Farmers of Saskatchewan 1438 Fletcher Rd., Saskatoon, SK S7M 5T2 Ph: (306) 931-1050
Executive Director, National Office, Graham Cooper.
Executive Committee:
Chairman - John Brennan, Nutreco Canada Inc.; Vice Chairman - Des Gelz, RitchieSmith Feeds, Inc.; Treasurer - Gary Golby, Champion Feed Services Ltd.; Member at Large - Paul Wideman, W-S Feed & Supplies Ltd.
Division Directors:
AB - Gary Golby, Champion Feed Services Ltd.;
AB - Mark Knief, Hi-Pro Feeds; ATL - Matthew Miller, Northeast Nutrition Inc.;
BC - Des Gelz, Ritchie-Smith Feeds, Inc.;
MB - Rhett Arnason, Pro-Ag Products Ltd.; ON - John Brennan, Nutreco Canada Inc.;
ON - Rick Martin, Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd.;
QC - Guylaine Brochu, Agri-Marché Inc.; QC - Sébastien Léveillé, La Coop fédérée; SK - Tim Armstrong, New-Life Mills. Nutrition Committee: Paul Groenewegen, Alltech Canada Directors at Large: Randy Bagg, Elanco Animal Health; Michel Duval, Akey - A Division of Cargill Animal Nutrition; Jennifer Henderson, Cargill Animal Nutrition; Paul Wideman, W-S Feeds & Supplies Ltd.
Associate Members:
Woody Galloway, Bunge Canada; Grant Saar, West Coast Reduction.
Canada-China Agriculture and Food Development Exchange Centre 2 - 10 George St., 4th Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 1C8
Ph: (416) 642-3890 Fax: (905) 963-7899
e-mail: info@ccagr.com www.ccagr.com
Canadian Animal Health Coalition 205 - 660 Speedvale Ave. W.,
Canadian Animal Health Institute 160 Research Lane, Suite 102, Guelph, ON N1G 5B2 Ph: (519) 763-7777 Fax: (519) 763-7407
e-mail: cahi@cahi-icsa.ca www.cahi-icsa.ca
Staff: Jean Szkotnicki, President; Tracey Firth, Programs Director: Lise Rodgers, Programs Coordinator.
Canadian Association of Poultry Veterinarians, CAPV-ACVA www.capv-acva.ca
Executive Members: Dr. Neil Ambrose (West), dr.ambrose@telus.net; Dr. Rachel Ouckama, (OAPP), rouckama.ccl@eagle. ca; Dr. Daniel Venne (AVIA), dvenne@ sympatico.ca.
Ron Bonnett, President; Brigid Rivoire, Executive Director
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- National Headquarters
1400 Merivale Rd., Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y9
Ph: (613) 773-2342
Toll Free: (800) 442-2342
www.inspection.gc.ca
Canadian Hatching Egg Producers
21, rue Florence St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6 Ph: (613) 232-3023 Fax: (613) 232-5241
Jack Greydanus, Chair; Calvin Breukelman, Vice-Chair, British Columbia; Gyslain Loyer, Second Vice-Chair, Quebec; Christian Trottier, CHF Representative; Ernie Silveri, CHF Representative; Gyslain Loyer, Quebec; Dick Ottens, Ontario; Dean Penner, Manitoba; Henk van Steenbergen, Saskatchewan.
Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council
Head Office: 1545 Carling Ave., Suite 400, Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P9
Ph: (613) 724-6605 Fax: (613) 724-4577
www.cpepc.ca
Staff: K. Robin Horel, President and CEO.
Canadian Poultry Research Council
350 Sparks St., Suite 1007, Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8
Ph: (613) 566-5916 Fax: (613) 241-5999
e-mail: info@cp-rc.ca www.cp-rc.ca
Bruce Roberts, Executive Director, Sandra Quade, Research Administrator. CPRC Directors: Roelof Meijer, Chair
(TFC); Tim Keet, Vice Chair (CFC); Dr. Helen Anne Hudson (EFC); Cheryl Firby (CHEP); Erica Charlton (CPEPC).
Chairman: Peter Clark; Chief Executive Officer: Tim Lambert. Directors: Ben Waldner (AB), Fred Krahn (BC), Kurt Siemens (MB), George MacLeod (NB), Joseph R. W. Smallwood III (NL), John Penner (NT), Glen Jennings (NS), Roger Pelissero (ON), Keith Murray (PE), Emmanuel Destrijker (QC), Regan Sloboshan (SK), Wayne Beggs (Consumer Association of Canada), Scott Brookshaw (Grading), Mike Vanderpol (Processing), Brad Lawson (Hatcheries).
Farm Products Council of Canada
Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Ave., Building 59, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6
Board of Directors: Mark Davies, Chair (Nova Scotia); Bill Mailloux, Vice Chair (Ontario); Shawn Heppell, Executive
Member (British Columbia), Anno Velthuis (Alberta); Jelmer Wiersma (Saskatchewan); Rachelle Brown (Manitoba); Calvin McBain (Quebec); Bertin Cyr (New Brunswick); Doug Hart (Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council); Michel Pépin (Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council); Mike Pietrantonio – Acting Director (Further Poultry Processors Council of Canada).
Alberta/Saskatchewan: Ron Jones Cell: (403) 804-1205
British Columbia: Janet Breckman Cell: (855) 438 3020
Agency Background
Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC)
OUR MANDATE
Chicken Farmers of Canada has two primary mandates. Our main responsibility is to ensure that our 2,700 farmers produce the right amount of fresh, safe, high-quality chicken to meet Canada’s needs. To do so, farmers, processors, further processors and members of the restaurant trade from across the country meet every eight weeks to decide, based on market demand, just how much chicken to raise. This evolving risk management system we operate under is commonly known as “supply management”. As part of the system, Chicken Farmers of Canada also monitors compliance with provincial quota allocations –making sure each province raises as much chicken as they agreed to – and the inter-provincial or market development trade of chicken.
Our second responsibility is to represent the interests of chicken farmers and the Canadian chicken industry. Chicken Farmers of Canada plays a key role in developing, partnering or managing programs for Canada’s chicken farmers that prove our producers continue to grow the high quality chicken that Canadians trust. Through programs such as our On-Farm Food Safety Assurance, Animal Care and other biosecurity initiatives, Chicken Farmers of Canada works closely with government partners and industry
stakeholders to keep the industry innovative and responsive. Through our government relations program, Chicken Farmers of Canada strives to ensure that key decision makers in government fully understand the views of Canada’s chicken farmers and that these are taken into account when important agriculture and trade policy decisions are made.
2014 QUOTA PERIODS
OUR BOARD
Our directions and policies are determined by a 15-member Board of Directors comprised of farmers appointed by the provincial chicken marketing boards. Non-farmer directors – one from the restaurant industry, another from the further processing industry, and two representing the
processing industry – are appointed by their respective national associations. This way, Chicken Farmers of Canada and its stakeholders work together on behalf of Canada’s chicken industry, from farmer to consumer.
OUR VISION
To grow consumer demand for Canadian-grown chicken.
OUR MISSION
On behalf of Canadian chicken farmers, lead and drive the improved efficiency of chicken farmers and the Canadian chicken industry to better serve consumers, and to ensure that chicken continues to be the leading protein preference of Canadians.
