AGENCY BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND STATISTICS FOR: CHICKEN FARMERS OF CANADA (CFC), TURKEY FARMERS OF CANADA (TFC), EGG FARMERS OF CANADA (EFC)
LISTINGS FOR: Health monitored hatcheries, registered egg stations, egg product stations, feed manufacturers, feed supplements, drugs, vaccines, etc., registered poultry stations, provincial associations, Department of Agriculture and university officials, consulting veterinarians and agricultural representatives for banks. All listed in their respective provinces:
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Thumbnail Sketches of
FROM THE EDITOR
BY KRISTY NUDDS
Celebrating Agriculture
Canada now has an official day to celebrate agriculture - February 16, 2017.
Canada’s Agriculture Day is a “time to celebrate and draw a closer connection between Canadians, our food and the people who produce it,” according to its creator, Agriculture More than Ever
The day marks the first time the industry has dedicated a day to celebrating agriculture and the people in the industry. It was announced on June 1, the final day of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) Public Trust Summit in Ottawa.
Candace Hill, manager of Agriculture
More Than Ever, said in a release Canada’s Agriculture Day complements the industryled initiative that has attracted more than 470 partner organizations and 2,100 individuals committed to creating positive perceptions of agriculture. Agriculture
More Than Ever’s goal is to encourage those involved in agriculture to speak up and speak positively about the industry.
“It’s all about showing our love, pride and passion for an industry that puts food on our tables,” Hill says. “We want to give everyone the opportunity to have a voice in the conversation and celebrate the industry that feeds the world.”
“We all eat food yet many people don’t automatically make the connection between what’s on their plate and the commitment and care that goes into raising livestock, growing crops or processing food,” says Crystal Mackay, CEO of Farm & Food Care Canada, a national charity committed to building public trust and confidence in food and farming in Canada.
“Every link in the food production chain – from the farm to the grocery store and restaurant – plays a vital role in bringing food to your table every day,” says Mackay, whose group organized the summit.
“Canada’s Agriculture Day is an opportunity
to get involved, celebrate and be a part of the conversation about food and farming.”
Hill encourages the industry, organizations and individuals to come up with their own ideas and activities to promote and celebrate Canadian agriculture. Resources and ideas on how individuals and organizations can do that are available on the Canada’s Agriculture Day website, www.Agday.ca
It’s a much-needed initiative, particularly given the lack of understanding by consumers on how their food is produced. At the summit, CCFI released the results of a survey that showed 93 per cent of Canadians say they know little or nothing about farming.
That’s a staggering statistic, but there is some hope — the research also showed that two-thirds of Canadians want to know more about Canada’s food system and where there food comes from. “We see a big opportunity ahead of us,” Mackay said in a release. “The time is now to open up more dialogue and increase opportunities for credible conversations about our food in Canada.”
She says the new CCFI will serve as a “critical hub to help the Canadian food system better understand the public’s questions and concerns and determine how to bridge the gap that currently exists between farm gates and dinner plates.”
Farmers can also play a part. Although I’ve heard numerous farmers say they are not comfortable being a public relations spokesperson for their respective industries, opportunities do exist for “agvocacy” that allow a person to stay within his or her comfort zone. Check out the resources available at www.Agday.ca and visit www. foodintegrity.ca for more information on the CCFI and the key findings from the Canadian Public Trust research – it’s sure to inspire. n
Canada - 1 Year $ 30.95 (plus applicable taxes) U.S.A. - 1 Year $ 66.95 USD Foreign - 1 Year $ 70.95 USD GST - #867172652RT0001
Occasionally, Canadian Poultry Magazine will mail information on behalf of industry-related groups whose products and services we believe may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive this information, please contact our circulation department in any of the four ways listed above.
With nearly 70 years of experience developing innovative products for poultry producers worldwide, Lubing has established a reputation of leadership by introducing new, cutting-edge technologies to the poultry industry.
OptiGROW Nipple
The ultimate Broiler nipple Optimized for Growth!
SprayCabinet
Spraying/Disinfecting your chain... Simplified!
DripCanopy
Keep your floors mess-free with a DripCanopy!
Cantilever Drive Unit
Keep the clutter out of processing!
ChainKeeper
It’s like life insurance for your conveyor system!
BaitStation
Keep your rodent problems under control!
Got Lubing? Contact your local Lubing Distributor for more detailed information about our new, innovative products.
Cowansville, Quebec
Tel: (450) 263.6222
Fax: (450) 263.9021
(780) 963.4795
Fax: (780) 963.5034
Revised Code of Practice Released WHAT’S HATCHING HATCHING
The Chicken Farmers of Canada, Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council, Turkey Farmers of Canada, Canadian Hatching Egg Producers and the National Farm Animal Care Council(NFACC) announced the release of the revised Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens, and Turkeys on June 15, 2016.
Canada’s Codes of Practice are nationally developed guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They serve as the foundation for ensuring that farm animals are cared for using sound management and welfare practices that promote animal health and well-being. Codes are used as educational tools, reference materials for regulations, and the foundation for industry animal care assess-
ment programs.
NFACC’s Code development process is a uniquely collaborative approach that ensures credibility and transparency through scientific rigour, stakeholder collaboration, and consistency. Updates to the poultry Code were led by a 15-person Code committee comprised of poultry farmers, animal welfare and enforcement representatives, researchers, hatcheries, transporters, processors, veterinarians, and government representatives. Aiding in their work was a five-person Scientific Committee that included research and veterinary expertise in poultry behaviour, health and welfare. A public comment period was held in the fall of 2015 to allow the public and all stakeholders to provide input.
“The Code process provides an important opportunity for advancing farm animal welfare policy in Canada,” said poultry welfare expert Dr. Ian Duncan, representing
the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies on the Code Committee. “A step forward has been taken with the completion of this Code.”
Canada’s Codes of Practice are a powerful tool for meeting rising consumer, marketplace and societal expectations relative to farm animal welfare. Codes support responsible animal care practices and keep everyone involved in farm animal care and handling on the same page.
The poultry Code is the eighth Code of Practice updated through NFACC’s Code development process. For more information on the Codes of Practice and NFACC’s Code development process visit www.nfacc.ca.
The new poultry Code is available online at www.nfacc. ca/codes-of-practice/chickensturkeys-and-breeders.
Funding has been provided via the AgriMarketing Program under Growing Forward 2, a federal–provincial–territorial initiative.
Olymel Expanding St-Damase Plant
Olymel announced that it is investing $10 million to expand its primary poultry processing plant at St-Damase in the Montérégie for the installation of an air chilling room. The Olymel facility in St-Damase, which specializes in chicken slaughtering and butchering, will soon have
additional production capacity, enabling it to better serve its clientele, including the rotisserie sector and the retail distribution sector. The plant will enjoy more flexibility, since it will acquire a chicken air chilling system while retaining the current water cooling process. This new production component at the St. Damase facility is expected to
create ten new jobs.
The expansion work, which began in mid-May, will add 15,000 square feet to the rue Principale plant in St. Damase, bringing its total area to over 95,000 square feet. In addition to serving private customers with fresh products and various cuts of poultry, the St-Damase plant also supplies Olymel further processing plants, including the plant in nearby Ste-Rosalie. The expansion should be completed in September.
Connect OnFarm Releases Encompas5
Lethbridge-based Connect OnFarm has introduced a bio-based “next generation” enzyme formulation, Encompas5.
Like all effective feed enzyme formulations, Encompas5 works by breaking
Avian Forum
Merial recently hosted more than 500 participants from 70 countries at its 4th Merial Global Avian Forum in Barcelona to address opportunities in meeting the global demand for an abundant supply of safe and affordable source of protein. Presentations and workshops during the forum explored global and regional poultry management trends; the evolution of emerging and reemerging avian diseases; and current and future diagnostics and vaccine technologies.
down components of animal feed that otherwise would be impossible or hard to digest. This releases additional nutrients and energy from those components that can be captured and used by the animal. Encompas5 includes a combination of five unique and complementary enzymes
Several interactive discussions focused on the prevalence - often with considerable differences in regions - and evolution of (re)emerging diseases in the world, including respiratory diseases (avian influenza, Newcastle disease virus (NDV), Marek’s disease, infectious bronchitis, mycoplasmosis and infectious laryngotracheitis) and digestive diseases (caused by viruses, bacteria, coccidia, Histomonas and other parasites).
Other presentations examined strategies to prevent and control these highly endemic diseases, which have the potential to threaten entire flocks and cause significant
SEPTEMBER
September 5-9, 2016
XXV World’s Poultry Congress, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China. For more information, visit: www.wpc2016.cn
September 13-15, 2016
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, Canada’s Outdoor Park, Woodstock, Ont. For more information, visit: www.outdoorfarmshow.com
OCTOBER
that offer both individual and synergistic benefits.
Additional feed enhancing technology in Encompas5 includes a proprietary biobased extract proven to help reduce ammonia and other noxious gases, while also supporting optimal gut health.
quality, supply and economic losses.
At the meeting, Merial also announced updates on the use of its novel NeO effervescent tablet vaccine formulation, a simple, convenient and eco-friendly vaccine formulation that launched in September 2015. The Avinew NeO effervescent tablet vaccine is already available in 16 countries for immunization against NDV and continues to roll-out globally. The Merial Global Avian Forum also recognized the 10-year anniversary of Merial’s pioneering VAXXITEK HVT+IBD vector vaccine, used to protect flocks against Marek’s disease and Gumboro disease.
October 4-6, 2016 Poultry Service Industry Workshop, Banff Centre, Banff, Alta. For more information, visit: www.poultryworkshop.com
October 4-6, 2016
International Egg Symposium, Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alta. For more information, visit: www.eggforum.ualberta.ca
October 25, 2016
Canadian Poultry Sustainability Symposium, Westerner Park, Harvest Centre, Red Deer, Alta. For more information, visit: www.cpsustainability.com
DECEMBER
December 1, 2016
Eastern Ontario Poultry Conference, St. Isidore, Ont. For more information, visit: www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca
Brome Lake Ducks to Expand
Brome Lake Ducks is investing $30 million into the construction of a new hatchery and livestock building in the region of Brome Lake, Quebec. The company has acquired the former Viande Laroche beef plant, located in the Eastern Township municipality of Asbestos that it plans to convert into a 51,000 square
foot processing plant. The expansion project will allow the company to double its annual production of Peking ducks and will create more than 150 new jobs over the next few years.
Its output has increased eightfold, from 500,000 birds in 1990 to an yearly production that surpasses two mil-
Canada’s Agriculture Day
February 16, 2017 has been announced as Canada’s Agriculture Day – a time to celebrate and draw a closer connection between Canadians, food and the people who produce it.
The announcement, made on the final day of the Canadian Centre for Food
2017 IPPE
Nearly at Capacity
The 2017 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has already surpassed 490,000 net square feet of exhibit space and has secured more than 1,010 exhibitors. Made up of the three integrated tradeshows – International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and International Meat Expo – the IPPE is the world’s largest annual feed, meat and poultry 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).
“More than 90 percent of the show floor has already been booked, and we anticipate
lion ducks which are shipped to customers from Quebec, Canada, Asia, South America and the United States.
This acquisition is the result of a close collaboration between Brome Lake Ducks, Fond de diversification économique de la MRC des Sources, Investissement Québec and Desjardins.
COMING EVENTS
JANUARY 2017
January 30-31, 2017
International Poultry Scientific Forum, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. For more information, visit: www. ippexpo.org
Integrity Public Trust Summit in Ottawa, marks the first time the Canadian agriculture industry has dedicated a day to celebrating agriculture and the people in the industry.
Crystal Mackay, CEO of Farm & Food Care Canada, whose group organized the summit, says “Every link in
the food production chain – from the farm to the grocery store and restaurant – plays a vital role in bringing food to your table every day. Canada’s Agriculture Day is an opportunity to get involved, celebrate and be a part of the conversation about food and farming.”
exceeding 30,000 attendees. The 2017 IPPE will provide a great location for attendees to learn about new products and services, network and discuss common topics facing the animal protein and feed industries,” stated the show sponsors.
IPPE will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 31 –Feb. 2, 2017, 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. Combining the expertise from AFIA, NAMI and USPOULTRY, IPPE will also feature dynamic education programs focused on current industry issues.
For more information about the 2017 IPPE, visit www.ippexpo.org.
January 31-February 2, 2017 International Production and Processing Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. For more information, visit: www.ippexpo.org
FEBRUARY 2017
February 14-16, 2017
Atlantic Poultry Conference, Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville, N.S. For more information, visit: www.atlanticpoultryconference.com
APRIL 2017
April 5-6, 2017
London Poultry Show, Metroland Media Complex, Western Fairgrounds, London, Ont. For more information, visit: http:// www.westernfairdistrict. com/london-poultry-show
We welcome additions to our Coming Events section. To ensure publication at least one month prior to the event, please send your event information at least eight to 12 weeks in advance to: Canadian Poultry, Annex Business Media, P.O. Box 530, 105 Donly Dr. S., Simcoe, ON N3Y 4N5; email knudds@annexweb.com; or fax 519-429-3094. Please write ‘Event Submission’ in the subject line.
WHAT’S
HATCHING HATCHING
Hybrid Welfare Donation
Hybrid Turkeys has donated $125,000 to the University of Guelph’s Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW) to support turkey welfare research.
The centre, under the direction of Prof. Tina Widowski, promotes the welfare of animals through research, outreach and education and seeks to better understand how animals perceive and respond to their environ-
ments and the ways that we handle them.
Poultry welfare research priorities will be determined in consultation with a poultry welfare advisory committee, which will include representatives from both the University of Guelph and from Hybrid Turkeys. This collaborative approach will ensure industry issues are considered for research and that research results are shared.
Aviagen Launches Updated Nutrition Specs A
viagen has launched an updated version of its global Parent Stock (PS) Nutrition Specifications for its Arbor Acres, Indian River and Ross brands.
The specifications are consistently reviewed by the Aviagen Global Nutrition Team and reflect ongoing improvements in bird performance as well as the latest available research. The new versions have been updated with a continued focus on body weight and egg weight control, production persistency, better fertility and hatchability to
Deborah Whale has been inducted into the Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame. Whether in the boardroom, at the podium, or on the family farm, she has been a trailblazer and passionate advocate for Ontario agriculture. From ag research to poultry disease prevention and environmental sustainability, her vision has been a driving force for change. She was nominated by by the Poultry Industry Council.
ensure that the bird’s needs are met at every age.
The new specifications introduce a breeder three diet to keep better control of body weight and egg weight after 50 weeks. In addition, an improved amino acids profile to help support feathering and intestinal health has been added. Recommendations for two, three and four-stage rearing programs are now included, reflecting the global nature of the specifications and providing farmers with a greater choice of appropriate diets for their local conditions.
Chet Hobart passed away in May 2016 at the age of 81. He had a 42-year career with CobbVantress Inc. and played a significant role in developing the global market for Cobb broiler breeding stock.
Blake Copeland has joined Canadian Biosystems Inc. as a new on-farm sales representative. Copeland started with the company as a summer student spending the bulk of this time working in the laboratory and assisting with production, learning the CBS Inc. products and their science basis from the ground up.
CHET HOBART
BLAKE COPELAND
DEBORAH WHALE
IN THE NEWS
Alberta
Susan Schafers
A passion for ag education
BY TREENA HEIN
For Susan Schafers, the choice to go cage-free in 2007 was obvious. “At the time, my father still owned the quota, and he downsized from 30,000 to 7000 layers,” she explains. “For that smallish flock size, free-run made sense financially. And also, my brother, Martin Kanehl, was selling poultry barn equipment, and we saw the writing on the wall with cage-free. Everyone would be moving that way. I think we were second in Alberta to do it.”