Canadians want Canadian chicken,
Agency Background
so we deliver them fresh, locallyraised food, just the way they like it. Our farmers are a stabilizing force in rural Canada, where they can –and do – reinvest with confidence in their communities, but their impact is much wider. In sum, we are part of Canada’s economic solution, and do so without subsidies, and are very proud of both.
It’s important however to remember that chicken farmers don’t set retail or restaurant prices and that they only receive a small fraction of what consumers pay, about 10%; that’s usually less than the tip a server receives.
People care deeply about their food, about knowing where it comes from and that what they’re serving to their family and friends is of the highest quality; our farmers and their
families are no different. So when we say that the Canadian chicken industry is good for Canadians, it’s because we know that we’re raising our chickens to the highest standards: yours.
Canadians have told us that they want fresh, high-quality, locally-raised food from farmers that are committed to animal care, and Canada’s chicken farmers are proud to deliver.
With chicken being raised yearround from coast to coast, in every province, Canadians are assured a steady supply of locally-raised chicken. Considering chicken is the #1 consumed meat in Canada, that’s no mean feat!
We invite you to learn more about us and what we do, our organization’s history, our people, and how we do it at www.chickenfarmers.ca. n
Turkey Farmers of Canada Agency Background
Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) is the national organization representing Canada’s 500+ turkey farmers. Created in 1974 under the federal Farm Products Agencies Act, the Agency encourages cooperation throughout the Canadian turkey industry, promotes the consumption of turkey meat, and oversees the supply management system for turkey in Canada. TFC works closely with its member organizations (provincial turkey marketing boards, the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council and the Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada) to ensure that appropriate and balanced supplies enter the marketplace. The Agency is also involved in fostering competitiveness and innovation in the turkey industry through active involvement in on-farm food safety, flock care, disease
surveillance, scientific research, market research, market segmentation and promotional activities. Turkey Farmers of Canada is entirely funded by lev-
ies, remitted by turkey farmers on each kilogram of turkey marketed. For more information, please visit the TFC website at www.turkeyfarmersofcanada.ca. n
POULTRY INSPECTION
2ND E DITION
The full colour photographs make this an invaluable tool for all those for whom a knowledge of poultry anatomy, diseases and other conditions is required.
Following the success of the first edition, this second edition has been extensively updated and augmented, to better reflect the requirements of its readers. The author has replaced a large number of the diagrams with labelled photographs and expanded the anatomy section to allow a clearer and better understanding of the subject.
The diseases of poultry section has also been updated and now includes photographs of some of the conditions following a basic introductory explanation of the disease process and the body’s response. The Parasites section has also been improved by the addition of photographs.
Importantly, the author has added a guide to performing post mortem examinations on suspect birds.
Egg Farmers of Canada Agency Background
EEgg Farmers of Canada oversees the national egg supply, promotes egg consumption and develops standards for egg farming in Canada. This national organization represents more than 1,000 egg farmers in all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories, and works closely with egg boards, industry partners and government to ensure a healthy, strong and sustainable egg industry. In fact, this past year marked the eighth consecutive year of growth in egg sales in Canada.
The Canadian egg industry operates under a unique system known as supply management. By matching egg production with demand, Canada’s egg farmers produce the right amount of eggs to meet consumer needs. As a result, Canadians have a constant supply of fresh, high-quality, local eggs and farmers receive a fair return.
For more than 40 years supply management has helped egg farmers contribute to the Canadian economy through job creation and by supporting local businesses. In fact, Canada’s egg industry is responsible for over 16,800 jobs across the country and contributes $1.4 billion dollars to Canada’s GDP.
A strong and prosperous egg farming industry allows farmers to continually reinvest in their farms and communities. EFC manages comprehensive on-farm programs, including Start Clean-Stay Clean™ and the national Animal Care Program, and invests in research and development on behalf of egg farmers at univer-
sities across the country. Notably, EFC supports three research chairs focused on the egg industry: Dr. Tina Widowski, Research Chair in Poultry Welfare at the University of Guelph; Dr. Maurice Doyon, Research Chair in Egg Industry Economics at Université Laval; and Dr. Bruce Muirhead, Research Chair in Public Policy at the University of Waterloo. Social responsibility continues to be a guiding principle in EFC’s decisionmaking and operations. National partnerships with Breakfast Club of Canada and Breakfast for Learning were expanded in 2014 as part of an overall promise to promote healthy living in Canadian communities. The organization remains committed to their longstanding partnership with Food Banks Canada, and recently launched an agriculture develop-
ment project in Swaziland in partnership with Heart for Africa.
Knowing that more and more Canadians are turning to online resources to learn more about where their food comes from, EFC is leveraging online tools to engage in conversations about eggs and farming. To support this active discourse EFC regularly publishes news and recipes on eggfarmers.ca and eggs.ca, and shares this information with their growing social media community.
Under the leadership of Chairman Peter Clarke and with the dedication of a 16-member Board of Directors, EFC continues to be known for its dedication, leadership and innovation. To learn more about EFC visit eggfarmers.ca and sign up for their newsletter, or follow @eggsoeufs on Twitter. n
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2 Reported data for 2014. Exculdes inventory for eggs for processing and special permits
AGRO-DESIGN - constructs all poultry-related facilities as well as out buildings for equipment, etc. We offer custom designs complete with engineering services, if required. Our past clientele are people who require a solid building construction with attention to the finer details that truly make a functional and attractive building.
Ashley Rietveld, Chair
ALBERTA HATCHING EGG PRODUCERS - The Alberta Hatching Egg Producers are committed to provide the industry with a superior quality product while fostering profitable growth. The AHEP prides itself in fostering confidence in the hatching egg industry through effective communications and by building co-operative relationships with other stakeholders in the poultry industry value chain.
Darren Ference, Chair
ALBERTA TURKEY PRODUCERS - Alberta Turkey Producers is the voice of the turkey production industry in Alberta. Our leadership and service contribute to creating a stable environment for the protection and growth of the Alberta turkey industry. Our vision is to create a strong, stable and growing turkey industry committed to constantly improving product quality and building consumer confidence. In 2015, Darren Ference commenced his 6th year as Chair of the Alberta Turkey Producers Board of Directors. In addition to being the Alberta Chair, Darren now serves as Alberta’s Alternate Director on the Turkey Farmers of Canada Board of Directors.
Scott Gillingham, DVM
AVIAGEN - Since 1923, Aviagen® has established itself as the world’s leading poultry breeding company, developing pedigree lines for the production of commercial broiler chickens under the Arbor Acres®, Indian River®, and Ross® brand names. The Rowan Range™ and Specialty Males™ are specialty breeding stock from Aviagen that offer greater flexibility for customers to meet specific or niche market requirements. The company is based in Huntsville, Alabama, USA with a number of wholly-owned operations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S., and joint ventures in Asia. In Canada, the primary team members are Regional Business Consultant, Scott Gillingham, DVM (519) 821-4955, sgillingham@ aviagen.com; and technical managers Mark Belanger (518) 569-3150, mbelanger@aviagen.com and Stan Gough (519) 274-5291, sgough@aviagen.com. For more information visit www.aviagen.com.