Schafers’ operation, STS Farms, located in Stony Plain (outside Edmonton) supplies Burnbrae, which is the sole provider of eggs to McDonald’s Canada. Schafers is pleased that the retail chain sources eggs, meat, potatoes and more from Canadian farms, a practice some other chains don’t choose to employ.
STS Farms was started by Schafers’ parents Manfred and Elke Kanehl, in the early 1960’s. They were immigrants from Germany who met and married here. “My Dad did everything from working the railroads to being a cowboy to running a hatchery,” Schafers explains. “At one point, he got a few hundred chickens and then grew from there. He grew grain as well, and had a broiler-breeder operation and then went to layers. As their layer flock downsized and they stopped cropping, their pullet operation grew and STS Farms now produces 150,000 pullets a year. “We started with free run housing with the pullets, then went to caged and now we’ll be switching to loose housing again, which might mean downsizing,” Schafers says. “The next renovation will be aviary free-run, with birds having the opportunity to learn how to fly.” She notes that in 2007, she would have gone
Susan Schafers thinks egg producers are living in a great time, in a very strong growth mode where eggs are viewed as nutritious, fresh and economical for consumers. She says, “Yes, there are challenges, the biggest one being the housing situation, but we will meet those.”
to an aviary system for the layers, but they weren’t around at the time. “Now there are better styles,” she says. “They’ve done a lot of development work, and now you have the ability to place more birds.”
While Schafers supports producers using aviary, enriched cage or free-run systems, she notes that when you go from cages to one of the looser hous-
ing systems, there is an increase in the environmental footprint of the farm – a fact which many consumers may not realize. “You have to build more barns, which takes up more space and uses more resources and adds to the cost,” she notes. “That’s the reality. It will take time for industry to make those changes. I think consumers should have the choice of buying eggs from hens living in differ-
AWARENESS IS KEY
ent housing systems, but it’s different when retailers and some consumers dictate a single choice to egg farmers and to all consumers. Going to all free-run barns across the country will mean the price of eggs will go up substantially. But there is a silver lining in that there is excitement and enthusiasm in the industry along with some fear and uncertainties. We have a very strong and positive industry. Eggs are considered healthy again, and we’re in growth mode. I’d like to build a second barn in time.”
Schafers has five full-time employees and several part-time employees, some of whom have been with her over 20 years. She has a farm manager, but does lots of hands-on daily tasks such as gathering eggs and loading pullets as she enjoys it, it keeps her in good touch with the birds and it provides good balance. Her parents live next door to her and her children on the farm, and her Dad Manfred still enjoys helping out and sharing his wealth of knowledge. Schafers’ children Isaac (14 years old), Elisabeth (17) and Glen (19) have always helped out on the farm. “I’ve always encouraged them to get post-secondary education and to have that experience away from the farm,” she says. “They will know when and if they want to come back.”
IMPORTANCE OF ASSOCIATIONS
Like Schafers’ father, who served on the Egg Farmers of Alberta (EFA) and Egg Farmers of Canada boards for many years, Schafers also has held association positions. She’s the current EFA Vice Chair and former Chair and has also served on the Pullet Growers of Canada board. “Unless you’re on a board, you don’t realize how important it is,” she says. “At some point, every producer should be on the board. You see how what you do on your own farm relates to what is happening in your own province and nationally, how the provinces need to work together on national issues and also international ones. I really enjoy the board service.”
Schafers has a degree in Agricultural Management, and does both public speaking and blogging on the EFA website. “Ag education is one of the things I love the most,” she says. “It’s many things. I enjoy being part of the conversation and talking to people about their views. I love teaching people about where their food comes from in the schools, at events, on television, and I think it’s very important as an entire industry because interacting means you’re able to develop your industry and reach people. We are well on our way to educating people about food and animal husbandry but we can always do more.”
She adds, “I think egg producers are living in a great time, in a very strong growth mode where eggs are viewed as nutritious, fresh and economical for consumers. Yes, there are challenges, the biggest one being the housing situation, but we will meet those. I am very happy being on the EFA Board, with the current focus on planning and supporting producers to find solutions.
“Producer education and awareness are very important so that producers are prepared for the future and aren’t left scrambling.” n
Nova Scotia Nick de Graaf
Working towards self-sufficiency
BY DAN WOOLLEY
Nova Scotia broiler producer Nick de Graaf passed several significant milestones in 2008.
First, he bought out his father’s share in the Annapolis Valley poultry farm founded by his Dutch grandfather in the early 1960s in Kings County, Nova Scotia, between Canning and Port Williams.
Next, Nick bought more quota, increasing his flock production by 196,000 birds annually. This came just three years after the de Graafs bought additional quota in 2005, increasing their flock production by 102,000 birds per year. “We grow 660,000 chickens per year and we also grow 67,000 turkeys per year,” says Nick.
He ships his birds to the Sunnymel poultry processing plant in Clair, Northern New Brunswick.
Nick’s poultry production is audited for four food safety and animal welfare programs. For his broilers, this includes the Chicken Farmers of Canada’s (CFC) On-Farm Food Safety Assurance Program (OFFSAP) and CFC’s Animal Care Program. He also follows two similar programs for his turkey production.
Lastly, in 2008 he also built a feed mill to process poultry rations from his crops.
He grows wheat, primarily for straw bedding for his flocks and he is 100 per cent self-sufficient in corn cultivation.
Nick owns 700 acres of arable land and he also crops an additional 900 acres in scattered parcels across Kings County.
He only grows 65 per cent of the soybeans he uses in his rations as he doesn’t yet have enough acreage for soybean self-sufficiency. However, he is looking for more land.
Nick graduated in 1998 from the
Nick de Graaf’s broiler and turkey operation is 100 per cent self-sufficient in corn for rations, and he’s working on increasing soybean acreage.
Nova Scotia Agricultural College, now the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus with a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics and four years later, in 2002, he became financially involved in the family farm.
Nick is now a director on both the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia and the Turkey Farmers of Nova Scotia marketing boards. To date, he has served seven years on the chicken marketing board and two years on the turkey board. He is also a past-president of the Kings county Federation of Agriculture.
He and his wife, Trudy, have three
children. Their eldest daughter, Malorie, is married with two children of her own.
Their next daughter, Vanessa, is 16 and their son, Tyler, is 14.
Vanessa plans to attend Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus and seems interested in farming after graduation, de Graaf says.
At age 40 he has not yet begun farm succession planning.
Off-farm recreational interests of the de Graaf family include travel and de Graaf says he and his two youngest children enjoy the shooting sports of trap and skeet. n
Enhancing well-being through better nutrition
Canadian Food For Children is making a big difference, feeding vulnerable people across the world. Egg Farmers of Canada is proud to support Canadian Food For Children, donating an average of 16 metric tons (or 36,000 kg) of powdered eggs per year.
Visit eggfarmers.ca to find out more.
Améliorer le bien-être grâce à une meilleure nutrition
L’organisme caritatif Canadian Food For Children accomplit un travail remarquable en nourrissant des personnes vulnérables partout dans le monde. Les Producteurs d’œufs du Canada sont fiers d’appuyer Canadian Food For Children en faisant don d’environ 16 tonnes métriques (36 000 kg) de poudre d’œufs chaque année.
Visitez producteursdoeufs.ca pour plus d’informations.
Board of Directors
Conseil d’administration
Joe Kleinsasser AB/ALB.
Walter Siemens BC/C.-B.
Kurt Siemens MB/MAN.
David Coburn NB/N.-B.
Joseph R. W. Smallwood III NL/T.-N.-L.
John Penner NT/T.N.-O.
Glen Jennings NS/N.-É.
Roger Pelissero ON/ONT.
Leith Murray PE/ Î.-P.-É.
Emmanuel Destrijker QC/QUÉ.
Regan Sloboshan SK/SASK.
Wayne Beggs CAC/ACC
Claude Dulude
CPEPC (Grading)
CCTOV (Secteur du classement)
Mike Vanderpol
CPEPC (Processing)
CCTOV (Secteur de la transformation)
Brad Lawson
CPEPC (Hatcheries)
CCTOV (Secteur des couvoirs)
Peter Clarke Chairman of the Board Président du Conseil
Tim Lambert Chief Executive Officer Chef de la direction
Manitoba
The Froese Family
From a long wait for quota decades ago to a large and diverse farming operation where technology abounds
BY TREENA HEIN
Sometimes in life we have to wait for things, but they are worth it. In Vernon Froese’s case, it was broiler quota that he waited for, first applying while he was still in high school in 1969. “I knew there were about 30 or 35 people ahead of me at the time,” he remembers. “The list was updated every few years, and you had to confirm your application and interest. I didn’t own any land, but I knew I wanted to farm.” Vernon got married in 1976 to Hilda and for a few years, they raised pullets. In 1981, the Froeses finally received notification they were next in line for chicken quota, and the year after that, the couple bought Hilda’s parents’ farm.
What is now called “the home farm” in the Froese family is a farm that had been started by Hilda’s parents around 1948 as a small dairy on about 400 acres. Hilda and Vernon waited two years to convert the dairy to chicken and hogs. “I grew up on a dairy farm and knew what the workload was, and it was difficult to find quota to expand the dairy,” Vernon says, “so we converted the dairy barn to a hog barn and built a broiler barn the same year.” At that time, Manitoba had what was called a “roaster” quota for bigger male birds, and quota was based on square footage, so the barn Hilda and Vernon built in 1984 was 10,000 square feet. Today, they produce 42,000 kilograms of chicken per cycle at the home farm and 87,000 kilograms on another farm purchased about seven years ago, which already had three chicken
BY
Vernon Froese and his wife Hilda waited 12 years for broiler quota. They now raise chickens, hogs and crop 1,500 acres with their two sons, Ryan and Tyler.
barns. The Froeses also have two other farm sites where they raise 12,000 feeder hogs on contract to Maple Leaf.
They also crop 1500 acres (grain corn, soybeans and canola), selling all their grain to the local feed mill where they buy all their feed. “Some of our grain definitely comes back to us,” Vernon says. “They cook the grains and pellet the chicken feed, and the birds seem to do better on the cooked feed.”
Sons Tyler (married to Alishia) looks after fields and equipment, and Ryan (married to Ange) manages the chicken and hog sites. The farm also has one fulltime employee. Daughter Trista and her husband Paul have their own farm and daughter Rochelle (married to Brian) is a massage therapist in Medicine Hat. In all, Hilda and Vernon have 16 grandkids. “The oldest is 12, so none of them work on the farm yet,” Vernon says. For his
part, he notes “I do the paperwork and pay bills and look after chickens on the home farm. Tyler and Ryan handle dayto-day farm management now, and that’s a big change from ten years ago.”
The Froeses have had some challenges with chick quality over the years, mostly chicks that come from U.S. hatcheries, but Vernon says one local hatchery is planning to raise all its own, and so more Canadian chicks will be available locally. The Froeses manage their flocks carefully and it’s been years since a veterinarian had to visit the farm.
Vernon has served on the Manitoba Chicken Board for ten years. “The price for chicken, food safety and animal care programs have been some issues provincially over that time period, and nationally there was a new allocation agreement settled in the last two years,” he notes. “The government looks favourably on
WORTH THE WAIT
PHOTO
CANADIANS WANT CANADIAN CHICKEN.
Ask your retailers and processors to sign up for the “ Raised by a Canadian Farmer ” program.
The energy savings will blow you away.
The winds of change are blowing through today’s livestock building ventilation. Canarm and Intelia bring you the first EC motors for agricultural fans, a smart and energy-efficient alternative to conventional AC motors. Plus, our new ECsmart™ motors run cooler and last longer than common fan motors. They’re a breath of fresh air for your energy budget.
Manitoba
the supply management system and the farmers make it work well. Allocation takes a lot of time and is carefully done.” Vernon notes that Manitoba’s chicken consumption has risen along with growing provincial and national population levels – and due to more consumers preferring chicken as a nutritious and healthy meat. “We went through an expansion phase a few years ago in Manitoba and brought in five new farms provincially last summer,” he says. “Poultry farming is a very stable industry and it has a good future.”
Visit www.canarm-intelia.com or call 1-800-260-5314 for more information.
Vernon notes that raising chicken without antibiotics is a big issue now, and there are no easy answers. “We’ve reduced antibiotics and antimicrobial use as an industry,” he says, “but animal welfare is compromised when you raise birds completely without the use of antibiotics. If birds are sick, you need to treat them. We want to make sure the bird does not suffer, so the therapeutic use of antibiotics is needed occasionally. All chicken meat is antibiotic-free because we follow closely the withdrawal time requirement before the chicken is processed. It’s up to us to get the message out that we are raising a safe product and reducing antibiotic use.” Vernon adds that preventative use of antibiotics is changing rapidly, with Class I drugs gone completely and Class II and III being replaced with alternative ionophores or vaccinations as they become available. “Management practices have changed over the years,” he adds, “and farmers are doing an excellent job raising their birds.” Vernon believes chick quality and barn air quality has to be top notch if no antibiotics are being used, and as a chick’s first peck at manure can create health issues, keeping bedding clean is an important issue as well.
Ryan Froese says that he and his father and brother each
and
Vernon is part of the national team that worked towards updating the Code of Practice for broilers. In its examination of euthanasia, housing, transport, density, temperatures, ammonia and all other aspects of production over the last few years, the team found a few changes were needed, one being that four hours of darkness per 24-hour period will be mandatory. Vernon says most flocks get that already, as research has shown birds do better with some complete rest.
The Froeses are no strangers to new technologies, and in their hog barns, they have an automated feed air intake, fan and alarm system that can be controlled online from anywhere in the world. “I remember at first, there was only one small 12-inch fan in the dairy barn when we bought the first farm,” Vernon remembers. The Froeses also have GPS on all their field equipment (Tyler was a GPS dealer at one point) and Vernon and his sons consider it worthwhile. Ryan finds the GPS handy for precision cropping, especially at night. “I can read a book while I’m harvesting or planting as it’s hands-free, and there’s no overlap and wasted time,” he says. “But you still need to pay attention for things like a big rock or mud holes where you can start spinning.”
The family’s oldest chicken barn is turning 40 this year and everything in it will need to be replaced over the next five years with new and automated systems. But what won’t change on the Froese farm is cooperation and companionship. “It’s a blessing to be able to work with family,” Ryan says. “My father, brother and I all have a third ownership and so you work decisions out together, and whatever challenges you have, you face them together.” n
Ultimate fly and litter beetle control for your barn
When it comes to pests, there’s no such thing as too effective. Agita’s ® advanced second-generation insecticide has an attract and kill formulation that is effective and safe to use. It is also easy to apply, and comes in two special formulas to target flies and litter beetles. Select Agita® Fly Bait to effectively control flies in your poultry, swine and dairy barns and Agita® 10 WG (water soluble) to manage flies and litter beetles in your poultry operations.
TIME TO TAKE BACK YOUR BARN.
PHOTO BY GRAJEWSKI
Ontario
Clair Doan
Seeking a global perspective
BY KRISTY NUDDS
Clair Doan wears many hats – family man, banker, turkey farmer, and most recently, Nuffield Scholar.
Both raised on dairy farms, he and his wife Kathryn love working with people and in the agricultural industry – he as a regional Associate Vice President of Agricultural Banking for National Bank of Canada, and she as Director, Global Business Development and Technology at AgCareers.com.
Growing up, Clair says he always had chickens and “knew I wanted to invest in the poultry industry.” In 2009, he and Kathryn built their first turkey barn on their 90-acre farm property in Norwich, Ont., raising about 9,000 heavy toms for the further processed market per year. Turkey was chosen primarily because no minimum quota purchase was required and because of its reputation as a lean protein. “We viewed it as an opportunity for growth,” he says.
In 2012, they doubled their brooding capacity and now produce 18,000 birds per year. In 2014 they purchased another 100 acres of land, and hope to expand their grow-out capacity next year.