AVONBANK AG SOLUTIONS - Located in Granton, Ontario, we are a traditional style farmstead dealer and pride ourselves on our excellent service and relationships with customers. With a rich history in the area we take our knowledge and apply it to supply the newest and most innovative solutions to help you make your farm easier to run and more profitable. We are proud to now be selling the Clima+ Heat Exchangers from Agro Supply in Holland. These extremely high efficiency heat exchangers can help to save up to 70% on heating costs while creating a much cleaner and healthier environment for growing strong and healthy birds. “PROVIDING THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE”
Brad Bond, Chair
BC EGG MARKETING BOARD - Brad Bond is President and owner of Richform Construction Supply Co. Ltd., as well as, the President and owner of Barrier Management Inc. a management consulting company. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Pharmasave Drugs (National) Ltd.; Vice President of Operations with Shato Holdings Inc., and President and Director of Keg Restaurants Ltd. Mr. Bond
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served as Director of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority of BC, Vice Chair of the Fraser Health Authority, Director of the Insurance Corporation of BC, Chair of Rx Canada Inc., and a Director of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, to name a few. In addition, Mr. Bond was the founding director of Templeton Secondary School Educational Foundation. He holds his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
BC POULTRY CONFERENCE 2016 - The four feather industries in BC (chicken, eggs, turkey and hatching eggs) are planning the first joint BC Poultry Conference March 9-11, 2016 at the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver. The conference will include each commodity’s AGM, breakout sessions, trade exhibits and keynote speakers. The event will conclude on Friday night with a highly anticipated reception and gala dinner.
BIG DUTCHMAN - Big Dutchman provides equipment to farms around the world and has been the worldwide leader in poultry and egg production systems since 1938. We offer practical, economical and environmentally-friendly solutions geared to your future needs. Big Dutchman stands for long-lasting quality, service, and unsurpassed know-how. As the industry leader, our innovations will continue to positively impact the industries we serve. Every day farmers the world over realize the benefits of Big Dutchman’s dedication to innovation. From our poultry and egg production systems, to our tightly integrated automatic controls, we continue to set standards for efficiency, productivity and reliability. Big Dutchman has headquarters located around the world, and with a global network of sales representatives our support staff is already nearby at www.bigdutchmanusa.com
BOULTER MACHINE WORKS LTD. - Boulter Machine works specializes in the custom re-manufacture of Diamond farm packers. We also provide dependable sales, service and repairs on egg handling equipment across Canada and the Western United States. Serving the industry since 1983. Contact us at 250748-2130 or via e-mail: boultermac@shaw.ca. Check us out on the web at www.boultermachine.com
Harold Bundy
BRAEMAR BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD. - Harold has been with Braemar since 1986 and is familiar with all facets of the operation. He started on the construction side, moved to sales in 1996 and was appointed Sales Manager in 1998. Drawing on his experience in renovation and construction of farm buildings, Harold works diligently to ensure that customers receive quality products, outstanding customer service and competitive pricing. Call: 1-800-215-1996.
Brad Clarke
BRAEMAR BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD. - Brad has been with Braemar since April 2007 and in that time has become a very valuable and integral part of the Braemar Sales Team. Prior to joining Braemar, Brad was the Plant Engineer for North America’s largest manufacturer of water heaters and HVAC equipment. Brad brings over 24 years of project management experience including Capital Projects, Design/Build, Estimating and Construction. Drawing on this experience and the Braemar team you can be assured that Brad will deliver outstanding customer service, quality products and competitive pricing. Call: 1-800-215-1996.
Jacques Chevrette
C.C.T. INC. - C.C.T. Paper Inc. - A paper converter, C.C.T. Paper produces all paper products needed by the poultry industry like chick box waffled pads, waffled feeder paper rolls, chick guards and chick trays. We ship, as required and in a timely manner, to
our customers in mixed product loads. This reduces your inventory, reduces your costs and gives you more flexibility. Call us at 1-855-724-3846
Patrick Rouleau Papiers C.C.T. Inc. - Nous sommes un convertisseur de produits de papier et de carton. Nous produisons tous les items nécessaires aux couvoirs et livrons partout à travers le Canada, tel que papiers gaufrés à boîte de plastique, rouleaux gaufrés de papier à nourrir, trémies et autres. Nous livrons, sur demande, selon vos besoins et délais. Un fournisseur pour tous les produits, aide à réduire vos inventaires et vos coûts et améliore votre efficacité. Pour plus d’information, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter au (450) 836-3846.
Paul Roper, Exhibitor Sales and Demo Consultant CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW - At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show each September, Paul Roper can be found helping agribusinesses, organizations and their staff make the most out of their exhibits. For nearly 11 years, Paul’s efforts have continued to help companies develop new and innovative ways to demonstrate their equipment or services. His commitment to a high level of customer service has helped make Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show a successful experience for the show’s 750 exhibitors from all sectors, including poultry. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show will be held September 15, 16 and 17, 2015 in Woodstock, ON. Next year, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show will be held September 13, 14 and 15, 2016. For more information, visit www.OutdoorFarmShow. com. For information about booking an exhibit space call Paul at 1-519-435-1107.
Jack Greydanus, Chair CANADIAN HATCHING EGG PRODUCERSFounded in 1986, the Canadian Hatching egg Producers (CHEP) represents 230 farmers from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. CHEP is a national organization funded through farmer levies based on the broiler hatching eggs produced. CHEP’s mission is to continue to grow a profitable broiler hatching egg industry in Canada in order to ensure a strong, efficient and competitive industry and a dependable supply of quality broiler hatching eggs to the Canadian chicken industry. Our commitment extends to providing hatching eggs that meet the need of the Canadian marketplace while ensuring fair returns to our members and supporting stable, consistent and profitable growth for all stakeholders. Canadian farmers produced 690 million hatching eggs in 2014.
LES PRODUCTEURS D’OEUFS D’INCUBATION DU CANADA - Créés en 1986, les Producteurs d’œufs d’incubation du Canada (POIC) représentent 230 éleveurs de la Colombie-Britannique, de l’Alberta, de la Saskatchewan, du Manitoba, de l’Ontario et du Québec. Ils forment une organisation nationale financée par les redevances que versent les producteurs sur les œufs d’incubation de poulet de chair qu’ils produisent. La mission des POIC consiste à continuer à favoriser la croissance et la rentabilité du secteur des oeufs d’incubation de poulet de chair du Canada afin d’avoir une industrie forte, efficace et concurrentielle, et de garantir un approvisionnement fiable en oeufs d’incubation de poulet de chair de qualité à l’industrie canadienne du poulet. Les POIC s’engagent en outre à fournir des oeufs d’incubation qui répondent aux besoins du marché canadien tout en garantissant à leurs membres un juste revenu et en favorisant une croissance stable, régulière et rentable de toutes les parties prenantes. Les éleveurs canadiens ont produit 690 millions d’oeufs d’incubation en 2014.
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CHARISONS TURKEY HATCHERY LTD. - has been supplying Western Canada with poults for over 60 years. We continue to work closely with producers to provide the quality poult they are looking for. For more information, please call Jamie or Shane at 204-886-2922.
Dave Janzen
CHICKEN FARMERS OF CANADA - Dave Janzen, from British Columbia, has been a chicken farmer for over 30 years and has been the Chair of Chicken Farmers of Canada since 2012. He has represented British Columbia at CFC meetings as an alternate since 2006 and has been their director since 2008. He joined the CFC Executive Committee in 2010 as the Member-at-Large and was elected 1st Vice-Chair in 2011 and then Chair in 2012. He has represented CFC on the Tariff Quota Advisory Committee, at the WTO Forum in Geneva, at the North AmericaEU meetings in Poland and at the World Farmers’ Organization meetings in Rome. Back home, his family farm in Abbotsford that he and wife Jeannie started from scratch in 1981 has been home to four Janzen kids and is right next door to the Fraser Valley dairy farm where he grew up. Dave is proud to represent Canada’s 2,700 chicken farmers at the provincial, national and international levels.
PRODUCTEURS DE POULET DU CANADA - Dave Janzen, de la Colombie-Britannique, est un producteur de poulet depuis plus de 30 ans et le président des Producteurs de poulet du Canada depuis 2012. Il représente la Colombie-Britannique aux réunions des PPC comme remplaçant depuis 2006 et est devenu administrateur en 2008. Il a représenté les PPC au sein du Comité consultatif sur les contingents tarifaires, au Forum de l’OMC à Genève, aux réunions Amérique du Nord - Union européenne en Pologne et aux réunions de l’Organisation mondiale des agriculteurs à Rome. Au pays, il exploite une ferme à Abbotsford, une entreprise familiale qu’il a créée avec son épouse Jeannie à partir de rien en 1981, où ils demeurent avec leurs quatre enfants tout près d’une ferme laitière située dans la vallée du Fraser où il a grandi. Dave est fier de représenter les 2 700 producteurs de poulet du Canada à l’échelle provinciale, nationale et internationale.
CHICKEN FARMERS OF SASKATCHEWAN - Henry and Carolyn Van Ee are second-generation poultry farmers; they have been blessed with 5 children and 10 grandchildren. Producing 180,000 kgs a cycle on two locations near Saskatoon and Dalmeny, with a small beef herd and grain farm in between for the past 33 years. Henry is the vice chair of Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan and has held a number of leadership roles in some not for profit, school and Church. Over the next few years the farm operations will be transferred to their Son Aaron, as Henry and Carolyn devote some of their spare time travelling.
CHORE-TIME - Maximize the natural potential of your poultry with reliable CHORE-TIME® Systems. Chore-Time offers a complete line of integrated feeding, watering, ventilation, heating, cooling and control products as well as nest systems through its network of authorized independent distributors. The company also offers innovative egg production housing including its VERSA® Fully Enriched and Enrichable Colony Systems as well as aviaries, nesting systems and traditional cage systems. Founded in 1952, Chore-Time has built a reputation for offering a winning package of top quality products, knowledgeable people and profit-enhancing performance for poultry and egg producers. Chore-Time, P.O. Box 2000, 410 North Higbee Street, Milford, Indiana, 465422000; Telephone 574-658-4101; Fax 574-658-4171; Email: choretime@choretime.com, web: www.choretime.com
CLARK AG SYSTEMS LTD. - Clark Ag Systems was established by W. Murray Clark in 1950 to provide farmers with high quality equipment for poultry and egg production. Since then the company has become a trusted supplier to farmers across Canada operating out of Caledonia, Ontario. Clark Ag Systems offers a complete line of production equipment that includes Farmer Automatic housing options; as well as feeding, watering, heating, ventilation, lighting, electronic monitoring and control systems. The professional and experienced staff at Clark Ag Systems constantly strives to achieve the highest standard for sales, installation and service including 24/7 emergency support. For more information please call 1.800.263.6410 or visit www. clarkagsystems.com
COBB-VANTRESS, INC. - is a poultry research and development company engaged in the production improvement and sale of broiler breeding stock. Cobb is the world’s oldest pedigree broiler breeding company. Since 1916 Cobb has grown into one of the world’s leading suppliers of broiler breeding stock with distribution in 100 countries. Cobb has contributed to the dynamic efficiency and growth of an industry that has transformed chicken into an economically affordable healthy protein source for many of the worlds almost 7 billion people.
CORE CALCIUM AND SHELL PRODUCTS - has been the leader in supplying Quality Shell Products to the Poultry and Feed industry for many years. Still located in Mobile, Alabama, the Sales and Management is headed by Ronnie McDonough. Ronnie has over 30 years’ experience in the business with the former Oyster Shell Products Company who owned plants in Baltimore, Maryland and Houston, Texas as well as Mobile. Core Calcium and Shell Products has carried on the process of production closely following the popular Pilot Brand Shell. Our current Coastal Brand Shell is also known as the Organic Choice. With the price of eggs today, Coastal Brand Shell as your Calcium source is more important than ever as any breakage at all can be very expensive. We have new facilities, which opened recently, and are looking for suppliers in areas including Western Canada. We have warehouse space, bagging, barge and ship loading and offloading capabilities. For more information contact us toll free at 1-877-679-1399.
COUNTY LINE EQUIPMENT LTD. - We are a leading supplier for all aspects of poultry production equipment. Founded in 1998 Countyline has steadily grown based on a foundation of excellent products & service. In 2012 Countyline expanded with the purchase of First Choice Bosman and relocated to Listowel, Ontario. We offer some of the highest quality product lines for all your production needs including feeding, watering, ventilation, heating, cages, nesting & more. We take pride in our service department that is fully staffed with licensed electricians & gasfitters as well as a large selection of inventory & parts in our warehouse. Contact us today to learn more about our product lines or for help on your next project. 1-800-463-7622
CUDDY FARMS - A proudly Canadian company formed in Canada over 64 years ago to serve the Canadian turkey market. With a new hatchery build in 2012, Cuddy is able to offer Canadian growers day old turkey poults hatched from the latest Technology. Cuddy offers technical service with each poult placement to ensure optimization of profits. Call today to meet and speak with our full service Turkey Team. Tel: 1-800-265-1823 or email: judyg@cuddy.com.
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CUMBERLAND/GSI ELECTRONICS - Cumberland is a world-class manufacturer of poultry production equipment, offering a full-line of proven and dependable solutions to maximize production returns for broiler, breeder and turkey producers around the world. We deliver products engineered to outlast and outperform, service that doesn’t punch a clock, expertise that understand the industry inside and out and the vision to see what’s coming next. Cumberland’s location in Montreal develops, manufactures and distributes the most technologically advanced controls in the agricultural industry. We offer simple, efficient, and intuitive electronics, data processing and mechanical solutions for improving efficiency and production in today’s poultry houses. Cumberland is a part of GSI, a worldwide brand of AGCO.
EGG FARMERS OF ALBERTA - Established in 1968, Egg Farmers of Alberta (EFA) represents Alberta’s 160+ registered egg farmers and works in close partnership with the Egg Famers of Canada (EFC), to provide Canadians with a stable supply of fresh, high quality, locally produced eggs and egg products.
Peter Clarke, Chairman
EGG FARMERS OF CANADA - Peter Clarke is Chairman of Egg Farmers of Canada, a not-for-profit national organization that manages the supply of eggs, promotes egg consumption and develops national standards for egg farming. A well‐respected member of Canada’s agriculture community, Peter has been leading EFC as Chairman since 2011. He was first elected to EFC’s Board of Directors in 1995 representing Nova Scotia and has served on numerous national standing committees including Audit, Budget, Research, Production Management and Executive. A dedicated Nova Scotian, Peter served on the Nova Scotia Egg Producers’ Board of Directors and is a member of the Order of Nova Scotia. Peter is a 5th generation egg farmer and proudly operates an egg farm in Annapolis Valley with his son Jeff Clarke.