Their family has also grown to include three daughters – Camryn (6), Sophia (4) and Charlotte (2). With both a busy family life and careers, Clair says he and Kathryn are fortunate that their jobs allow them the flexibility required around bird placement, shipping and clean-out dates. The corn, soybeans and wheat grown on the farm are cropped by one of Clair’s brothers, whose farm (along with farms owned by another brother and his father) is located on the same road. “Our family philosophy is to
Clair Doan’s goal during his Nuffield journey is to share the challenges faced around the globe with respect to food production. GIVING BACK
have small farms, not just one big farm,” Clair says.
Although Clair says he is a “huge supporter of supply management”, he can’t ignore the relatively low return on investment. Working as a financial adviser to Ontario farmers for the past 12 years, he says he has noticed “debt levels continue to increase on farms.”
Despite the fact that supply management is stable and he and his wife made the decision to invest in new facili-
ties and quota, Doan says he questions whether or not farmers in Canada are always meeting the needs of consumers. “Supply management may be failing us if we can’t produce what consumers want.”
He feels that farmers sometimes have a tendency to grow complacent, expect the supply management system to always remain the same and protect themselves first.
“We spend a lot of time looking inwards, not outwards. If we fail to look
A lot of what we’ve achieved in the past 100 years wouldn’t have happened without you. That’s why your success is important to us and why we will never stop providing the best advice and support to maximize product performance. For working with us and driving us forward, thank you.
outside ourselves, we are falling short,” he says.
Several years ago, increasing political pressures and potential trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that may or may not be ratified formed a nagging question in Doan’s mind: How do other countries deal with the loss of regulated markets?
Around the same time, Clair says he and Kathryn were invited to a dinner hosted by fellow Canadian poultry farmers who are also past Nuffield Scholars, where poultry farmers from Australia were also in attendance. It was at this dinner that Clair began thinking about how the Nuffield Scholarship program could help answer the questions he had and provide an opportunity to learn about agriculture in other countries.
Doan says he loves learning and the opportunity for “self-directed learning was appealing to me.”
41st Annual Poultry Service Industry Workshop
The Banff Centre October 4-6, 2016 Banff, Alberta
Ontario
The Nuffield Canada Scholarship, part of Nuffield International, provides three Canadian farmers with $15,000 each, allowing them a minimum of 10 weeks of travel for the purpose of studying agriculture, with a mission of fostering agricultural leadership and personal development through international study.
After following other scholars closely for two years, and “getting my wife’s permission,” Clair applied for the scholarship last year and began his Nuffield journey, which will span a total of 18 months. His topic of study is “Evaluating poultry markets to ensure Canada’s supply management system is efficient and innovative.” Doan says he plans on spending more than 10 weeks travelling the globe, some of which will be self-funded and supported by industry partners “who see the value in what I am doing.”
He began with the mandatory Nuffield Contemporary Scholars Conference, held In Ireland, and then spent three weeks travelling within Ireland, Scotland, England, Holland and Germany.
He says part of the value of being involved in the Nuffield program is understanding how Europeans view transitions as opportunity, for example, how the Dutch, who only produce cage-free eggs that sell for a low price, see the potential in exports. In Canada, the possibility of low returns makes the industry much more hesitant to go cage-free.
Clair says the Turkey Farmers of Ontario have a levy for producers that is used for marketing and wants to know if it makes a difference. “It’s a question farmers should be asking,” he says.
Bridging the needs of production and what consumers want, and how farmers can play a role in that is one of the many questions Clair seeks to gain more knowledge about during his Nuffield journey.
For more information on speakers and to register visit www.poultryworkshop.com
Although he noticed a decline in turkey processing and consumption in the UK and Holland, Germany has invested in market development and processing. The primary turkey processor there processes 60,000 turkeys and doesn’t sell them as whole birds, which is a contrast to Canada’s market. Instead, the turkey is sold in portions no bigger than one kilogram in size, making it easier for families and single people to make turkey part of their meal, he says. He also observed that European customers aren’t as concerned as North Americans about how the turkey is presented, but they ask questions about what other values, such as animal welfare, the turkey they buy comes with. “It’s become more important,” he says.
1 2016-06-27 9:56 AM
“I think now is a good time to be looking at how other systems in the world are adapting to change, and understand that if we need to make changes down the road, how can we do it on our own terms,” he says.
This summer, Clair is travelling with fellow Scholars in India, Qatar, Turkey, Singapore, France and the U.S. and also plans to visit South America in the future.
How will Clair measure whether his Nuffield journey has been a success? “If I can create a level of awareness of how things are being done elsewhere, and that farmers are adaptable and they can change, that’s how I will measure success.”
It’s important to Clair that he communicate what he sees and learns during his travels. In addition to using social media (Facebook and Twitter), he has also created a blog about his Nuffield journey, which is available at www.clairdoan.com. n
Clair Doan with his daughters, (L to R) Camryn, Sophia and Charlotte.
New Brunswick
TJ Harvey
Poultry and politics
BY KIM WAALDERBOS
Very few Canadian farmers schedule their farm projects around when the House of Commons is sitting in Ottawa. But that’s the case for New Brunswick egg farmer and Member of Parliament, TJ Harvey.
By the end of June when the House adjourns, TJ will break from his hectic travel schedule to be in his constituency of Tobique-Mactaquac until midSeptember. When not fulfilling responsibilities in his home riding this summer, TJ squeezes in time with his wife, Tanya, and their four children – Emma, Madilyn, Sarah and Jack – and juggles farm projects.
TJ and Tanya were accepted as new entrants in 2009, and were established in their newly built layer barn the following year at Sunnyside Farms Ltd. in Glassville, N.B. “We started with an allocation of 1,100 birds from the Egg Farmers of New Brunswick, and have grown to 3,000 birds with additional allocations and increases,” TJ explains.
It was Tanya’s introduction to poultry farming while gathering eggs with her sister at the local Clarks chick hatchery growing up that sparked the interest in her and TJ becoming new entrants. Tanya’s family has a dairy farm in Midland, N.B.
A second generation farmer, TJ grew up on a seed potato farm that his father started with seven acres in the 1980s. In 2011, when the opportunity presented itself, the family sold out of the cropping enterprise, which then comprised 550 acres of seed potatoes and 900 acres of soybeans, wheat and barley in rotation. Today, TJ and Tanya still live on the family farm, while the family rents
TJ Harvey schedules farm projects around the House of Commons. In addition to being an egg farmer, he is the MP for Tobique-Mactaquac in New Brunswick.
out the potato storages and remaining acres of land.
While most N.B. new entrants retrofitted or worked with existing barns, the Harveys built new on a site that hadn’t had livestock in recent years. This meant they had to meet the province’s stringent Livestock Operations Act. Despite the challenges, they “had the opportunity to build a modern barn on a smaller scale,” TJ says.
The barn was built large enough to house 4,000 birds in a conventional housing system. It’s fully automated except for the gathering, which “allows
us a lot of flexibility.” That flexibility has come in handy with TJ’s schedule and Tanya working full time in tech services for McCain Foods Ltd., headquartered in nearby Florenceville, the World’s French Fry Capitol.
An employee, Chris Milheron, that has been with the family since the seed potato growing days has been “invaluable” as a consistent set of hands and eyes working in the layer barn. “We encourage our four kids to go and help in the barn as much as possible, too,” says TJ, who also makes a point to have at least weekends in the barn when life
JUGGLING ACT
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2016
For three days, you can experience everything in agricultural technology and innovation. Catch live demonstrations covering machinery, crops, livestock, green energy plus much more!
Don’t Miss It!
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is only held once a year and you are going to want to be part of it! Originally started in 1994, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show now draws more than 40,000 farmers and 750 exhibitors every year. Experience live demonstrations across more than 100 acres. You can see new technology in places like the Dairy Innovation Centre featuring Lely and DeLaval as well as the Grober Young Animal Development Centre
gets extra hectic.
“An alarm system is the best thing we installed,” notes TJ, “whether it’s a power failure, fans or water issue, we know instantly and can have someone there right away.”
The Harveys had plans to expand by adding another tier of layers, but have been stymied by the requirement that future expansions must be either free range or enriched housing. It’s just not in the cards for them so soon after their initial investment to get established.
INTEREST IN POLITICS
“Deep down, I always knew I wanted to run for politics,” TJ shares. After offfarm stints with crop protection and food ingredient companies, the opportunity presented itself to get involved in the leadership campaign for Justin Trudeau. “I was always engaged and part of the local Liberal association and it just started to snowball from there.”
On October 19, 2015, TJ was elected to represent his constituency in the Federal election. He is one of the few Members of Parliament under 35 years of age. His farm background also means he’s frequently lobbied on agricultural issues.
TJ believes the biggest challenge in agriculture is the disconnect between the farm and consumer. “We need to get a lot better at telling our story.” He encourages farmers to be proactive and create opportunities to show what you do, such as adding skyways or viewing rooms on your farm for visitors. “People just do not understand and we have a duty to share our story.”
For his part, in Ottawa, TJ is chairing an all-party agriculture caucus. He describes it as an opportunity for MPs representing rural areas, or those interested in or wanting to learn about agriculture to meet and leave the partisan aspect at the door. “We just share, talk and debate about what’s best and what’s needed for the agricultural industry, and how we can support that with good policy.”
It’s one of few such caucuses in Government, though TJ sees more being established in future. “It’s really taken
New Brunswick
off,” he says, noting approximately 40 MPs have joined the all-party agriculture caucus. The only requirements to join are an interest in agricultural issues, and attending the 7 a.m. meetings each
month. “We’re working hard to get renewed vigour around agriculture.”
TJ has noticed that, often, one sector of agriculture gets pitted against another. He describes this as unfortunate and
unnecessary. “As a country, we need to create agriculture policy that allows all our sectors to flourish, and that includes supply management as a key pillar.” TJ is confident every sector can gel together without creating hardship in another.
“There are much easier ways to make a living than farming. If you didn’t love farming, you wouldn’t do it.” TJ believes our agricultural industry stakeholders can rally around buying Canadian products, food security and food sovereignty – issues that touch all sectors.
Certainly, TJ and Tanya are proof that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach for working life in agriculture. “If you’re committed to agriculture and have an open mind, you’ll see opportunities among the challenges.” There’s a shelflife to politics and TJ won’t rule anything out for the future. “When you stop looking for opportunities, then you’re truly done.” n
TJ and his wife Tanya were accepted as new entrants in 2009 and raise 3,000 layers at their farm in Glassville, N.B.
British Columbia
Trevor Allen
A first generation farmer and self-styled entrepreneur
BY DAVID SCHMIDT
An attempt to earn money for school 25 years ago has led to a thriving specialty poultry business for Trevor Allen of Skye Hi Farms in Chilliwack, B.C.
Growing up on a 3.5 acre hobby farm in Maple Ridge (about an hour’s drive from his present farm), Allen always had an interest in livestock. He began as a 4-H goat pre-clubber, moved to lamb, then ended 4-H with both hogs and beef. At 14, he began hanging around a local feedlot, learning to operate the equipment and some of the ins and outs of commercial agriculture.
When preparing to go to the local college, one of the feedlot owners, Steve Wynnyk, who grew a few turkeys on the side, suggested he grow a batch of turkeys for Christmas.
“I started with 150 turkeys which ended up being 32 pounds each,” he recalls.
He sold them by “cold-calling” on health food and other stores, most of whom had never sold turkeys before. At the same time, he was earning diplomas in livestock production and business management at the University of the Fraser Valley.
As a first-generation farmer and selfstyled entrepreneur, Allen “knew nothing about quotas or the supply management system.” He attended a few B.C. Turkey Marketing Board annual meetings (BCTMB) (“I sat in the back”) but basically flew under the radar until 2002, by which time he was growing 1,700 turkeys/year. At that point, then BCTMBmanager Colyn Welsh called.
“Colyn gave me two options: I could
cease and desist or I could become the board’s first new entrant direct vendorproducer,” Allen says.
That was his first major turning point. Armed with a permit, he could approach financial institutions for a mortgage, allowing him and his mother to buy his present farm. Although his mother owns half the land and her own home on the property, she has no financial interest in the farm.
By this time, Allen had married his wife Donna. Like Trevor, Donna is a firstgeneration farmer who went through the 4-H program while growing up on a
Fraser Valley hobby farm.
Although “I’m more into large animals,” she is fully involved in the poultry business, noting “turkeys are way easier on fences.”
The Allens now grow about 7,000 hen turkeys/year for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
“We could grow about 2,000 more but I can’t get the quota,” Trevor notes. “I put bids in six times but was only successful once.”
He grows two flocks for each holiday, spaced three weeks apart to offer both
The Allen family grows turkeys and Taiwanese chickens at Skye Hi Farms in Chilliwack, B.C.
SEIZING OPPORTUNITY
Our Agriculture Specialists have the background you need.
When you want financial advice, you want to know that your advisor actually has a background in agriculture. TD Agriculture Specialists offer that assurance. That’s why Dave Jeffries and his sons entrusted Vince Puchailo to help the Jeffries family put a strategy in place to keep their operation thriving for generations to come. Share the benefit of our experience. Talk to a TD Agriculture Specialist today.
British Columbia
12-week and 15-week-old birds. For the first 4-5 weeks, the birds are kept inside a home-built barn. Once fully-feathered, the birds are turned out onto the range each morning and brought back into the barn each evening. The field is divided into paddocks using movable fencing, with each paddock able to access an open-roofed area the turkeys prefer during inclement weather.
The turkeys are custom-processed as whole birds, then returned to the farm for warehousing, sorting and distribution. They are marketed as certified non-medicated, non-antibiotic free-range turkeys.
“I deliver about 70 per cent direct to retailers myself and the other 30 per cent go through a local meat distributor,” Allen says, noting his website lists all 22 outlets that sell his turkeys. “All my retailers have my number so they can call me with questions or issues.”
In 2004, he put his name on the B.C. Chicken Marketing Board (BCCMB) new entrant list. A year later, the B.C. Farm Industry Review Board’s Specialty Review ordered the boards to increase specialty and regional production by bringing new entrants into the industry. That led the BCCMB to offer him the choice of growing Taiwanese chickens immediately or waiting for a new entrant opportunity in mainstream chicken.
Because FIRB wanted new mainstream production to be outside the Fraser Valley, Allen chose to grow Taiwanese chickens and now grows about 45,000 birds/year. The Taiwanese chickens are grown year-round in 16-week cycles. He was also appointed to the BCCMB’s Specialty Marketing Advisory Committee, along with Rob Donaldson, then the province’s largest specialty chicken grower, and another small grower, Casey van Ginkel.
He and Casey decided they would have more control and perhaps even save some money if they produced their own chicks so they started their own Taiwanese chicken breeder flocks in 2010.
“We bought a barn and equipment from a mainstream breeder going out of business and each took half. Since each of us didn’t need eggs year-round, we formed T & C Chick Sales and arranged our cycles so we could share the eggs,” Trevor explains.
“We learned you need to have at least four breeder flocks with three in production at any time,” he says. Since they didn’t have enough of their own production to make that viable, they started selling chicks to other, mostly new entrant, Taiwanese chicken growers. “We will sell over 600,000 chicks this year.”
Even though Donna insisted she would not pick eggs, Trevor appears to have been very hard-of-hearing that day.
“I ended up doing all the egg picking and still pick 90 per cent of them,” she states, good-naturedly adding, “Trevor’s gotten a lot better the last few weeks.”
T&C’s decision to become broiler breeders got a cold reception from the B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission, even though the commission had decided, following FIRB’s Specialty Review, not to regulate specialty hatching egg production. BCBHEC’s efforts to stymie them resulted in a successful, yet still not fully resolved, FIRB appeal.
In contrast, both the turkey and chicken boards, and their growers, appear to have welcomed Allen with open arms.