Peter Clarke, Président
LES PRODUCTEURS D’ŒUFS DU CANADA - Peter Clarke est président des Producteurs d’œufs du Canada, un organisme à but non lucratif qui gère l’approvisionnement en œufs, en fait la promotion et élabore des normes nationales régissant leur production. Peter est un membre très respecté de la communauté agricole canadienne. Depuis mars 2011, il dirige les POC à titre de président du conseil d’administration. Peter a d’abord été élu au Conseil d’administration des POC en 1995 à titre de représentant de la NouvelleÉcosse. Depuis, il a siégé à plusieurs comités permanents à l’échelle nationale, y compris ceux de l’audit, du budget, de la recherche et de la gestion de la production, ainsi qu’au Comité exécutif. Peter se dévoue à sa province. Il a siégé au conseil d’administration du « Nova Scotia Egg Producers » et est membre de l’Ordre de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Producteur d’œufs de 5e génération, il exploite sa ferme dans la vallée de l’Annapolis avec son fils, Jeff Clarke.
Scott Graham
EGG FARMERS OF ONTARIO - Scott Graham is Chair of Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO), an independent, self-governing association funded entirely by egg and pullet farmers. In his third year as Chair, Scott served as Vice Chair from 2009-2012 and as a Board Director 1997-98 and 2008 to present. As the Director for Zone 6, he represents the County of Perth, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the City of Waterloo. Scott has served on several Board committees including Executive, Egg Industry Advisory, Finance, Pullet, Public Affairs and Egg Farmers of Canada alternate. Scott is a second-generation egg
farmer from St. Marys and is proud to continue egg farming into the next generation with his son.
ELANCO - is a global innovation-driven company that develops and markets products to improve animal health, food animal production and companion animal care in nearly 70 countries. Elanco employs approximately 7,000 people worldwide, with offices in more than 40 countries, and is a division of Eli Lilly and Company, a leading global pharmaceutical corporation. Additional information about Elanco is available at www.elanco.ca.
EXACON INC. - Exacon manufactures and distributes ventilation, heating, cooling, feeding, lighting and air filtering products across Canada. We provide a unique, single source, convenient one stop shopping approach. Brand Names offered include: MULTIFAN exhaust fans (vertical or horizontal mount), AGRIFAN exhaust fans (series “M” and “LP”), VARIFAN electronic controls, GENIUS electronic controls and the NEW ITOUCH control models with touch screen. Exacon offers a full line of ventilation for the Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial and Horticultural markets consisting of exhaust fans, cooling products, circulation fans (including VOSTERMANS Greenhouse Fan and the NEW V-FloFan designed in Holland), MULTIFAN and J&D basket fans, inflation fans, electronic controls and LB WHITE heaters (THERMA GROW greenhouse heaters and the TRADESMAN portable heaters). Exacon is constantly working to add and develop innovative products to maintain our leading edge. For more information call our office at 1-866-335-1431 or email: ldenomme@exacon.ca
FARM CREDIT CANADA - Farm Credit Canada is Canada’s leading agricultural lender. We provide financing, insurance, software, learning programs and business services to Canadian producers and agribusiness and agri-food operators. We have a healthy portfolio of more than $27 billion and 21 consecutive years of portfolio growth. We serve the industry through all cycles and believe in being socially and environmentally responsible. Our employees are committed to the success of our customers and are passionate about agriculture.
FAROMOR LTD. – Faromor is now offering a full line of poultry products for the broiler, cage layer, breeder, and turkey industries. Complete system packages are available for new buildings and upgrades to existing operations. Faromor also offers complete design engineering and installation on all projects. Ontario distributor for Hotraco Computer Control Systems, Zucami Poultry Cage Systems, VES Fans, and Valco Feeding & Drinker Systems.
GLASS-PAC - Glass-Pac designs and manufactures fibreglass exhaust fans and air inlet systems and also represents a quality line of poultry products from ROXELL - feeding systems, LUBING - drinking systems, FANCOM - ventilation controls, feed weighing/ blending systems, live bird weighing systems, HIREDHAND - super saver heaters, BRANT RADIANT tube heaters and DELTA TUBE hot water heating. GlassPac also offers various breeder nesting systems and more. Our products are sold direct with full design, installation, training and support made available.
HALCHEMIX CANADA INC. - has been focused exclusively on the Canadian feed industry for more than 25 years. Halchemix Canada Inc. proudly supplies amino acids produced by Ajinomoto Heartland Inc., enzymes, phytase and betaine produced by Dupont Industrial Biosciences, and Agri-ACID, a livestock water acidifier. Agri-ACID, the original water acidifier in Canada, has been available for more than ten years. Products are
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available at strategic warehouse locations across the country. For more information please visit www.halchemixcanada.com or call 1-800-540-4756.
HELLMANN GMBH - offers a diversified range of products for all layer and pullet producers, including standard, enrichable and fully enriched layer systems for aviary, layer and pullet systems, as well as alternative housing and free range systems. Each system can be designed with a choice of multiple tier heights and depths. Additionally, Hellmann layer cages can be equipped with a choice of egg elevator or egg lift collection systems. Hellmann has nation-wide sales, parts and services to support over 300 customer installations. The company continues to innovate to worldclass layer, pullet and alternative housing. For more information on Hellmann GmbH, please visit www.hellmannpoultry.com or email hellmannpoultry@bellnet. ca. We may also be reached at Ph: (519) 453-3913 or Fax: (519) 453-3996.
HUBBARD - provides solutions that focus on the economic performance, health and well being of breeding stock. Hubbard specializes in state-of-theart selection programs to improve the performance of their pure lines. Hubbard operates its selection programs in 3 different R&D centers in North America and Europe, along with its own production sites in North America, Europe and Brazil. Hubbard has a longstanding experience in breeding, developing and marketing breeding stock for both conventional and alternative markets. Presence in nearly 100 countries around the world and the support of dedicated teams involved in R&D, Production, Technical Service and Sales & Marketing assure the continuity to deliver quality products that are best suited to the different broiler markets throughout the world. Hubbard is a company of Groupe Grimaud.
HYBRID TURKEYS - Our commitment and dedication to the Canadian turkey industry has spanned over 60 years. The lasting relationships we have developed, ongoing investments in research and the performance of our products are assurances that Canadian turkey farmers will continue to benefit from the advantages Hybrid has to offer:
A network of trusted Canadian distributors
Affiliations with agricultural research institutions
A team of global technical experts No matter where you fit in the turkey chain, from breeding to consumer, Hybrid is here to support your cause because our world is all about you. Based out of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Hybrid is part of a global multi-species breeding company; Hendrix Genetics. For more information please visit www. hybridturkeys.com.