He served as a B.C. Turkey Association director from 20032015 and has been serving as a director of the B.C. Chicken Growers Association since 2006. Although the BCCGA considers him its “de facto” specialty chicken director, Allen stresses he has been elected by and represents “all growers.”
“Once you get past the marketing, we’re all the same. We all have OFFSAP and we all have biosecurity,” he notes, adding his hatchery, processing and wholesaling experience brings “a different perspective” to the board.
While a director he has chaired the Emergency Response committee, served on the Poultry-in-Motion (educational trailer) committee, the agricultural waste control industry working group, the SE task force and the Sustainable Poultry Farming Group board.
“I try to attend every producer meeting and all the FIRB appeals (even non-poultry) I can. My grandpa told me knowledge is power and I want to be the guy making informed decisions for the betterment of not only my farm but the industry as a whole.” n
From left to right: Henk van Steenbergen, Saskatchewan; Gyslain Loyer, Vice-Chair, Quebec; Gary Van Klei, Alberta; Joe Neels, British Columbia; Dean Penner, Second Vice-Chair, Manitoba; Dick Ottens, Ontario; Jack Greydanus, Chair; Ernie Silveri, CHF; Christian Trottier, CHF.
Quebec
Steve Lalonde
Organic popcorn aids in the goal of becoming a self-sufficient farm
BY CHRISTINA FRANC
Steve Lalonde, a chicken producer in Ormstown, Que., has been working in the chicken barn since he was 10 years old. He officially bought the farm from his dad in 1984, becoming the third generation to own the farm.
The 80-acre farm is supplemented by an additional 140 acres he rents from a neighbour, which helps him and his wife, Loraine, produce several tons of organic popcorn each year.
However, the heart of the farm is the 28,000 chickens that are raised on an eight-week rotational basis.
“What I like about the chicken industry is how efficient the birds are and that chicken is one of the most popular meats on the market now,” says Lalonde.
Over the last almost 40 years, Lalonde has seen lots of change on his farm, some by choice, and some less so.
In June 2004, the Lalonde’s farm suffered a barn fire where they lost 13,000 two-week old birds, and rather than try to repair, they decided to rebuild the barn.
“At the same time, we evaluated the whole chicken operation,” says Lalonde. Before the fire, they had two barns for chickens, but opted to close the second one because it didn’t meet the required standards and would have taken a significant amount of renovations to be up to par. Lalonde also saw this as an opportunity to have all the birds in one barn.
They opted for a three-storey barn simply because the math didn’t add up.
“There was not enough room in the yard for us to build a two-storey barn long enough for the number of birds we
In addition to raising broilers, Steve Lalonde’s farm in Ormstown, Que., produces several tons of organic popcorn each year.
were going to keep,” says Lalonde.
With the new barn, their bird count went up from 22,000 to 28,000.
In the reconstruction, Lalonde also put in radiant floor heat on the first storey.
“We felt that it would be easier for us in the future as we were in our 40s. If we were going to keep up with chicken production, we would be getting older and the clean out wouldn’t be as easy for us in 10 years or so,” says Lalonde.
The radiant floor heat means the cement doesn’t sweat, it’s easier to clean out the barns, and Lalonde says the birds seem to enjoy it as well.
“One thing we would have done differently is to add some conventional
heat as the heated floor relies on the heat evaporating. While the floor is comfortable it is slow to heat the air on the first floor,” says Lalonde, “it also takes less bedding on the first floor as it acts as an insulator and keeps the heat from rising.”
However, one of the biggest challenges in a three-storey barn was finding the right balconies for the catchers to stand on.
“The first set were our own design and worked well but they soon became obsolete when the trailers used to transport the chickens changed,” says Lalonde. A custom re-design by an outside contractor solved that problem. Finding a way to easily access the middle door on the
POULTRY AND POPCORN
second storey was another challenge the contractor helped solve.
The new barn is 40’x190’, plus a 10’ alley at the end. Each floor has five 18” fans, six 24” fans and four 36” fans.
“I think would have added a couple more 36” fans but the ventilation is still adequate for the population of the barn,” says Lalonde.
Since the new barn has been built, and even before, Lalonde has always done his best to monitor trends in the market, including antibiotic free birds.
“We are very interested in producing antibiotic free birds but we need more
Quebec
on this front,” says Lalonde. He says he is seeing conflicting reports about the economics.
He is also concerned that if a treatment is required, the premium is lost and the added cost will come out of pocket.
“With the quality of birds we have been getting lately, we have to treat at least two batches a year with antibiotics and I feel the financial risk is too high at the moment. As a small farm, I cannot afford to subsidize the abattoir,” says Lalonde.
He explains that while he’s willing to take the risk, there is no clear gain or benefit and it will most likely end up costing
YOU IS ALL ABOUT OUR WORLD
him, rather than advancing, his business.
While the market for antibiotics isn’t currently where it needs to be to benefit the small farm, Lalonde isn’t opposed to the notion in the future. Until then, his chicken farm is complemented by the popcorn business, and it works quite well.
“We are able to use our own straw for the bedding (in the chicken barn), and the manure that the barn supplies is an excellent fertilizer for our fields,” says Lalonde.
Lalonde started growing popcorn just over 10 years ago because it was his and his wife’s “snack of choice.” Since then, they have grown to now be selling seven to eight tons a year, with an ever-expanding market.
He says having the popcorn business offers “added diversity of the farm operation.” They have added a grain cleaning facility to package their popcorn and to be able to clean their own grains for seeds.
“This is a practice that works well on our organic farm. We like to be as selfsufficient as possible and this is just one way we do so,” says Lalonde.
As their popcorn business grows, they plan to maintain the chicken farm until the moratorium on quota sales ends. While Lalonde enjoys the industry, he’s been involved in it for more than 36 years, and there may soon be the chance for someone else to take the reins. n
information
A barn fire in 2004 led to the construction of a three-storey barn that houses 28,000 birds.
Investing in cage-free is more than just buying a system. You need to make sure you’re investing in the right system, and when it comes to cage-free management you need the right people in place. That’s why when you invest in a Big Dutchman cage-free system, you get a dedicated team of cage-free specialists to help you maximize your investment.
From rearing to layer, we have the most complete and versatile lineup of cage-free options, and more experience to help you than any other company.
Our dedicated cage-free specialists are here to partner with you, and to help you prosper.
DIRECTORY DIRECTORY
AND LISTINGS
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 - SOFINA FOODS INC.
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
MILLER HATCHERIES
10011 94A Ave., Westlock, AB T7P 2M7
Ph: (780) 349-6691
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.
PO 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
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
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
Delia
Cloverleaf Colony Farming Co.
PO Box 269, AB T0J 0W0
Ph: (403) 364-3605 Fax: (403) 364-3606
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., NT 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
Hussar
Ridgeland Hutterian Brethren
PO Box 64, AB T0J 1S0
Ph: (403) 787-2100 Fax: (403) 787-2485
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
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
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)
In growout after growout, results prove that Ziggity Systems with Max3 drinkers consistently produce not just great but exceptional performance in every category. That’s because Max3 delivers all the hygienic water birds need to thrive and stay healthy without oversupply that causes wet litter and all of its related problems. More ways to improve performance
www.ziggity.com www.ziggity.com/pressurepro
ALBERTA
Calgary
Centennial Foodservice, 2880 - 45 Ave. SE, Bay #132
AB T2B 3M1
Ph: (403) 299-0525 Fax: (403) 248-8076
Calgary
MCF Holdings Inc.,
(Mountain Creek Farms), 3410B Ogden Rd. SE, AB T2G 4N5
El Molino Foods of Canada (1972) Ltd., 1 Alberta Rd., AB T0L 0T0
Ph: (403) 625-5499 Fax: (403) 625-5411
Claresholm
Meadow Creek Sausage & Meat Ltd., 33 Alberta Rd., PO Box 1831, AB T0L 0T0
Ph: (403) 625-1063 Fax: (866) 415-0656
Edmonton
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc.,
(Aliments Cappola, Aliments Mina, Bon Appetit Meats, Cana Foods, Cappola Food, Clearview Turkey Farms, Cold Springs Farm, Devour Jerky, Devour Meats, Emballages de Viande Hub, Emballages Larsen, Ferme Cold Springs, Fleetwood Sausage, Greenfield Food Products, Greenfield, Greenfield Natural Meats, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Horizon Poultry, Hub Meat Packers, Hub Meats, Hygrade Foods, J.M. Schneider, Larsen Packers, Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Schneider, Les Aliments Shopsy’s, Les Viandes Bon Appetit; Les Viandes Devour, Les Viandes Hub, Les Viandes Maple Leaf, Les Volailles Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Agri-Farms, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Maple Leaf Food Service, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, Maple Leaf Meats, Maple Leaf Pork, Maple Leaf Poultry, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats, Mina, Mina Foods, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Mother Jackson’s Open Kitchens, Paradigm Food Group, Pasta Excellente Foods, Perfect Manitoba Pullets, Prime Poultry, Porc Maple Leaf, Producteurs Thames Valley, Produits Alimentaires Greenfield, Schneider Foods, Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s Foods, Tend-R-Fresh Poultry Farms, Thames Valley Processors, Vancouver Fancy Meats, Viandes Naturelles Greenfield, Volaille Maple Leaf), 2619 - 91 Ave., AB T6P 1S3
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.
2016-2017 Board of directors
Chair: Jeff Kamlah
Vice-Chair: Darren Ference
Director: Graham Gilchrist
Director: Dave Mandel
Director: Anno Velthuis
Rapid Strides Ag Products Ltd.
1903 - 121 Ave. NE, Edmonton, AB T6S 1B2
Ph: (780) 478-5417 Fax: (780) 478-5497
e-mail: miles@rapidstrides.ca
Wetaskiwin Co-operative Association Ltd. 4707 - 40th Ave., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2B8
Dr. Chunu Mainali, Surveillance Veterinarian, Animal Policy & Epidemiology Unit, Animal Health Section. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Western Area Office 1115 57th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9B2
To hear about results in your area, contact our sales representative: Abe Naeima M.Sc. 780-307-1181 We offer the highest quality of chicks & service, along with our complete integrity & reliability. You can count on us for all your poultry requirements
If you want top results from your layers, you cant afford to go anywhere else.!!!
Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Calgary TRW 2D01, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, 9420-109 Street Westlock, AB T7P 2R4 Toll Free: 1-877-LEGHORN (534-4676) Fax: 780-307-3623
If you want top results from your layers, you can’t afford to go anywhere else!!!
Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6
Ph: (403) 210-3961 Fax: (403) 210-8121
e-mail: vetmed@ucalgary.ca vet.ucalgary.ca
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: prc@ualberta.ca www.poultryresearchcentre.ca Dr. Martin Zuidhof, Academic Leader.
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 PO Box 5201, High River, AB T1V 1M4
Directors: Cora Scheele, Natasja van der Rijt, Gary van Klei. Bob Smook, General Manager; Nancy Robinson, Assistant Manager; Chelsea Kamprath, Administrative Assistant.
Alberta Turkey Producers 4828 - 89th St., Edmonton, AB T6E 5K1
Jeff Kamlah, Chair; Darren Ference, ViceChair/TFC Director; 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
Mike Paterson, Chairman; Nancy Fischer, Vice-Chair; Gary Golby, National Director; Grant McTavish, Past Chairman; Glenn Ravnsborg, Division Manager. Directors: Bevyn Litke, Randy Shaw, Terry Soch, John Stephen, Theunis Wessels, Rob Wilkinson. Tim Armstrong, Member-atLarge.
Egg Farmers of Alberta #101, 90 Freeport Blvd. NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5J9
ALBERTA/BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ph: (403) 250-1197 Fax: (403) 291-9216
Toll Free: (877) 302-2344
e-mail: info@eggs.ab.ca www.eggs.ab.ca
Meb Gelani, Chair; Susan Schafers, ViceChair; Joe Kleinsasser, EFC Director; Beatrice Visser, EFC Alternate; John Hafer, Director; Byron Toews, 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 - SOFINA FOODS INC.
27923 Myrtle Ave., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1R3
Ph: (604) 856-4171
NEW WORLD POULTRY LTD., (FRASER VALLEY CHICK SALES LTD.)
K & R Poultry Ltd., (Farmfed), 31171 Peardonville Rd., BC V2T 6K6
Ph: (604) 850-5808 Fax: (604) 850-5838
Abbotsford
Rossdown Natural Foods Ltd., (Bradner Organic Farms, Thomas Reid Farms), 2325 Bradner Rd., BC V4X 1E2
Ph: (604) 856-6698 Fax: (604) 856-4909
Armstrong Colonial Farms Ltd., 3830 Okanagan St., PO Box 9, BC V0E 1B0
Ph: (250) 546-3008 Fax: (250) 546-6065
Coquitlam
Superior Poultry Processors Ltd., 2784 Aberdeen Ave., BC V3B 1A3
Ph: (604) 464-0533 Fax: (604) 464-6213
Delta
Catelli Foods Corporation/Corporation d’Aliments Catelli, (Olivieri a Division of Catelli Foods Corporation/Olivieri, une Division de Corporation D’Aliments Catelli), 1631 Derwent Way, BC V3M 6K8
Ph: (604) 525-2278 Fax: (604) 525-8207
Lac la Hache
Northern Family Holdings Ltd., (Country Prime Meats Ltd.), 3171 Hwy 97, BC V0K 1T1
4321 Still Creek Dr., Suite 400, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7
Ph: (604) 292-5700 Fax: (604) 292-5605
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ministry Of Agriculture
PO Box 9120, Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria, BC V8W 9E2
Ph: (250) 387-6121 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; Allan Cross, Vice Chair. Directors: Beata Kunze, Allan Mulder, Joe Neels.
Directors: Trevor Allen, Mark Bartel, Ray Baylis, Raymond Bredenhof, Dave Martens, Amanda Martin, Fred Redekop, Brian Whitta. Margret Duin, Administration.
BC Chicken Marketing Board
101 - 32450 Simon Ave., Abbotsford, BC V2T 4J2
Ph: (604) 859-2868 Fax: (604) 859-2811
Toll Free: (866) 859-2868
e-mail: info@bcchicken.ca www.bcchicken.ca
Robin Smith, Chair; Greg Gauthier, Vice Chair; Bill Vanderspek, Executive Director; Christine Rickson, Executive Assistant; Derek Janzen, CFC Director; Alistair Johnston, Board Member; Ray Nickel, Board Member.
BC Egg Marketing Board
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, ViceChair and EFC Alternate; Walter Siemens, EFC Delegate; Amyn Alibhai,
TIME IS MONEY.
Get faster development of immunity against coccidiosis with Coccivac-B52*
With spray application at one day of age and appropriate management, Coccivac®-B52 provides earlier immunity development against coccidiosis. This early protection helps enable your broilers to reach their full genetic potential, providing you with superior flock performance.
FASTER PROTECTION.
SUPERIOR
PERFORMANCE.* * Compared to the legacy vaccine. Data on file.
BRITISH COLUMBIA/MANITOBA
Secretary; Jennifer Woike, Director. Dwight Yochim, 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
250 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 807-4866
e-mail: bcepa@bcegg.com
Mark Siemens, President. BC Poultry Association
250 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 309-7104
e-mail: steveheppell@shaw.ca
Steve Heppell, 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
Philip Hochstein, Chairman; Les Burm, Vice-Chairman & Board Member; Vic Redekop, TFC Representative & Board Member; Shawn Heppell, TFC Alternate & Board Member; Michel Benoit, General Manager.
Western Meeting of Poultry Clinicians & Pathologists
Maple Leaf Inc., (Aliments Cappola, Aliments Mina, Bon Appetit Meats, Cana Foods, Cappola Food, Clearview Turkey Farms, Cold Springs Farm, Devour Jerky, Devour Meats, Emballages de Viande Hub, Emballages Larsen, Ferme Cold Springs, Fleetwood Sausage, Greenfield Food Products, Greenfield, Greenfield Natural Meats, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Horizon Poultry, Hub Meat Packers, Hub Meats, Hygrade Foods, J.M. Schneider, Larsen Packers, Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Schneider, Les Aliments Shopsy’s, Les Viandes Bon Appetit; Les Viandes Devour, Les Viandes Hub, Les Viandes Maple Leaf, Les Volailles Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Agri-Farms, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Maple Leaf Food Service, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, Maple Leaf Meats, Maple Leaf Pork, Maple Leaf Poultry, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats, Mina, Mina Foods, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Mother Jackson’s Open Kitchens, Paradigm Food Group, Pasta Excellente Foods, Perfect Manitoba Pullets, Prime Poultry, Porc Maple Leaf, Producteurs Thames Valley, Produits Alimentaires Greenfield, Schneider Foods, Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s Foods, Tend-R-Fresh Poultry Farms, Thames Valley Processors, Vancouver Fancy Meats, Viandes Naturelles Green-
Dedicated to representing the needs of the hatching egg and chicken producers of Manitoba by providing leadership in maintaining a viable and stable industry.
1357 Kenaston Boulevard
Winnipeg MB R3P 2P2
Tel: 1 204 489 4603 Fax: 1 204 488 1163
Web: www.chicken.mb.ca
Email: chicken@chicken.mb.ca
RODENT CONTROL trapped like rats » They’ll be «
These are some of the products eligible for the Vetoquinol Club points program. Sign up today at vetoquinolclub.ca and reap the benefits. club
GREAT PALATABILITY BAITS
• Low or no wax formulations
• Grains and food grade oils ingredients
• Greater acceptance for better results
• Different actives for rotation
GIVE THEM BAITS THAT THEY WILL LIKE!
MANITOBA/NEW BRUNSWICK
CIBC
Quinn Friesen
Agriculture Banking Specialist
302 Stephen St., Morden, MB R6M 1T5
Ph: (204) 822-7306 Fax: (204) 822-3841
e-mail: quinn.friesen@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
James Fehr
Vice President, Commercial Financial Services, Manitoba East
220 Portage Ave., 1st Floor
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0A5
Ph: (204) 346-6036 Fax: (204) 346-6037
e-mail: james.fehr@rbc.com
Scotiabank
Jannine Harriman
Director and Group Lead, Agricultural Banking
111 2nd Ave. S., Scotia Centre, PO Box 1448, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3R1
Veterinary Diagnostic Services, Department Of Agriculture, Food And Rural Development, Government Of Manitoba 545 University Cres., Winnipeg, MB R3T 5S6
Ph: (204) 945-8220 www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock 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 Manager, Jay Bourcier, Fort Garry campus. Dr. J.C. Rodriguez-Lecompte, Facility Director, (204) 297-7217.
Phil Klopak, Chairman; Darcy Pauls, Vice Chairman/Treasurer; Rhett Arnason, National Director; Bill James, Business Manager. Directors: Chad Cochrane, Matt Einarson, Dennis Kornelsen, Mark Lanouette.
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 895B Century St., Winnipeg, MB R3H 0M3
Ph: (204) 489-4635 Fax: (204) 489-4907
e-mail: mbturkey@turkey.mb.ca www.turkey.mb.ca
Bill Uruski, Chair; Rachelle Brown, Vice-Chair; Steve Hofer, Director; Cornie Brandt, Director. Staff: Helga Wheddon, General Manager; Donna Bruce, Financial and Office Administrator; Wendy Harrisko, Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
NEW BRUNSWICK
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
ATLANTIC POULTRY INC.
425 Route 104, Burtts Corner, NB E6L 2A9
Ph: (506) 363-3054
COUVOIR DES MARITIMES S.E.C./ MARITIMES HATCHERY L.P.
29723 Route 134, Dalhousie Junction, NB E3N 5Z7
Ph: (506) 684-9111
COUVOIR WESTCO LTÉE
9 Boulet St., St. François, NB E7A 1A5
Ph: (506) 992-3112
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Bear Island
Goodine’s Poultry Farm
3166 Route 105, NB E6L 1H7
Ph: (506) 363-2323
Edmundston
Les Oeufs Madalia S.E.C., (Madalia Eggs L.P.)
460 chemin St-Joseph, NB E7B 2G9
Ph: (506) 735-3949
Kars
Grants Breeder Farm Ltd.
2914 Route 124, NB E5T 2Y1
Ph: (506) 485-2930
Keswick
Early Bird Eggs Ltd., (Dunphy’s Poultry Farm)
RR 3, NB E6L 2A2
Ph: (506) 363-3092 Fax: (506) 363-4370
Keswick Ridge, York Co.
Sunny Glen Eggs Ltd.
425 Route 104, NB E0H 1N0
Ph: (506) 363-3025 Fax: (506) 363-3667
McLeod
Les Oeufs Riverview Eggs Inc., (Riverview Poultry Farms Ltd.)
199 Dr. Bernie MacDonald Dr., Bible Hill, NS B6L 2H5 Ph: (902) 896-0277 Fax: (902) 896-7299 e-mail: bthomas@perennia.ca www.perennia.ca
AGRICULTURAL BANK REPRESENTATIVES
Bank of Montreal
Derek Briggs Vice President Commercial Banking 656 Main St., Woodstock, NB E7M 2G9 Ph: (506) 276-0031 derek.briggs@bmo.com
Damon Black 633 Main St., Moncton, NB E1C 9X9 Ph: (506) 853-5749 damon.black@bmo.com
Donna Scribner
Account Manager, Agriculture 15 Market Square., Saint John, NB E2L 1E8 Ph: (506) 632-0207 donna.scribner@bmo.com
Jeff Kilpatrick
Account Manager, Agriculture 2 King St., Saint John, NB E2L 1G2 Ph: (506) 632-0206 jeffrey.kilpatrick@bmo.com
CIBC
Bruce Rutherford Director and Team Leader CIBC Commercial Banking Atlantic 135 Main St., Moncton, NB E1C 1B8 Ph: (506) 859-3717 ext 447 Fax: (506) 859-4550 bruce.rutherford@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
Egg Farmers of New Brunswick Les producteurs d’œufs du N.-B.
George MacLeod, Chair; Kimberly Kelly, Vice Chair; David Coburn, EFC Director; Yves Durepos & Hans Kristensen, Directors; April Sexsmith, General Manager.
Regional Office - New Brunswick 500 Beaverbrook Court, Suite 430, Fredericton, NB E3B 5X4
Ph: (506) 452-4962 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
New Brunswick Farm Products Commission
850 Lincoln Rd., Fredericton NB E3B 8B7
Ph: (506) 453-2172 Fax: (506) 444-5969
e-mail: DAAF-MAAP@gnb.ca
Bob Shannon, Chairperson; Laura Poffenroth, General Manager; Dan Draper, Specialist; Anna Belliveau, Analyst.
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. Director: Dave Seeley, New Brunswick 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.
Egg Farmers of New Brunswick/ 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
George MacLeod, Chair; Kimberly Kelly, Vice Chair; David Coburn, EFC Director; Yves Drurepos & Hans Kristensen, Directors; April Sexsmith, General Manager.
Turkey Farmers of New Brunswick 103 - 277 Main St., Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
It should come as no surprise that the Millennial Generation—who raised sharing photos of their meals to an art form—actually cares deeply about what they are eating.
The most progressive retailers have already responded to consumer demand for high-quality, humanely raised poultry.
This isn’t just a fad—it’s a trend.
For over 40 years, Hubbard has been The dominant player in the Premium breeds markets in Europe & the rest of the world. And we are poised to help YOU capture your share of the largest generation in US history.
429 Elizabeth St., PO Box 483, St. Marys, ON N4X 1B3
Matthew Miller, Chairman; Gerry Lutes, Vice-Chairman; Dave Colpitts, Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer. Director: 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; Keith Deering, Vice-Chairperson; Ron Walsh, Manager.
Directors: Andy Larner, Davis Noel. Egg Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador
e-mail: elizabeth.crouse@novascotia.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. Director: Frank Van Gestel, Nova Scotia. Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia 531Main St., Kentville NS B4N 1L4
Lindsay Steele, Chair; Tim Ansems, ViceChair. Directors: Nick de Graaf, Steven Eadie, Matthew Harvie, Craig Newcombe. Chicken Producers Association 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.
Staff: Patti Wyllie, General Manager; Lorraine Ryan, Administration/Industrial Products Officer; Danita Newman, Accountant; Sara Franklin, Field Officer; Emma Geldart, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
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-R-Fresh, 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
Foods, Black River Angus Company Ltd., Central Park Deli, Black Valley Angus Company Limited, Marcangelo-Les Aliments Skoulakis-Skoulakis, County Creek Meat Company Limited, Connie’s Kitchen),
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
Sofina Foods Inc./Aliments Sofina Inc., (Santa Maria Foods), 10 Armthorpe Rd., ON L6T 5M4 Ph: (905) 790-1991 Fax: (905) 494-2321
Brantford Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc., (Aliments Cappola, Aliments Mina, Bon Appetit Meats, Cana Foods, Cappola Food, Clearview Turkey Farms, Cold Springs Farm, Devour Jerky, Devour Meats, Emballages de Viande Hub, Emballages Larsen, Ferme Cold Springs, Fleetwood Sausage, Greenfield Food Products, Greenfield, Greenfield Natural Meats, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Horizon Poultry, Hub Meat Packers, Hub Meats, Hygrade Foods, J.M. Schneider, Larsen Packers, Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Schneider, Les Aliments Shopsy’s, Les Viandes Bon Appetit; Les Viandes Devour, Les Viandes Hub, Les Viandes Maple Leaf, Les Volailles Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Agri-Farms, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Maple Leaf Food Service, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, Maple Leaf Meats, Maple Leaf Pork, Maple Leaf Poultry, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats, Mina, Mina Foods, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Mother Jackson’s Open Kitchens, Paradigm Food Group, Pasta Excellente Foods, Perfect Manitoba Pullets, Prime Poultry, Porc Maple Leaf, Producteurs Thames Valley, Produits Alimentaires Greenfield, Schneider Foods, Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s
Foods, Tend-R-Fresh Poultry Farms, Thames Valley Processors, Vancouver Fancy Meats, Viandes Naturelles Greenfield, Volaille Maple Leaf), 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
Burlington Tender Choice Foods Inc., (Family Pak Foods), 4480 Paletta Court, ON L7L 5R2 Ph: (905) 632-3449 Fax: (905) 632-4081
Burlington
De Boer’s Poultry Inc., (Holima Foods), 4485 Harvester Rd., ON L7L 4X3 Ph: (905) 632-7674 Fax: (905) 632-7678
Meat Packers, Hub Meats, J.M. Schneider, Larsen Packers, Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Schneider, Les Viandes Devour, Les Viandes Hub, Maple Leaf
Agri-Farms, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Maple Leaf Food Service, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, Maple Leaf Meats, Maple Leaf Pork, Maple Leaf Poultry, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats, Mina, Mina Foods, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Mother Jackson’s Open Kitchens, Pasta Excellente Foods, Porc Maple Leaf, Prim Poultry, Schneider Foods, Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s, Thames Valley Processors, Viandes Naturelles Greenfield, Volaille Maple Leaf),
643 Speedvale Ave. W., ON N1K 1E6
Ph: (519) 827-1303 Fax: (519) 827-0326
Guelph
University of Guelph, Department of Animals and Poultry Science, Meat Science Laboratory, Building 70, Gordon St., ON N1G 2W1
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
ONTARIO
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
Cargill Ltd. - Cargill Ltée, (Cargill Meats Canada, Cargill Value Added Meats - Canada), 10 Cuddy Blvd., ON N5V 5E3
Ph: (519) 453-4996 Fax: (519) 453-3580
London
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
London
La Cie McCormick Canada Co., (McCormick Canada),
600 Clarke Rd., ON N5V 3K5
Ph: (519) 432-7311
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
Markham
Mannarich Food Inc.,
26 Laidlaw Blvd., ON L3P 1W7
Ph: (905) 471-9656 Fax: (905) 471-2835
Midland
General Mills Canada Corporation/ Corporation General Mills Canada, (Pillsbury Canada),
111 Pillsbury Dr., ON L4R 4L4
Ph: (705) 526-2241 Fax: (705) 528-6977
• Exacon’s brand name since 1987
• Available in sizes 12” to 60”
• 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
• Fiberglass housings available in 50” and 60” diameter
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
GREENBREEZE BASKET FAN
• Designed for more air flow and consistent pattern
• Precise guard spacing reduces air restriction
• Easy to open front guard allows easy cleaning
• Includes hanging bracket to allow direction adjustment
• Variable speed, efficient motor 115/230v
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
LIGHT TRAP/DARK OUT
• High light reduction
• Low resistance to air flow
• Simple Installation
• Easy to clean
• Uses P.V.C. snap release spacers
ONTARIO
Milton
Milton Custom Meats Inc., 251 Nipissing Rd., ON L9T 4Z5
Ph: (905) 636-6868 Fax: (905) 878-2849
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
Larsen, Ferme Cold Springs, Fleetwood Sausage, Greenfield Food Products, Greenfield, Greenfield Natural Meats, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Horizon Poultry, Hub Meat Packers, Hub Meats, Hygrade Foods, J.M. Schneider, Larsen Packers, Les Aliments de Consommation Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Maple Leaf, Les Aliments Schneider, Les Aliments Shopsy’s, Les Viandes Bon Appetit; Les Viandes Devour, Les Viandes Hub, Les Viandes Maple Leaf, Les Volailles Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Agri-Farms, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Maple Leaf Food Service, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Leaf Fresh Foods, Maple Leaf Meats, Maple Leaf Pork, Maple Leaf Poultry, Maple Leaf Prepared Meats, Mina, Mina Foods, Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods, Mother Jackson’s Open Kitchens, Paradigm Food Group, Pasta Excellente Foods, Perfect Manitoba Pullets, Prime Poultry, Porc Maple Leaf, Producteurs Thames Valley, Produits Alimentaires Greenfield, Schneider Foods, Service Alimentaire Maple Leaf, Shopsy’s Foods, Tend-R-Fresh Poultry Farms, Thames Valley Processors, Vancouver Fancy Meats, Viandes Naturelles Greenfield, Volaille Maple Leaf), 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
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 Skoulakis-Skoulakis, County Creek Meat Company Limited, Connie’s Kitchen),
6481 Edwards Blvd., ON L5T 2V2
Ph: (905) 564-0786 Fax: (905) 564-6844
Mississauga
Sofina Foods Inc./Aliments Sofina Inc., (Janes Family Foods), 3340 Orlando Dr., ON L4V 1C7
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), 15350 Old Simcoe Rd., ON L9L 1A6
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), 1865 Perth County Rd. 139, RR 6, ON N4X 1B7
Ph: (519) 229-8900 Fax: (519) 229-8953
Stoney Creek
The Meat Factory Ltd., (Peameal Bacon of Canada, Lou’s Barbeque, Five Star Canadian Beef), 46 Community Ave., ON L8E 2Y3 Ph: (905) 664-2126 Fax: (905) 662-2284
Sudbury
Vitto Brand Foods Ltd.,
934 Cambrian Heights Dr., ON P3C 5L8
Ph: (705) 560-6300 Fax: (705) 560-3962
Thamesford
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
Toronto Select Food Products Ltd., 120 Sunrise Ave., ON M4A 1B4
Ph: (416) 759-9316 Fax: (416) 759-9310
Toronto
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-R-Fresh, 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
Toronto
Griffith Foods Ltd./Aliments Griffith Ltée,
Egg Farmers of Ontario’s (EFO’s) Board of Directors represents the approximately 440 egg farmers and pullet growers in Ontario.