INSTA-INSULATION - is the poultryman’s choice for farm building insulation packages. For over 20 years they have been providing spray-in-place polyurethane foam insulation and blow attic insulation for the roof. Ten years ago, Insta brought to the poultry industry INSTA PANELS™, the R-12 polyurethane foam core insulation panels that complete the insulation package. Since then over thirty million square feet have been installed in poultry barn floors. The positive response to floor insulation has been overwhelming. Producers have become accustomed to drier floors, no need for bird crowding, less shavings, easy cleaning barn floors, quicker barn heating, between 25-30% energy savings, overall healthier growing environment for the birds, better birds and bigger profits. Insta-Insulation also offers igloo360HD™, a cellulose insulation for barn walls that controls rodents and resists insect infestation. For more information, call Insta at 1-800-668-0311 or visit our website at www.instainsulation.com
J. DEAN WILLIAMSON LIMITED - is the Canadian representative for Diamond Moba Americas Egg Grading, Breaking, Further Processing and Farm Egg Packing Equipment. With the full line of both Diamond and Moba Farmpackers we have the Packer that meets your needs. J. Dean Williamson Limited is a Canadian Chore-Time Distributor for Cage, Nest and Aviary Systems. In addition to the complete line of ChoreTime Broiler and Turkey Feeders, Ventilation and Waterers, we also represent Ziggity Systems, Lubing Systems, Exacon, Tecno Poultry Equipment and the Eggs Cargo System for trays, dividers and pallets. Call us today for more information. (519) 657-5231 or visit www.jdwpoultry.com
JEFO - Jefo is a leader in the field of non-medicated feed additive, relying on a species-specific approach for each of its products. Jefo’s poultry product line includes Poultrygrow250 & Gallinat+. The Jefo team counts on more than 30 agricultural specialists, to observe world trends, and work with its customers on understanding their needs. The Jefo R&D team takes that information into the research facilities where they work to transform bright ideas into practical, useful, competitive animal nutrition solutions. In 2012, Jefo celebrated its 30th anniversary of commitment to the livestock feed industry. In the last 30 years, the company’s involvement in research, in a variety, of challenging environments and conditions, has resulted in innovation; Jefo products have been shown to make a significant difference on farms.jefo.com
JENI MOBILE WASH - since 1986 we have been serving the poultry community, our commitment and dedication to “OUR” industry continues. We provide an honest, top quality, reliable, barn washing and disinfecting service to S.W. Ontario. Barn washing is our SPECIALTY. We are safety conscious and WSIB compliant. Well-trained crews to match any size operation. We have 6 trucks to serve you better, so you can always count on our reliability. We carry effective, quality disinfectants to complement your biosecurity requirements. We continue to focus on biosecurity as an integral part of our service to you. We at JENI MOBILE WASH know that quality and service do make the difference. Head office: 1-800361-3637 or 519-843-2672, jmw@wightman.ca www. jenimobile.com
KARCHER - Karcher Professional Wash Systems can help you with all of your sales, service and parts requirements. Consolidating all products in one location allows us to offer the best support and most comprehensive product and parts line to our customers. We have experienced sales staff that can assist you with choosing the machine best suited to your individual needs. Whether it’s a custom installation, specific application or a recommendation on which unit will fit your needs; our sales department is going to have a cleaning solution for you. Our sales, service and parts department combined have over 130 years in the customer service and repair field; our knowledge and experience helps us serve you best! That’s just one more reason why we’re North America’s top Karcher dealer!
M. Pierre-Luc Leblanc, président/ Chair LES ÉLEVEURS DE VOLAILLES DU QUÉBEC - M. Pierre-Luc Leblanc est éleveur de poulet et de dindon à Saint-Hyacinthe dans la région de la Montérégie. Il a à son actif 16 années d’expérience en élevage de poulet et de dindon. Depuis 2013, M. Leblanc assure la présidence des Éleveurs de volailles du Québec (ÉVQ).
Mr. Pierre-Luc Leblanc is a chicken and turkey farmer from St-Hyacinthe in the Montérégie region. He has 16 years of experience in chicken and turkey
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farming. Since 2013, Mr. Leblanc has been Chair of the Éleveurs de volailles du Québec.
LUBING - With almost 70 years of experience developing innovative products for poultry producers worldwide, Lubing has established a reputation as one of the most technologically advanced companies in the poultry industry. Our concentrated efforts in developing new technologies for nipple drinking systems, egg conveying systems and high pressure fogging systems have allowed us to specialize our knowledge and produce the most innovative products in the marketplace. Got Lubing? For information on our cutting-edge poultry products, please call 423709-1000, use our toll-free fax line 1-866-289-3237, write to info@lubingusa.com or visit www.lubingusa. com
Steve Hofer, Director
MANITOBA TURKEY PRODUCERS - Steve Hofer has been a Board Member since 2002, and took over the position of TFC Alternate Director following the annual meeting in March 2015. He has also represented turkey producers on KAP and MLMMI committees over the years. The Manitoba turkey industry currently has 50 commercial producers and 8 breeder producers who are represented by 4 Board Members: Bill Uruski, Chair; Rachelle Brown, Vice-Chair; Steve Hofer, Director; and, Cornie Brandt, Director. Board office staff includes Helga Wheddon, General Manager; Donna Bruce, Financial & Office Administrator; and Wendy Harrisko, Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
MELLER POULTRY EQUIPMENT - North American Distributors for Germany’s #1 Meller Poultry cage systems, and the Jansen Nesting, Slating and conveyor system for Breeders, free range or Organic Flocks. The Meller Layer and Pullet cages with chain, hopper, or auger feeders. Plastic manure belts and heavy-duty drives. Direct entry egg elevators or lift systems and egg conveyors. Available in 2-8 tier heights. Factory trained technicians, well-stocked warehouse in Ontario and we service what we sell. We aim to be the best (not the biggest) in the industry.
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH - With our comprehensive product portfolio, experienced sales and technical support staff, and impressive research pipeline, we help Canadian poultry producers protect their business from every major poultry health threat whether they raise breeders, layers, broilers or turkeys. Merck Animal Health is a leader in the Canadian poultry industry. We supply more than 40 poultry health products, vaccines and pharmaceuticals to the industry: COCCIVAC® live coccidiosis vaccines, INNOVAX®ILT, a live HVT recombinant vaccine against Marek’s Disease and ILT, BREEDERVAC-IV-PLUS®, an inactivated vaccine against IBD, Newcastle disease, reovirus and infectious bronchitis, UNIVAX® and CLONEVAC D-78® live IBD vaccines, to name a few. Merck Animal Health, operating in Canada as Intervet Canada Corp., is a subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station NJ, USA. For more information, visit www.merck-animal-health.ca
MERCK SANTÉ ANIMALE - Grâce à notre vaste gamme de produits, à l’expérience de notre équipe de vente et de soutien technique et à notre impressionnante capacité de recherche, nous sommes en mesure d’aider les producteurs canadiens de volailles à protéger leurs entreprises contre les principales maladies qui s’attaquent tant aux élevages de poulets de chair, de reproducteurs et de pondeuses qu’aux élevages de dindons. Merck Santé animale est un chef de file de l’industrie avicole et offre plus de 40 produits, vaccins et médicaments
pour la santé des volailles au Canada tels que les vaccins vivants COCCIVAC® contre la coccidiose, le vaccin recombinant HVT vivant INNOVAX®-ILT contre la maladie de Marek et la laryngotrachéite infectieuse, le vaccin inactivé BREEDERVAC-IVPLUS® contre la bursite infectieuse, la maladie de newcastle, le réovirus et la bronchite infectieuse ainsi que les vaccins vivants UNIVAX® et CLONEVAC D-78® contre la bursite infectieuse, pour n’en citer que quelques-uns. Merck Santé animale, faisant affaire au Canada sous le nom de Intervet Canada Corp., est une filiale de Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, É.-U. Pour plus d’information, visiter www.merck-sante-animale.ca
NIOEX SYSTEMS INC. – Environmentally and Socially Acceptable Solutions. Nioex is a solutions company dedicated to developing environmental compost systems for the livestock and organic waste industries. Nioex’s flagship product, the BIOvator, has been successfully implemented in over 200 operations throughout North America, providing a bio-secure, hassle free disposal option for mortality and organic waste. The pathogen free end product can be safely and effectively disposed of or land applied. The revolutionary and durable BIOvator, as well as contact information, can be viewed at www.nioex.com. Nioex’s experience and unmatched customer and after sales service make them the #1 choice for compost solutions. Nioex – “Giving Nature a Helping Hand”.