For over 50 years EFO has worked to ensure that consumers have access to safe, high-quality, reliable and reasonably-priced eggs with a fair return to farmers.
Dianne McComb, Zone 2
Hubert Schillings, Zone 8
Dan Veldman, Zone 3
Craig Hunter, Zone 9
Roger Pelissero, Zone 4
Marc Bourdon, Zone 10
Brian Miller, Zone 5
Scott Graham (Chair), Zone 6
Andy DeWeerd, Pullet Director
Bryan Hostrawser, Zone 7
Scott Helps (Vice Chair), Zone 1
ONTARIO
757 Pharmacy Ave., ON M1L 3J8
Ph: (416) 288-3050 Fax: (416) 288-3481
Toronto
Morrison Lamothe Inc.,
399 Evans Ave., ON M8Z 1K9
Ph: (416) 255-7731 Fax: (416) 255-1427
Toronto
Beechgrove Country Foods Inc., 20 Minuk Acres, ON M1E 4Y6
1308963 Ontario Ltd., (EZ Food Group, Gustoso, Smokey Sam’s), 1405 Morningside Ave., ON M1B 3J1
Ph: (416) 755-9994 Fax: (416) 755-8403
Toronto
Goodmark Poultry (Toronto) Inc., (Mike’s Wholesale Meat), 21 Steinway Blvd., Units 7-8, ON M9W 6N4
Ph: (416) 675-4408 Fax: (416) 675-4409
Toronto
ADP Direct Poultry Ltd., (Direct Poultry), 34 Vansco Rd., ON M8Z 5J4
Ph: (416) 658-0911 Fax: (416) 658-9911
Toronto
R.F.G. Canada Inc., (Ricci Food Group of Canada), 50 Claireport Cres., ON M9W 6P4 Ph: (416) 798-9900 Fax: (416) 798-1459
Toronto
St. Ann’s Foods Inc., (Canadian Select Meats, The Beef
Boutique Ltd.),
145 Bethridge Rd., ON M9W 1N4
Ph: (416) 744-0660 Fax: (416) 744-2980
Toronto
1662864 Ontario Ltd., (Pelmen Foods), 777 The Queensway, Unit E, ON M8Z 1N4
Ph: (416) 661-9600 Fax: (416) 661-7122
Toronto
Adelphia Poultry Inc., 61 Torlake Cres., ON M8Z 1B4
Ph: (416) 253-2200 Fax: (416) 253-7800
Toronto
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
Toronto
Pure Foods Meat Solutions Inc., (Tasty Chip (2008) Inc.), 10 Shorncliffe Rd., Unit 5, ON M9B 3S3
Ph: (416) 236-1163 Fax: (416) 236-4974
Toronto
732840 Ontario Limited, (Patty Palace, Palace Foods, Montego Bakers, Palace Gourmet Foods), 595 Middlefield Rd., Units 14-18, ON M1V 3S2
Ph: (416) 297-0510 Fax: (416) 297-4024
Toronto
Delcato Inc.,
30 Dohme Ave., ON M4B 1Y9
Ph: (416) 335-3112
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 Skoulakis-Skoulakis, County Creek Meat Company Limited, Connie’s Kitchen),
125 Edilcan Dr., ON L4K 3S6
Ph: (905) 738-7979 Fax: (905) 738-5833
Vaughan
Summer Fresh Salads Incorporated, 181 Sharer 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 Foods - a division of PBOLP), 443 Wismer St., ON N2J 2K6
104 Wallace Ave. N., PO Box 159 Listowel, ON N4W 3H2
Ph: (519) 291-4397
janice.holzscherer@scotiabank.com
Pierre Robitaille
Director and Group Lead, Agricultural Banking, Southwest and Eastern Ontario PO Box 159, Listowel, ON N4W 3H2
Ph: (519) 291-4340 Fax: (519) 291-4755
e-mail: pierre.robitaille@scotiabank.com
Shane Chetner P.Ag.
Agricultural Lending Services
100 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M5C 2W1
Ph: (416) 933-1781
e-mail: shane.chetner@scotiabank.com
TD Canada Trust
Catherine Agar
District Manager, Agriculture ServicesNorth Waterloo, Wellington, South Grey, West Dufferin & West Peel Counties
120 Research Lane, Suite 201
Guelph, ON N1G 0B4
Ph: (226) 971-2428 Fax: (519) 485-6100
e-mail: catherine.agar@td.com
Steve Faris
District Manager, Agriculture Services –
East Dufferin, East Peel, Simcoe, York, Durham, Muskoka, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Peterborough, Northumberland, Hastings, North Grey, North Bruce, Prince 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
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
Sylvain Racine, District Manager, Agriculture Services
- Renfrew, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds, Ottawa, Grenville, Dundas, Russell, Stormont, Prescott, Glengarry Counties, New Liskeard and Northern Ontario 258 Main St. E., Hawkesbury, ON K6A 3C8
Ph: (613) 796-1461 Fax: (613) 632-4819
e-mail: sylvain.racine@td.com
Brian Van Hooydonk, District Manager, Agriculture ServicesHuron, Bruce, Perth Counties
41 Downie St., Stratford, ON N5A 6V6
Ph: (519) 456-8220 Fax: (519) 456-2024
e-mail: brian.vanhooydonk@td.com
Wilhelmina Waters
District Manager, Agriculture Services
- Essex, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex and Elgin Counties
Al Dam, Provincial Poultry Specialist, Dept of Pathobiology, OVC, Room 4841, ext. 54326, e-mail: al.dam@ontario.ca; Csaba Varga, Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention - Poultry, Dept of Pathobiology, OVC, Room 4840, ext. 54650, e-mail: csaba.varga@ontario.ca;Daniel Ward, Engineer, Poultry Structures and Environment,OMAF, 581 Huron St., Stratford, ON N5A 5T8 Ph: (519) 271-0536, Fax: (519) 273-5278, daniel.ward@ontario.ca
Ontario Animal Health Network (Oahn) Building 89, 419 Gordon St., Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53364 e-mail: oahn@uoguelph.ca http://oahn.ca
Poultry Network:
Dr. Csaba Varga, Co-lead, OMAFRA; Dr. Marina Brash, Animal Health Laboratory; Al Dam, OMAFRA; Dr. Michele Guerin,Ontario Veterinary College; Dr. Emily Martin,Animal Health Laboratory; Dr. Rachel Ouckama, Private Practitioner; Dr. Mike Petrik, Private Practitioner; Dr. Cynthia Philippe, Private Practitioner; Dr. Alex Weisz, Private Practitioner; Dr. Melanie Barham, OAHN Coordinator, Animal Health Laboratory; Dr. Tim Pasma, Epidemiologist, OMAFRA; Dr. Alexandra
Reid, OMAFRA, Veterinary Scientist. ONTARIO VETERINARY COLLEGE
University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext 54401
www.ovc.uoguelph.ca
Poultry Health Research Network, University Of Guelph, Dept. Of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College 50 Stone Rd. E., Room 2638, Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext 54370
Fax: (519) 824-5930
www.phrn.net
Dr. Shayan Sharif, PHRN - Leader, ext. 54641, shayan@uoguelph.ca; Dr. Ravi Kulkarni, PHRN - Coordinator, ext. 54759, kulkarnr@uoguelph.ca; Ms. Carly O’Brien, Senior Development Manager, ext. 54370, carly.obrien@ovc.uoguelph.ca. University Of Guelph, Animal Biosciences,
Dave Buttenham, CEO; Vicky Hammell, Chair; Kevin Weppler, Vice-Chair; Nadine Schwandt, Past Chair; Tamara MacDonald, Member Ex-Officio, Chair Nutrition Committee.
Directors: Jim DeBlock, Andrew Coghlin, Rick McGlynn, Tim Minor, Paul Oosterhof, Jarrett Palen, Walt Taylor, Ken Vander Vleuten, Sandra Wolfe. Association of Ontario Chicken Processors
52 Royal Rd., Guelph, ON N1H 1G3
Ph: (519) 836-8383
Chicken Farmers of Ontario PO Box 5035, 3320 S. Service Rd., Burlington, ON L7R 3Y8
Adrian Rehorst, District 1; Rick Kaptein, District 2; Murray Booy, District 3; Henk Lise, District 4; Henry Zantingh, District 5; Murray Opsteen, District 6; Ed Benjamins, District 7; Mark Hermann, District 8; Tim Klompmaker, District 9.
Egg Farmers of Ontario
7195 Millcreek Dr., Mississauga, ON L5N 4H1
Ph: (905) 858-9790 Fax: (905) 858-1589
Toll Free: (800) 387-8360
e-mail: general@getcracking.ca
www.eggfarmersofontario.ca
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; Marc Bourdon, Zone 10; Andrew DeWeerd, Pullet Director.
Ontario Association of Poultry Veterinarians, OAPV
c/o Animal Health Lab, University of Guelph, PO Box 3612, Guelph, ON N1H 1R8
Ph: (519) 824-4120, ext 54550 Fax: (519) 821-8072
e-mail: mbrash@uoguelph.ca
Dr. Marina Brash, Communications Co-ordinator.
Ontario Broiler Chicken Hatching Egg Producers Association
483 Arkell Rd., Guelph, ON N1H 6H8
Ph: (519) 821-0657 Fax: (519) 821-9419
e-mail: obchepa@golden.net www.obchepa.ca
John Kapteyn, Chair; John Kraay, Vice-All; Ed Mosterd, Secretary/Treasurer. OBHECC Directors: Dave Brock, Jack Greydanus, Dick Ottens, Jim Patton. John Kray, Farm & Food Care Soil Rep.; Mark Woods, Farm & Food Care Livestock Rep.; Annette Hartley, Administrator. Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg & Chick Commission
213 - 251 Woodlawn Rd. W., Guelph, ON N1H 8J1
Ph: (519) 837-0005 Fax: (519) 837-0464
e-mail: info@obhecc.com
Robert Guy, General Manager. Ontario Federation of Agriculture Ontario AgriCentre, 206 - 100 Stone Rd. West, Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Don McCabe, President, Zone 6; Keith Currie,Vice President, Zone 13; Peggy Brekveld, Vice President, Director at-Large; Mark Reusser, Executive Member, Zone 9. Directors: Louis Roesch, Zone 1; Paul Wettlaufer, Zone 2; Larry Davis, Zone 3; Mark Wales, Zone 4; Drew Spoelstra, Zone 5; Brent Royce, Zone 7; Debra Pretty-Straathof, Zone 8; Bruce Webster, Zone 10; Eleanor Renaud, Zone 11; Bruce Buttar, Zone 12; Rejean Pommainville, Zone 14; Mark Kunkel, Zone 15. Directors at-Large: Pat Jilesen, Peter Lambrick.
Ontario Hatcheries Association
39 William St., Elmira, ON N3B 1P3
Ph: (519) 669-3350 Fax: (519) 669-3826
e-mail: info@ontariohatcheries.ca
Gord Hastie, Chair; Susan Fitzgerald, Executive Director.
Ontario Institute of Agrologists
108 - 100 Stone Rd., W.,
Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Ph: (519) 826-4226 Fax: (519) 826-4228
Toll Free: (866) 339-7619
www.ontariosoilcrop.org
Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council
39 Williiam St., Elmira, ON N3B 1P3
Ph: (519) 669-3350 Fax: (519) 669-3826
e-mail: info@ontlpc.ca www.ontlpc.ca
Gordon Coukell, Chairman; Susan Fitzgerald, Executive Director.
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
1 Stone Rd. W., Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2 Ph: (519) 826-4214 Fax: (519) 826-4224
Board of Officers: Ed Verkley, Chair; Gary Fread, Vice-Chair; Cathy Lennon, Treasurer. Board Directors: Leanne Cooley, Ingrid DeVisser, George Jeffery, Brian Miller, Murray Opsteen, Jody Overholt, Greg Page, Jim Patton, Babak Sanei. Staff: Keith Robbins, Executive Director; Rose Carlo, Accounts; Terrina Fitzgerald, Office & Events Coordinator; Laura Bowers, Education and Extension 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. Directors: Matt Steele, District 1; Chris DeGroot, District 3; James Schlegel, District 3; Ingrid DeVisser, District 4.
Department of Agriculture, PO Box 1600, Charlottetown PE C1A 7N3
Ph: (902) 569-7575
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. Director: Neil Campbell, Prince Edward Island Chicken Farmers of Prince Edward Island
PO Box 40052, West Royalty Post Office, Charlottetown, PE C1E 0J2
Ph: (902) 838-4108
e-mail: peipoultry@pei.sympatico.ca
Kevin MacPhail, Chair; Andrew MacPhail, Vice-Chair; Dean Good, Secretary/ Treasurer; Barry Uyterlinde, CFC Director; Andre Merks, Director; Janet HilliardMurphy, General Manager. Egg Farmers 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; Peter Stavert, Vice Chair; Nathan Burns, Secretary; Leith Murray, Egg Farmers of Canada Representative; Ian Simmons, Director. Michael Cummiskey, General Manager, Janis MacKay, Promotions Coordinator.
QUEBEC
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
CANARDS DU LAC BROME LTÉE
40 chemin du Centre, Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0
Ph: (450) 242-3825
COUVOIR BOIRE & FRÈRES INC.
532 9e rang Est,Wickham, QC J0C 1S0
Ph: (819) 398-6807
COUVOIR LES EMBRYONS DE LANAUDIERE
165 rue des Entreprises, Notre-Dame des Prairies, QC J6E 0L9
Ph: (450) 755-1160
COUVOIR OVAC
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND/QUEBEC
2565 rue Thérèse-Casgrain, St-Nicéphore, QC J2A 4J5
Ph: (819) 471-4444
COUVOIR OVO
180 Noel Lecompte, Acton Vale, QC J0H 1A0
Ph: (819) 314-7630
COUVOIR PINTABO INC.
410 chemin Yamaska, St-Germain de Grantham, QC J0C 1K0
Ph: (819) 395-5495
COUVOIR PROVINCIAL
ARTHABASKA
(COOP FÉDÉRÉE DE QUÉBEC)
165 rue Laurier Est., Victoriaville, QC G6P 6P8
Ph: (819) 357-8480
COUVOIR QUÉBEC INC.
11605 boul. de la Colline, Loretteville, QC G2A 2E1
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
Ph: (450) 430-7751 Fax: (450) 430-1379
Boisbriand
Maitre Saladier, Inc.,
1755 boul. Lionel-Bertrand, QC J7H 1N8
Ph: (450) 435-0674 Fax: (450) 435-0363
Boisbriand
Service Alimentaire Desco Inc., (91507707 Québec Inc.),
9292-2913 Québec Inc., 1940 rue des Outardes, QC G7K 1H1 Ph: (418) 545-2511 Fax: (418) 690-3395
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Les Plats du Chef Inc., (Cuisine Adventures, Thyme & Truffles, Cuisi-Prestige, Pizzetta), 51 rue Kesmark, QC H9B 3J1
Ph: (514) 685-9955 Fax: (514) 685-2602
Drummondville
Les Aliments Trans Gras Inc., (Drummond Export, Primavera), 2825 rue Power, QC J2C 6Z6
Ph: (819) 472-1125 Fax: (819) 472-7410
Drummondville
Avicomax Inc.,
500 rue Labonté, QC J2C 6X9
Ph: (819) 471-5000 Fax: (819) 471-4949
Drummondville
Ferme des Voltigeurs Inc., 2350 boul. Foucault, QC J2E 0E8
Ph: (819) 478-7495 Fax: (819) 478-9249
Dunham Viande Dunham Inc.,
2349 rue Principale, QC J0E 1M0
Ph: (450) 266-1370 Fax: (450) 266-1371
East Angus Viandes Giroux (1997) Inc., 250 rue Georges Pinard, QC J0B 1R0
Ph: (819) 832-1212 Fax: (819) 832-1551
East Angus 9136-4802 Québec Inc., (Délices Al-Manar), 100 rue Dumont, QC J0B 1R0
Ph: (819) 832-4777 Fax: (819) 832-3048
Henryville
Les Produits Fins F. Menard Inc. (Boucherie F. Menard, The Master Butcher Shop), 1010 route 133, QC J0J 1E0 Ph: (450) 299-9999 Fax: (450) 299-9998
Knowlton
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 av., 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 av., QC H8T 3J1
Ph: (514) 780-8585 Fax: (514) 780-8590
Lachine
Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc., 2900 rue Louis A. Amos, QC H8T 3K6
Ph: (514) 631-9275 Fax: (514) 631-8917
LaSalle
Les Aliments Levitts Inc./Levitts Foods Inc., 7070 rue St. Patrick, QC H8N 1V2
Ph: (514) 367-1654 Fax: (514) 367-3035
Laval
Les Volailles Pangalo Inc., (Pangalo Poultry Inc., Les Volailles Pan Galo), 575 Montée Saint-Francois, QC H7C 2S8 Ph: (450) 664-5050 Fax: (450) 664-7050
Les Viandes Amir Inc., (Distribution Alimentaire Amir, Distributions Alimentaires Amir), 1033 Autoroute Chomedey (A-13) E, QC H7W 4V3
Ph: (514) 836-2647
Laval
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
QUEBEC
Packers, Cold Springs Farm, Maple Leaf Potatoes, Hub Meats/Les Viandes Hub, Cappola Food, Thames Valley Processors), 2525 av. Francis-Hugues, QC H7S 2H7
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
Laval
Produits Alimentaires Berthelet Inc., 1805 rue Berlier, QC H7L 3S4
Ph: (514) 334-5503 Fax: (514) 334-3584
Laval
Les Viandes Col-Fax Inc., 3673 Autoroute Laval Ouest, QC H7P 5P6
Ph: (450) 973-7770 Fax: (450) 681-7737
Laval
Les Aliments Deli Chef, 2139 boul. Dagenais Ouest, QC H7L 5W9
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 av.
Philippe-Panneton, QC H1E 4M1
Ph: (514) 881-9998 Fax: (514) 643-0885
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 av., QC H1E 1R8
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,
STRONGER BIRDS. STRONGER PERFORMANCE.
The Poulvac® E. coli vaccine gives you safe and efficacious broad-spectrum protection against the largest disease threat facing your flock. Shield your birds with the proven, easy to use, non-antibiotic option that delivers strong performance.
Talk to your veterinarian to find out how Poulvac® E. coli can shield your flock from devastating disease and protect you from financial loss.
QUEBEC
Les Produits de l’ile d’Orléans, Bocetin, Le Jardin Métivier, Les Produits Maison Saguenay Ltée, Aliments Breton (Canada) Inc., Paysan du Breton), 251 av. Boyer, QC G0R 2T0
Spécialités M.B. Inc., (La Fourchette, Yu’skews, Olive & Cucina, La Fondue, Les Spécialité du Connaisseur, Vivande Surfines), 5450 av. Trudeau, QC J2S 7Y8
DAVE JANZEN, from Abbotsford, has represented British Columbia as an alternate since 2006 and has been their director since 2008. He joined the Executive committee in 2010 and first became the Chair in 2012.
BENOÎT FONTAINE, from Stanbridge Station, Quebec, is the 1st Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee. He joined the Board in 2013 as an alternate. He farms in the Lac Champlain area.
YVON CYR has been a producer since 1987 and will serve as 2nd Vice-Chair. He farms near Saint-François-de-Madawaska in northwestern New Brunswick.
MURRAY BOOY, from Aylmer, Ontario is the Executive Member. He recently served three years as Chair of Chicken Farmers of Ontario and previously an alternate to the CFC Board. Murray is a 3rd generation chicken farmer.
DAVE
BENOÎT
YVON
MURRAY
QUEBEC
Agribrands Purina Canada Inc.
5928 boul. Cousineau, bureau 300, St-Hubert, QC J3Y 7R9
De L’agriculture Et De L’alimentation, Dept. des Sciences Animales, Universite Laval, Québec QC G1V 0A6
Ph: (418) 656-2131 ext. 3514
Fax: (418) 656-3766
e-mail: san@fsaa.ulaval.ca www.fsaa.ulaval.ca/en/faculty/ departments-school/animalscience-department/ Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation
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/ Professor Kevin Wade, Departmental Chair.
Université De Montréal, Faculté De Médecine Vétérinaire/College Of Veterinary Medicine
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
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
AQINAC - Association Québécoise des Industries de Nutrition Animale et Céréalière
Christian Breton, Président; Guylaine Brochu, 1ere vice-président; Robert Desnoyers, 2e vice-président; Yvan Lacroix, Président-directeur généralAQINAC; Hélène Cliche Trésorière; Raymond Breton, Secrétaire. Administratrice/Administrateurs : René Belhumeur, 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)
Comité exécutif : Président : Pierre-Luc Leblanc; 1er vice-président : LouisPhilippe Rouleau, Mauricie-Centredu-Québec; 2e vice-président : Benoît Fontaine, Cantons de l’Est. Membres : Lise St-Georges, Rive-Nord, Stéphane Veilleux, Est-du-Québec.
Administrateurs : François Cloutier, Montérégie; Daniel Husereau, Rive-Nord; René Gélinas, Mauricie-Centre-duQuébec; Alain Talbot, Est-du-Québec; Mario Bérard, Cantons de l’Est. Guillaume Côté, membre du comité des éleveurs de dindon.
Syndicat des producteurs d’oeufs d’Incubation du Québec (INCOBEC)
555, boul. Roland-Therrien, bureau 515, Longueuil, QC J4H 4E7
Ph: (450) 679-0530 Fax: (450) 679-3652
e-mail: incobec@upa.qc.ca 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, 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 Fax: (306) 677-2724
Humboldt
Arden Dust, (Dusty Inn Farm)
PO Box 2742, SK S0K 2A0
Ph: (306) 682-3466
Leader
Hutterian Brethren Church of Estuary, (Estuary Colony)
The reports are in. When it comes to serving Saskatchewan Egg Producers, Star Egg is the industry leader. From the processing and grading to the marketing and distribution of eggs and egg products, we get straight A’s.
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Room 201, 3085 Albert St., Regina SK S4S 0B1
Ph: (306) 787-5547
e-mail: betty.althouse@gov.sk.ca
Dr. Betty Althouse, Chief Veterinary Officer. Saskatchewan Agri-Food Council
302 - 3085 Albert St., Regina SK S4S 0B1
Ph: (306) 787-5978 Fax: (306) 787-5134
www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/Agri-FoodCouncil
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 Ph: (306) 966-4128 Fax: (306) 966-4151
Mary Buhr, Dean and Professor; Henry L. Classen, Professor, NSERC Industrial Suite 201 - 224 Pacific Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 1N9 P:
www.saskatchewanchicken.ca
SASKATCHEWAN
Research Chair in Poultry Nutrition; Karen Schwean-Lardner, Assistant Professor; Tennille Knezacek, Researcher. Western College Of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Saskatchewan 52 Campus Dr., Saskatoon SK S7N 5B4
Henry Van EE, Chair; Tim Keet, Vice Chair; Rudy Martinka, CFC Director; Ben Middleton, 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: Brian Bilkes.
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, SecretaryTreasurer; Joan Anstey, Director. The Saskatchewan Egg Producers 496 Hoffer Dr.,Regina, SK S4N 7A1
Ph: (306) 924-1505 Fax: (306) 924-1515
e-mail: sep@saskegg.ca www.saskegg.ca
Shawn Harman, Chairman; Stan Fehr, Vice Chairman; Regan Sloboshan, Director & EFC Representative. Directors: Isaac Entz, Ignaz Stadler, Danny Wollman. Executive Director: Audrey Price.
Turkey Farmers of Saskatchewan 1438 Fletcher Rd., Saskatoon, SK S7M 5T2
Agricultural Institute of Canada 176 Gloucester St., Suite 320, Ottawa, ON K2P 0A6
Ph: (613) 232-9459 Fax: (613) 594-5190
e-mail: office@aic.ca www.aic.ca
Board of Directors: Lianne Dwyer, Chair; Richard Heck, Vice Chair; Al Scholz, Secretary Treasurer. Directors: Ryan Barrett, Jim Brandle, Joshua Dillman, Robert J. Gordon, Wilf Keller, Rajasekaran Lada, Robert Moody, Michael Trevan.
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC-Head Office) 150, rue Metcalfe St., Suite 1301, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1 Ph: (613) 241-6421 Fax: (613) 241-7970 e-mail: info@anacan.org www.anacan.org
Executive Director, National Office, Graham Cooper.; Melissa Dumont, Technical Services; Josée Lafontaine, Office Administrator; My-Lien Bosch, Technical Analyst.
Executive Committee: Chairman - Des Gelz, Ritchie-Smith Feeds, Inc.; Vice ChairmanTim Armstrong, New-Life Mills, Division of Parrish & Heimbecker; Treasurer - Guylaine Brochu, Agri-Marché Inc.; Past ChairmanJohn Brennan, Nutreco Canada Inc.
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 - Paul Wideman, W-S Feed & Supplies Ltd.; QC - Guylaine Brochu, Agri-Marché Inc.; QC - Sylvain Vallée, Cargill Animal Nutrition; SK - Tim Armstrong, New-Life Mills. Nutrition Committee: Andy Humphreys, Verus Animal Nutrition
Directors at Large: David Arseneau, La Coop fédérée; Randy Bagg, Elanco Animal Health; Vicky Hammell, Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd.; Bevan Litke, Masterfeeds LP. Associate Members: Woody Galloway, Bunge Canada; Grant Saar, West Coast Reduction Ltd.
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 42894 Browntown Rd., Bluevale, ON N0G 1G0
Ph: (519) 829-2242 www.animalhealth.ca
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; 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.
Canadian Federation of Agriculture 21 Florence St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6 Ph: (613) 236-3633 Fax: (613) 236-5749
e-mail: info@canadian-farmers.ca www.cfa-fca.ca
Ron Bonnett, President; Errol Halkai, Executive Director
Canadian Food Inspection AgencyNational 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; Gyslain Loyer ViceChair, Quebec; Dean Penner, Second ViceChair, Manitoba; Christian Trottier, CHF Representative; Ernie Silveri, CHF Representative; Joe Neels, British Columbia; Gary Van Klei, Alberta; Henk van Steenbergen, Saskatchewan; Dick Ottens, Ontario.
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
National Industry Associations
Ph: (613) 566-5916 Fax: (613) 241-5999
e-mail: info@cp-rc.ca www.cp-rc.ca
Bruce Roberts, Executive Director. CPRC
Directors: Tim Keet, Chairman (CFC); Dr. Helen Anne Hudson, Vice-Chair (EFC); Erica Charlton (CPEPC), Brian Ricker (TFC), Murray Klassen (CHEP).
Canadian Federation of Agriculture – Dave Janzen, David Hyink
Canadian Poultry Research Council – Tim Keet (SK alternate)
National Farm Animal Care Council – Rudy Martinka
National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council – Marc Cormier
Egg Farmers of Canada
21, rue Florence St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6 Ph: (613) 238-2514 Fax: (613) 238-1967
e-mail: info@eggs.ca
eggfarmers.ca / producteursdoeufs.ca
Chairman: Peter Clarke, Chief Executive Officer: Tim Lambert. Directors: Joe Kleinsasser (AB), Walter Siemens (BC), Kurt Siemens (MB), David Coburn (NB), Joseph R. W. Smallwood III (NL), John Penner (NT), Glen Jennings (NS), Roger Pelissero (ON), Leith Murray (PE), Emmanuel Destrijker (QC), Regan Sloboshan (SK), Wayne Beggs (Consumer Association of Canada), Claude Dulude (Grading), Mike Vanderpol (Processing), Brad Lawson (Hatcheries).
Farm Products Council of Canada
Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Ave., Building 59, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6 Ph: (613) 759-1555 Fax: (613) 759-1566
Toll Free: (855) 611-1165
e-mail: fpcc-cpac@agr.gc.ca www.fpcc-cpac.gc.ca
Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada (FPPAC)
206 - 1545 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P9
Ph: (613) 738-1175
www.fppac.ca
Chairman, Blair Shier; Vice-Chair, Ian Hesketh; Secretary-Treasurer, Jamie Falcao. Directors: Don Kilimnik, Mike Haworth, Kevin Thompson, Betty Dikeos, Yvan Brodeur, Paul Murphy.
Turkey Farmers of Canada
7145 West Credit Ave., Bldg. 1, Suite 202 Mississauga, ON L5N 6J7
University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Animal & Poultry Science, 6D34 Agriculture Building, 51 Campus Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8
Ph: (306) 966-6597 Fax: (306) 966-4151
e-mail: tennille.knezacek@usask.ca
Tennille Knezacek, Secretary-Treasurer, WPSA Canadian Branch.
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. Established in 1978, Chicken Farmers of Canada was created by, and receives its legal authority from, the Farm Products Agencies Act.
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 they continue to grow the fresh, high-quality chicken that Canadians trust. Through programs such as 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.
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
2015 QUOTA PERIODS
industry, from farmer to consumer.
OUR VISION
To grow consumer demand for Canadiangrown chicken
OUR MISSION
On behalf of Canadian chicken farmers, to lead and drive the improved efficiency of chicken farmers and the Canadian chicken industry to better serve consumers, and to ensure chicken continues to be the leading protein preference of Canadians. Canadians want Canadian chicken, so we deliver them fresh, locally-raised 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 contribution is much wider. In sum, we are part of Canada’s economic solution, and do so without subsidies, and are very proud of both.
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. 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 levies, remitted by turkey farmers on each kilogram of turkey marketed.
For more information, please visit the
website at www. turkeyfarmersofcanada.ca. n
POULTRY SIGNALS
Proper management starts with recognising signals in practice.
For poultry-keepers, this means being alert when in the hen house, watching and listening to the animals, and paying attention to their behaviour as a group as well as their individual behaviour. This usually provides much information about animals’ health, well-being and production for poultry-keepers to use for improving economic results and the well-being of the animals, as well as their own.
Poultry Signals is a practical guide that shows you how to pick up the signals by your animals at an early stage, how to interpret them, and which action to take.
AGENCY BACKGROUND
Egg Farmers of Canada
Egg 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 ninth 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 17,000 jobs across the country and contributes $1.28 billion dollars to Canada’s GDP.
A strong and prosperous egg farming industry allows farmers to continually reinvest in their farms and communities. Egg Farmers of Canada 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 universities across the country. Notably, Egg Farmers of Canada 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
1 Reported data for 2015
2 Reported data for 2015. Excludes inventory for eggs for processing and special permits
Chair in Egg Industry Economics at Université Laval; and Dr. Bruce Muirhead, Research Chair in Public Policy at the University of Waterloo.
Egg Farmers of Canada is deeply committed to social responsibility and this continues to be a driving force for the organization’s decision-making and operations. EFC works with egg boards and farmers to honour its social license, and to make a positive impact within communities both at home and abroad. The organization remains committed to their longstanding partnerships with Breakfast Club of Canada, Breakfast for Learning and Food Banks Canada. While international partnerships have led to the construction of a poultry barn in Swaziland with Heart for Africa and support for Canadian Food For
Children.
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. EggcentricTV, a unique streaming network dedicated entirely to eggs, was launched by EFC. This is yet another powerful and wide-reaching tool to highlight farmers, the industry’s story and recipes.
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
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.
Jeff Kamlah, 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 2016, Alberta Turkey Producers elected Jeff Kamlah as Chair of the Alberta Turkey Producers Board of Directors. Jeff joined the Alberta Turkey Producers Board in 2013, and served as Vice-Chair in 2015.