NORTH WATERLOO FARMERS MUTUAL -
Established in 1874, North Waterloo Farmers Mutual specializes in agricultural and rural property insurance and is the exclusive Poultry Disease insurer for Ontario Broiler farmers. We provide innovative coverage solutions and competitive premiums for all your farm insurance needs, plus your home, vehicle, business or cottage. Our loss prevention expertise and responsive claim service offer peace of mind you can feel good about and we are proud to give our policyholders the added assurance of a strong, progressive company with a long history of reliable protection. Find a representing broker across Ontario by visiting www.nwfm.com
POULTRY SERVICE
INDUSTRY WORKSHOP
- We are pleased to announce that the 40th Annual Poultry Service Industry Workshop will once again be taking place at the scenic Banff Centre, Tuesday, October 6th through Thursday, October 8th, 2015. The facilities at the Banff Centre will once again provide us with a spectacular means to share Knowledge, ideas and foresight with fellow industry members. Back by popular demand! When you stay at the Banff Centre you will receive a $50.00 discount on your Workshop registration fee. Similar to previous years, we are once again offering early bird registration pricing, so please take advantage of this opportunity. PSIW is known in many poultry circles for providing a very strong program and in keeping with this tradition; our Committee has put together an event that should not be missed. The Committee remains committed to bringing you speakers of the highest quality, presenting topics, which are relevant, timely and diverse enough so that you learn something new and expand your horizons. Visit our website www.poultryworkshop.com for more information.
SALMET - Salmet International knows that bird welfare is top priority in today’s market place. We have taken the initiative and commitment to re-design our equipment to support the US egg producer. We have focused on function, reliability, efficiency and humane bird management. If you are looking for rearing systems or laying systems for cage or cage-free, check
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out the many solutions Salmet offers. info@salmet.us
SANOVO-STAALKAT - Sanovo-Staalkat is the world leader, developing, marketing and servicing farmpacker, graders and breaker-separators. It includes further processing equipment from hard cooking, peeling and pasteurizing and a full range of depalletizing, palletizing and case packing systems with hatchery packers, tray and egg washers and loaders. The Sanovo Technology Group is based in Michigan with engineers, parts and service to support the Canadian egg industry with Mike Enck managing sales. Sanovo-Staalkat markets reconditioned farmpackers and services all manufactures graders and breakers throughout Canada.
SASKATCHEWAN EGG PRODUCERS - In 1972 the Government of Canada, Provincial Governments, and Provincial Egg Boards established a national supply-managed egg system. Over the past 43 years, the system has established extensive programs that benefit both egg farmers and consumers, including Biosecurity, food safety, and animal care programs, and has provided pricing and supply stability across Canada. Saskatchewan currently has 1,006,000 hens on 67 egg farms, and produces a variety of eggs to meet consumer demand. The Saskatchewan Egg Producers’ Board is made up of 6 elected Directors, with the objective of promoting a healthy, expanding, innovative egg industry, and ensuring a consistent supply of safe, nutritious eggs at a fair price.
Martin Kanehl
SPECHT-CANADA - sells German-manufactured Specht laying, pullet, breeder, aviary cages and floor nest systems. Our cages are of high quality and animal-welfare friendly. We can customize to suit our client’s needs, with options available for egg gathering, manure drying and ventilation. Specht-Canada also supplies equipment for broiler, breeders, turkey and duck barns. Installation and ongoing service by trained personnel. Contact us at martin@spechtcanada.com
SUNRISE HATCHERY - is Western Canada’s Leghorn hatchery supplying Shaver White, Bovans, and ISA Brown from breeders in secure Alberta locations. Sunrise Hatchery, the only Shaver franchise west of Manitoba, is designed to supply all of the western provinces from Manitoba to British Columbia. Sunrise Hatchery offers combined experience in breeders, layers and hatching that total over 62 years. We help producers achieve better margins!
SUREFOOT SLAT SYSTEMS - Importing exotic hardwood from Asian countries, Surefoot continues to excel as the most popular slat for the Canadian Broiler Breeder farm, and now becoming the most popular choice for the “Cage Free Layer.” Top quality and service remain the priority of Surefoot since 1990 and we are still going strong after 25 years. We provide farmers a flooring system that is strong, clean and easy to install. Our product is sold direct and designed specifically to meet the needs of each individual producer. More and more farmers across this country are realizing full satisfaction because of Surefoot Slat Systems. Call Surefoot toll free in Canada and USA at 1-877-57-FARM (3276), email: sales@surefootslats.com.
TPI-POLYTECHNIEK - is the leader of ventilation components. Our complete program of air inlet valves and chimneys is produced out of high quality polyurethane in our own modern production facilities and offers a solution for almost all houses. The high insulation value of polyurethane makes our program especially suitable for cold climate areas. Our wall and ceiling inlets and tunnel units are most distinctive
and unique. We listen to the questions and needs of our clients and act accordingly; fast and precise. In this way we want to become your “First choice in agricultural ventilation components!” For more information please visit www.tpi-polytechniek.com or contact us on infodk@tpi-polytechniek.com and we will help you finding a dealer close to you.
TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA - Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) is the national organization representing Canada’s 500+ turkey farmers. The Agency’s objective is to develop and strengthen the Canadian turkey market through an effective supply management system that stimulates growth and profitability for economic stakeholders, and ensures a reliable supply of high quality turkey products for Canadian consumers. TFC is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors, composed of eight elected Provincial Board representatives and three elected processor representatives. Visit us on the web at www.turkeyfarmersofcanada.ca.
LES ÉLEVEURS DE DINDON DU CANADA - Les Éleveurs de dindon du Canada (ÉDC) sont une organisation nationale qui représente les 500 et quelques éleveurs de dindon du pays. L’Office a pour objectif de développer et renforcer le marché canadien du dindon grâce à un système efficace de gestion de l’offre qui favorise la croissance et la rentabilité pour les agents économiques, et garantisse aux consommateurs un approvisionnement fiable en produits de dindon de qualité. Les ÉDC sont gouvernés par un Conseil d’administration de 11 membres dont huit représentants élus des offices provinciaux et trois représentants élus des transformateurs. Pour en savoir plus, consultez notre site Web : www.leseleveursdedindonducanada.ca.
George Campbell, Chair TURKEY FARMERS OF ONTARIO (TFO) - George Campbell, Chair of the Turkey Farmers of Ontario (TFO), has served on the Board of Directors since 2006 and in October 2014 was elected to his current position. George purchased a turkey farm in 1999 after spending most of his career in the industry. He married JoAnne in 1973 & has a son Neil, a daughter Kristy and 4 grandchildren.
VÉTOQUINOL - Vétoquinol is a family-owned, independent veterinary pharmaceutical company, which has been exclusively and passionately devoted to improving animal health for 80 years. We offer a complete line of innovative and trusted products with an extensive range of medications, disinfectants, insecticides and rodenticides to cater to the everyday needs of Canadian veterinarians, producers and their livestock. Our leadership position in water-soluble medications and biosecurity combined with our excellent technical support makes Vétoquinol the perfect partner to maximize results and to meet today’s production challenges.