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 a complete line of innovative Poultry feeding, watering and ventilation products to help with changes and upgrades at Poultry farms across Ontario “PROVIDING THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE”.
Robin Smith, Chair BC CHICKEN MARKETING BOARD - Robin Smith has been Chair of the BC Chicken Marketing Board since October 2013, bringing an extensive international career in the agriculture, food and seafood to our sector. He recently retired as the Executive Director/CEO of the BC Dairy Foundation and the Milk Producers Association (now merged as the BC Dairy Association). Robin managed the agrifood consulting practice of Price Waterhouse and for fifteen years had his own management consulting firm, Foodwest Resources. Some of Robin’s past
Thumbnail Sketches
positions include: Chairman/CEO of NuFood Pet Inc. and President/CEO of Protein Foods International as well as management positions at Panco Poultry, BC Packers and Star Kist Foods. He spent eleven years in international business with direct involvement in the poultry industry in Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Thailand and South Africa. Robin was a Director of the BC Food Processors Association (seven years) and President for three. Robin has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (food science) from UBC and a Masters in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.
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 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 2017 – Building upon the success of the inaugural poultry conference in 2016, the four feather industries in BC (chicken, eggs, turkey and hatching eggs) are planning the second joint BC Poultry Conference March 1-3, 2017 at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel, 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 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
Caitlin MacLeod, Livestock Coordinator
CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW Caitlin is an integral part of the Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show when it comes to recruiting livestock related exhibitors and facilitating ways for them to showcase their products in live interactive ways. Caitlin brings with her more than 10 years of livestock experience from places like the University of Guelph and her hands-on career in the sector focused largely in nutrition. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show hosts more than 750 agribusinesses and associations each year in Woodstock, ON. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show will be held on September 13, 14 and 15, 2016 this year. Next year, the show will be held September 12, 13 and 14, 2017. For more information call 1-800-563-5441 or email Caitlin at caitlin@canadasoutdoorshows.com
Jack Greydanus, Chair CANADIAN HATCHING EGG PRODUCERS
- Founded 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 711 million hatching eggs in 2015.
CANARM - Canarm AgSystems has been a trusted supplier to poultry farmers for 80 years, providing ventilation and flooring solutions. Canarm’s VentChoice product line offers a complete solution for today’s poultry farmer. The VentChoice product line is anchored by our new ECsmart motor – an EC fan motor that can save 25% to 70% on your ventilation costs. It can be retrofitted into existing wiring and control systems. Our FG and PLF series exhaust fans and our CA–AG series circulation fans continue to be trusted, reliable and robust options for poultry facilities. They will now be offered with this EC smart motor option. We also offer an FRP, polyurethane injected continuous inlet option (R8) that is second to none. We have partnered with Intelia, a leader in
Thumbnail Sketches
poultry facility controls and now offer Intelia’s suite of controllers for all levels of barn complexity. Combine Canarm’s VentChoice product offering with Intelia controllers for a full solution to your poultry facility needs. www.canarm.com agsales@canarm.ca
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 producteur de poulet depuis plus de 30 ans et président des Producteurs de poulet du Canada depuis 2012. Représentant de la Colombie-Britannique à titre de remplaçant depuis 2006 aux réunions des PPC, il occupe le poste d’administrateur depuis 2008. Il s’est joint au Comité exécutif en tant que membre extraordinaire, puis a été élu 1er vice-président en 2011 et est ensuite devenu président en 2012. En outre, il a été représentant des PPC auprès du Comité consultatif sur les contingents tarifaires au Forum de l’OMC à Genève et lors des rencontres Amérique du Nord-UE en Pologne ainsi que des réunions de l’Organisation mondiale des agriculteurs à Rome. Au Canada, Dave et sa femme Jeannie exploitent une ferme familiale à Abbotsford depuis 1981 où ils ont élevé leurs quatre enfants. Elle est située à proximité de la ferme laitière de la vallée du Fraser où Dave a grandi. Dave est fier d’être le représentant de 2 700 producteurs de poulet canadiens à l’échelle provinciale, nationale et internationale.
CHICKEN FARMERS OF SASKATCHEWAN - Ben and Meghan Middleton’s broiler farm is located in Delisle, Saskatchewan. After first being involved in the dairy industry in British Columbia the Middleton’s decided to move to Saskatchewan where farms were more economical. They found quota and built 2 barns to house the birds. This is Ben’s first year on the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan board and he’s enjoying it. He looks forward to many more years in the poultry business.
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, including its new CUBO™ Air Mixer, through its network of authorized independent distributors. The company also offers a variety of egg production housing systems including colonies, aviaries, nests and traditional cages. Founded in 1952, Chore-Time has built a reputation for offering top quality products,
knowledgeable staff and distributor support and profitenhancing performance for poultry and egg producers. Chore-Time, P.O. Box 2000, 410 North Higbee Street, Milford, Indiana, 46542-2000; Telephone 574658-4101; Fax 574-658-3471; E-mail: 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 several years ago, 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. We are located in Listowel, Ontario where we house over 24,000 sq. ft. of parts as well as components for new systems including feeding, watering, housing (cages & nests) lighting, heating, ventilation, and the latest in controller technology. We are also a full grain handling dealership offering complete on farm & commercial grain drying & storage solutions. Our experienced staff can assist with design & consultation of new projects as well as renovations. We take pride in our service department, which is fully staffed with licensed electricians, & gasfitters and we offer 24hr service. Contact us today to learn more about our product lines or for help on your next project. Visit www.county-line.ca or by phone 1-800-463-7622.
CUDDY FARMS - A proudly Canadian company formed in Canada over 66 years ago to serve the
Thumbnail Sketches
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.
CUMBERLAND - 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 180+ registered egg farmers and works in close partnership with the Egg Famers of Canada (EFC), to provide Albertans 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 Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia’s 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 Nouvelle-Écosse. 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 « Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia » 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 fourth year as Chair, Scott has 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 Advisor, Finance, Pullet, Public Affairs and Egg Farmers of Canada alternate. Scott is a secondgeneration egg farmer and farms with his son Brett.
Geneve Newcombe, Chair
EGG FARMERS OF NOVA SCOTIA - Geneve Newcombe is chair of Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia (EFNS), a not-for-profit organization representing the provinces 22 registered egg farmers. Geneve joined the board in 2010 and was first elected as chair in 2013. In addition to her duties as chair of the board, Geneve has served as chair of Nova Scotia’s Agricultural Awareness committee and has been a member of the Atlantic Poultry Conference committee. She is also active within her community serving as president of her local quilting guild, a Sunday school teacher, and president of the Valley Region girl’s high school hockey league. Geneve is also a mother of three and is actively involved in the day-to-day operations of their family farm, Cornwallis Farms. Cornwallis Farms is a multi-commodity farm with layers, broilers, dairy, crops and an on farm feed mill located in Port Williams, NS. Cornwallis Farms prides itself on constantly reducing their environmental footprint in a number of areas.
Geneve and her husband Craig are proud to have raised their children on the farm and were thrilled to welcome their son David back to the farm full time two years ago. David is the tenth generation on the farm.
ELANCO - At Elanco, we provide those who raise and care for animals with solutions that empower them to advance a vision of food and companionship enriching life. We understand the powerful role healthy animals play in making lives better. As pets increasingly become important parts of our families, so too does the need to help them live longer, healthier, higher-quality lives. As the global population grows, so too will the need to meet the demand for safe, affordable food for all.
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 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 1-866335-1431 or email: ldenomme@exacon.ca
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,
Thumbnail Sketches
Zucami Poultry Cage Systems, VES Fans, and Valco Feeding & Drinker Systems.
FARM CREDIT CANADA - FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $28 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and its role in feeding an ever-growing world. We provide flexible, competitively priced financing, management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and agri-food industry. Our profits are reinvested back into agriculture and the communities where our customers and employees live and work. Visit fcc.ca or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and on Twitter @FCCagriculture.
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 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 world-class layer, pullet and alternative housing. For more information on Hellmann GmbH, please visit www.hellmannpoultry.com, www.hellmann.de or email hellmannpoultry@bellnet.ca. We may also be reached at Ph: (647) 296-8876.
HUBBARD - provides solutions that focus on the economic performance, health and well being of breeding stock. Hubbard specializes in state-of-the-art 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 ceilings. 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 Chore-Time Broiler and Turkey Feeders, Ventilation and Waterers, we also represent Ziggity Systems, Lubing Systems, Exacon, Fienhage Nests and Aviaries and the Eggs Cargo System for trays, dividers and pallets. Call us today for more information. (519) 657-5231 or visit www.jdwpoultry.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. Welltrained 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: 1-800-361-3637 or 519-843-2672, jmw@wightman.ca www.jenimobilewash.com
KAISER AG SOLUTIONS - Kaiser Ag is a family business serving Canadian farmers with innovation and experience.
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,
Thumbnail Sketches
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 one of Karcher’s top North American dealers!
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 423-709-1000, use our toll-free fax line 1-866-289-3237, write to info@lubingusa.com or visit www.lubingusa.com
Cornie Brandt, Director
MANITOBA TURKEY PRODUCERS - Cornie Brandt was elected as a Board Member in 2014, and represents turkey producers on the KAP committee. The Manitoba turkey industry currently has 49 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 include Helga Wheddon, General Manager; Donna Bruce, Financial & Office Administrator; and Wendy Harrisko, Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
MEESTER INSURANCE - founded on the principles of trust, honesty and integrity – Meester Insurance Centre continues to operate every day from that foundation. We understand that no two Poultry Farms are the same, so why would your insurance be? We can create a customized farm insurance package, tailored to your farm. And as a team, we promise to find the right insurance products for you at competitive premiums. We take the time to consult with you about all of your needs, to ensure that every detail of your insurance package serves you the way it should.
MELLER POULTRY EQUIPMENT - North American Distributors for Germany’s #1 Meller Poultry 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, including new COCCIVAC-B52 vaccine for broilers, 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.,
Kenilworth, 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, incluant le nouveau vaccin COCCIVAC-B52 pour les poulets de chair, le vaccin recombinant HVT vivant INNOVAX®-ILT contre la maladie de Marek et la laryngotrachéite infectieuse, le vaccin inactivé BREEDERVAC-IV-PLUS® 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., Kenilworth, NJ, É.-U. Pour plus d’information, visiter www.merck-sante-animale.ca
MERIAL CANADA – is a world leader in developing key products for avian producers, including a broad line of vaccines for hatchery and field use and cleaning and disinfection products. Merial is first and foremost about people and solutions. People who work with poultry health specialists and listen to your specific needs as an avian producer. People who are dedicated to the poultry industry. The avian team at Merial is proud to offer proven and innovative products that meet your expectations. What we do evolves around you! For more information about Merial Canada and its Avian vaccines, please visit www.merial.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 500 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”.
POULTRY SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP - We are pleased to announce that the 41st Annual Poultry Service Industry Workshop will once again be taking place at the scenic Banff Centre, Tuesday, October 4th through Thursday, October 6th, 2016. 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! 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.
Thumbnail Sketches
SALMET - Salmet GmbH is committed to the Canadian Poultry Industry. With poultry systems in Canada for more than 40yrs we focus on functionality, reliability, efficiency and humane bird management. Salmet has an extensive product offering for Pullet and Laying hen housing/cage free systems, manure drying systems, composting, lighting, and agricultural controls. Call your agent today to see how we can best serve you. In Ontario/Quebec/BC/Maritimes contact OES Inc. 1-888-218-7829, In Manitoba contact Penner Farm Services 204-326-3781, In Alberta contact Penner Farm Services 403-782-0675. salmet@oes-inc.ca / www.oes-inc.ca/salmet
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 44 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 1,021,403 hens on 66 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 the Alberta Leghorn hatchery supplying Shaver White, Bovans, Dekalb and ISA Brown from breeders in secure Alberta locations. Our bio-secure hatchery is designed to supply all of the western provinces from Manitoba to British Columbia. The family owned Sunrise hatchery offers combined experience in breeders, layers and hatching that total over 60 years. We help producers achieve better margins! 1-877-534-4676
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
A SANOFI COMPANY
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.
Thumbnail Sketches
WAREHOUSE SHELL SALES COMPANY - For 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 storey. 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
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
PERSPECTIVES
BY THE CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY
Superbug Discovery Could Generate Increased Pressure
The revelation that a bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort was found in a Pennsylvania woman prompted a flurry of media activity in late May. Increased consumer concern on an already-sensitive topic is understandable in light of such headlines as, “Nightmare Superbug Shows Up in the United States” and “Infection Raises Specter of Superbugs Resistant to All Antibiotics.”
The Washington Post conducted a Q&A with an infectious disease doctor at the University of Pittsburgh who tried to put the development into perspective. He said, “While certainly concerning and something to keep a close eye on from a public health point of view, there is no evidence that this is a widespread problem at this time. Even in the rare event that you get sick from this bacteria, there are treatment options available.”
Since the bacteria has also been detected in pigs, the Post asked about food safety concerns. The doctor stated there is no risk as long as meat is properly handled and cooked to the recommended temperature.
There’s growing consumer concern and rising pressure on the food system about the use of antibiotics in food animals. Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue and one farms and food companies are taking seriously, but the connection between antibiotics used in animals raised for food and the risk of human antibiotic failure is a complex issue not easily distilled for widespread understanding. Several things must happen before resistant bacteria from a farm can affect people:
• The patient must get worse or fail to recover due to the resistant infection
There’s also the perception that antibiotic resistance results from eating meat containing antibiotic residue, but there are strict federal laws in place to prevent unsafe residues in meat. By law, since the 1950’s, the FDA strictly audits and enforces that unsafe levels of antibiotics may not be present in meat before it enters the food supply.
Leading drug companies have recognized the concern about the resistance issue and are making antibiotics available only for treatment and prevention of disease — not growth promotion. Beginning next year in the U.S., antibiotics important to human medicine will only be available under a Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), which is essentially a prescription from a veterinarian.
Animal antibiotics must be used responsibly to minimize agriculture’s contribution to antibiotic resistance
There are unanswered questions on the link between animal antibiotic use and human resistance and the issue is still being studied. Until those questions are conclusively answered, the best source of information is sound science in the form of peerreviewed and published studies. Dr. Peter Davies, BVSC, PhD, professor of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota, says, “There are almost no documented clinical cases where antibiotic resistance was unequivocally tied to animal antibiotic use. So while the risk is not zero, in my opinion, it is extremely low.”
• Antibiotic-resistant bacteria must be present in an animal when it leaves a farm
• The bacteria must survive sanitation steps during the packaging process
• The meat must be undercooked, enabling bacteria to survive
• The bacteria must cause human illness
• The ill person must receive medical attention and the antibiotic therapy must involve the same class of antibiotic used on the farm
Animal antibiotics must be used responsibly to minimize agriculture’s contribution to antibiotic resistance. But much of the current discussion about antibiotic use is highly polarized, pitting commercial interests against public health interests. It’s important to remember that preventing disease and treating sick animals through the responsible use of antibiotics is the ethical thing to do. n
Reprinted with permission from the Center for Food Integrity (CFI). CFI’s vision is to lead the public discussion to build trust in today’s food system and facilitate dialog with the food system to create better alignment with consumer expectations. For more information, visit: www.foodintegrity.org
If you could protect your farm this way, you wouldn’t need any cleaners or disinfectants.
These are some of the products eligible for the Vetoquinol Club points program. Sign up today at vetoquinolclub.ca and reap the benefits. club
Vetoquinol would like to remind you of the importance of a good biosecurity protocol and its implementation on a daily basis.
NEED MORE INFORMATION? CONSULT YOUR BIOSECURITY SPECIALIST.
ECO II The Next Generation of Enriched Layer Housing System
• Flexible nest position for optimal bird behaviour and ease of management
• Flexible colony size to optimize building space and bird population, multiple sizes available
• Innovative center feed trough increases feed space per bird and provides second feed access point