VÉTOQUINOL - Vétoquinol est une entreprise familiale indépendante dédiée exclusivement et passionnément à l’amélioration de la santé animale depuis maintenant 80 ans. Nous offrons une gamme complète de produits novateurs et éprouvés avec un vaste éventail de médicaments, désinfectants, insecticides et raticides pour les besoins quotidiens des vétérinaires et producteurs canadiens et de leurs animaux. Notre leadership en médication sous forme de poudre soluble et en biosécurité combiné à notre excellent soutien technique font de Vétoquinol le partenaire de choix pour maximiser les résultats et rencontrer les défis de la production moderne.
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WAREHOUSE SHELL SALES COMPANYFor over 75 years Warehouse Shell Sales has been a leader in supplying the poultry industry with the finest quality oyster shells available. For more information, please give us a call at 1-888-459-7294 or visit our website at www.warehouseshellsales.com
WEBER’S FABRICATING LTD. - Weber’s Fabricating is a family owned business, which started manufacturing Live Turkey Loaders in 1970. Clare grew up on a turkey farm and he has first hand knowledge of the turkey business. Today we offer the traditional slider model as well as a telescoping model in either a single or 2 story. We are a custom job shop and can probably build it if you can think of it. We would be pleased to quote on your needs. Contact us at (519) 664-3711 or email cnweber@webersfab.ca
WEEDEN ENVIRONMENTS - Weeden Environments is a leader in providing new technology in products and equipment designed for the poultry and livestock industry to lower stress levels while improving performance and productivity. Weeden Environments manufactures sprinkler systems for activity promotion, cooling, dust control and cleanout preparation. Weeden’s full service poultry equipment products include computerized controllers & scales, drinkers and nipple lines, feeding systems, heating and ventilation systems. Weeden is providing LED Light Bulbs in a 9 Watt and 6 Watt version at very competitive prices. Their WATER-SMART program provides producers with a simple program to follow as well as the tools needed to ensure proper pH levels and clean water lines including Proxy-Clean and Jefacid. They also offer monitoring tools such as ORP pens and pH strips, as well as necessary equipment such as injector pumps, and medicators.
ZIGGITY SYSTEMS, INC. - is the only manufacturer 100 percent focused on poultry watering for improved performance. Since 1977, Ziggity has developed innovative poultry watering products to help producers achieve exceptional performance in every category — bird weight, feed conversion, mortality, condemnations and egg production. That’s because Ziggity drinkers are designed to deliver all the water birds need to thrive without wetting the litter or pits. Additionally, Ziggity provides an educational resource for producers through clearly presented videos and blogs on Ziggity’s new Poultry Watering U website, www.poultrywatering. com, where visitors can obtain a helpful understanding of how birds interact with watering systems and how to best manage such systems for optimal results. Call +1 574-825-5849, fax +1 574-825-7674 or visit www. Ziggity.com.
ZOETIS - Global Expertise. Local Solutions. Zoetis aims to be the leading (benchmark) provider of global poultry health solutions through innovation, exceptional customer service, and respected science. Our commitment to research and development has helped us produce some of the industry’s most trusted vaccines, pharmaceuticals and devices. Regardless of your type of operation — breeder, broiler or commercial layer — Zoetis dedicated team of field experts can help you achieve the best results possible. With our comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions, and passion for poultry health, we are your partners for a healthy bottom line. For any further questions please contact Zoetis at: Zoetis, 16740 Trans-Canada Highway / Kirkland, QC, Canada, H9H 4M7. Visit us: zoetis.ca
60,000 sq ft. of full slat floors in 2 barns, one built in 2013 with cage free capabilities and central egg collection from colony nest boxes. Barns are metal clad with concrete floors and have supplemental heat and excellent ventilation. Processing room has a grader and two egg packers, a new 2000 sq. ft. egg storage area for cooling. Building and equipment are in good working condition and ready to go. Barn can be sold or leased with or without the management team.
HERE’S THE POINT
BY LESLIE BALLENTINE, BALLENTINE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Undercover investigations changing
Iprefer to call it spying, but call it what you may, undercover investigations on farms and elsewhere are changing. This past spring saw a number of investigations released in quick succession to the media by groups such as the HSUS, MFA, PETA and others. While it appears that activist groups are stepping up their “investigation” efforts, it is nothing new. PETA conducted its first undercover investigation in 1981, later proven to have been staged but costing lasting damage to the reputation and work of the researcher in question. What is new is how the animal agriculture sector is adapting their response. In the U.S. where the majority of these infiltrations occur, some continue to pursue state-level legislative efforts. Failures and legal challenges have invoked others to take a different approach. Some commodity groups, including some here in Canada, utilize third-party experts to review video documentation taken by undercover activists – often missing the 24 hr. news cycle or limiting coverage to the farm press. Third party experts are used because activists do the same, except they do it at the time of their press conferences or TV appearances.
In June, Dairy Farmers of America (a cooperative with 1400 members) put the jump on Mercy for Animals (MFA) by conducting an audit and sending out a press release before the animal rights group made its recordings public. The video taken at one of its members’ farms alleged animal cruelty. On learning of the infiltration, DFA acted quickly and called in their third party auditor. Based on the results of the investigative audit, the farm was placed on probationary status pending the successful completion of a corrective action plan.
said it would work with DFA to lay charges against the infiltrator for not reporting the abuse as required under the farm’s employment requirements.
DFA also used the incident to build public trust by admitting responsibility and explained how the farm would be getting better with new employees. Further, they noted that the cooperative instituted many best practices for its farms nearly a decade ago. They also took further steps by creating a campaign to encourage reporting of suspected animal abuse on farms including hashtag #ReportNotRecord on social media to gather public support.
All the best practices in the world won’t stop your farm from being infiltrated
A week prior to the dairy farm allegations by MFA, the HSUS released a video of an U.S. egg farm and a major supplier to Costco retailers. Showing “inhumane treatment of animals and food safety concerns” with voiceovers by HSUS executives, the media and fundraising campaign only received brief attention but garnered more than 173,000 views within the first four days, an indication that the U.S. media may be tiring of such exposes. Costco tactfully announced that it “would not drop the farm in question.” Instead, the farm and retailer went on the offensive by pointing out that the images of filthy aisles and dead or suffering hens were part of the HSUS investigator’s job. The farm reported the most recent inspection by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, in October 2014, showed over 90 percent compliance with standards, “which is good,” agency spokesman Logan Hall wrote in an email. After receiving the video, the farm also hired independent local poultry experts to review its operations.
In its press release, DFA even included the video, saying “animal abuse in the dairy industry is not tolerated.” The heavily edited five minute video was taken over a two month period by a hired MFA investigator. The farm owners issued their own statement and were shocked by the behavior of both the involved employees and the MFA imposter. The owners also questioned why the undercover activist, Jessica Buck, did “not bring these concerns to our attention immediately?” Following the audit, the employees in question were fired. And the farm owners worked cooperatively with the local sheriff office by identifying the employees captured in the video. The farm also
An inspection by Costco representatives came to the same conclusion saying “Hillandale has identified some areas in which it believes it can improve, including process improvement and more training for its employees,” a clear sign that egg suppliers are working with retailers to develop strategies.
But so are the activists. In the dairy farm incident media reported that all of the video footage had been turned over to police by the activist group—something MFA has been criticized for. To verify the farm, Mercy for Animals provided pay stubs from their infiltrator. Here’s the point: All the best practices in the world won’t stop your farm from being infiltrated. A sound crisis communications strategy can. n
