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by Brett Ruffell
It’s that time of year again where we highlight amazing people doing amazing work. Canadian Poultry’s annual Who’s Who issue has always been my favourite to put together. That’s because I get to learn about more of the talented people who run this industry.
This year’s edition was particularly enlightening, as we took an even broader approach than usual. In the pages ahead, we once again recognize talented poultry farmers from coast to coast producing chickens, eggs, turkeys and broiler breeders – the whole feather gamut.
In addition, we also celebrate non-farmers doing impactful work for the industry, from welfare researchers to veterinarians to nutritionists.
At the same time, we’ve also developed a digital program to honour even more producers. In March 2021, Canadian Poultry launched our inaugural Top 4 Under 40 program in order to recognize young poultry farming leaders.
We were truly blown away by the incredible submissions we received.
Now, we’re thrilled to unveil the four producers we’ve selected as our first honourees.
For one, there’s Brightside Poultry’s Richard Boer of Chilliwack, B.C. This young producer built a diverse poultry farming business from the ground up.
The poultry operation en-
compasses specialty chicken, layers, pullets and an innovative retail store with a unique vending machine from Europe that the producers use for convenient egg sales to consumers.
He also takes time to give back, including volunteering at an egg farm in Africa. “I’m nominating Richard Boer, not for any one project, but for an eight-year career that has seen a lot of growth,” said Richard’s wife Jacqueline.
Then there’s Tiffany Martinka of Martinka Chicks. This broiler producer from St. Benedict, Sask., is a strong advocate for chicken farming and agriculture both provincially and nationally. She’s also an educator, harnessing social media to give non-farmers an up-close-and-personal look at broiler production.
“We can’t think of anyone that has worked harder in the past couple of years to promote poultry farming.”
“We can’t think of anyone that has worked harder in the past couple of years to promote poultry farming and public trust in our industry,” says nominator Kim Hill, operations manager with Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan.
Another producer we’ve chosen to recognize is Harley Siemens of Siemens Farms. The Rosenort, Man., producer
co-manages his family’s egg and pullet farm together with his dad Kurt. Siemens recently led a huge renovation that included state of art technology, innovation and aviary housing for his hens and pullets. The producer is also a tireless educator and advocate for his industry.
“Harley meets every single one of the criteria for this recognition, from managing his barn, to leading the way with technology and innovation, to advocacy and education,” summarizes 4-D Farms Ltd.’s Sandra Dyck, an egg producer who nominated Siemens.
Lastly, there’s Anneke Stickney of Stickney Poultry Farm in Elora, Ont. A chicken and egg farmer, Stickney led her farm’s expansion into broiler production as well as its transition from conventional layer housing to an enriched system.
The poultry producer also goes the extra mile for her industry and community, including coordinating egg donations, serving on a women’s network and more.
“She is one of the most inspiring business leaders, a fierce advocate for feathers and an incredible mom,” says nominator Katie Giddy.
Please watch out for a new podcast series launching midJuly featuring interviews with this year’s winners.
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We sincerely appreciate everyone’s help in making the program’s inaugural year such a success!
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In early June, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that the Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) is now accepting applications. The PEFIP will provide almost $647 million over 10 years to support poultry and egg producers through on-farm investments. Each producer is entitled to an amount proportional to their quota holdings as of January 1, 2021. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2030, meaning producers can apply when they are ready.
The Agriculture Response Materials Management Inc. (ARMMI) organization has ceased operations and will distribute the remaining stockpile among the four founding feather boards. Incorporated as a not-for-profit in 2008, ARMMI was created out of a response to the SARS outbreak in 2003-2004 that created a shortage in the availability of quality biosecurity supplies which affected the livestock industry. Its mandate was to ensure that, in the event of a disease threat or emergency, farmers and farmworkers would have access to an adequate supply of biosecurity equipment..
Think Turkey, the five-year marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness of turkey as an everyday protein option, is staking its place on Canadian grills this BBQ season with the launch of The Griller’s Bird campaign. The bilingual barbecue program kicked off in June to celebrate National Turkey month and showcases the many ways to bring turkey to the grill with recipe inspiration from Canadian PGA golfer and barbecue enthusiast Graham DeLaet, plus a host of BBQ influencers across Canada.
An extended labour dispute at an Exceldor co-operative slaughterhouse led to the birds being euthanized. is how many meals the discarded chickens would have provided.
The head of an association representing Quebec chicken producers says it is unacceptable that one million chickens have been euthanized during an extended labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City.
The Exceldor co-operative closed its slaughterhouse in St-Anselme, Que., south of the provincial capital, on May 23 due to a strike, leaving few options for chicken producers.
Pierre-Luc Leblanc, president of Les Eleveurs de Volailles du Quebec – the province’s association of chicken producers – said he’s never received as many calls and messages from members as in the past few weeks, unsure of how to handle the situation.
“People are telling me they are offended, mad and sad,” Leblanc said. “It’s not an easy situation because there’s not a lot of solutions for us.”
Leblanc’s association represents
more than 700 producers, mostly family-run businesses, who operate within strict guidelines.
“There are rules for producers: when you transport the chickens, you are allowed to have only one per cent rate mortality. If you go beyond that, you can get a fine for animal cruelty,” Leblanc said. “But right now, we are allowing that many chickens to be killed.”
Both the union and the company have confirmed the one million discarded chickens would have provided up to four million meals.
The union said the strike has forced Quebec producers to send euthanized chickens either to waste sites or to a rendering plant, where they can be transformed into products not for human consumption.
After a month-long work stoppage, the strike ended in late June when the union accepted a settlement.
In May, Aviagen North America named Dr. Sara Reichelt as its new director of welfare and sustainability. In this new role, Reichelt will be the face of welfare and sustainability for Aviagen’s North American customer base. We asked her five questions.
Why was the director of welfare and sustainability role created?
This additional role was created after years of considering how to best serve our birds, our customers, and our industry as it evolves in our North American company. The focus on welfare and sustainability by consumers and customers will continue to grow, as it should, as the modern consumer becomes more and more interested in where their food comes from and how the animals were treated. So, we needed someone to be able to consolidate data, lead trials, research innovative technology, and institute practices to meet and exceed expectations.
What are you responsible for?
I am responsible for continuing to grow our welfare and sustainability culture at Aviagen North America. What that means is, I work alongside many teams in supporting the company on key welfare opportunities, researching and implementing ongoing improvement in bird wellness and well-being. I also work in close cooperation with the global Aviagen Group welfare and sustainability team. With welfare evolving constantly, I also help provide internal training to ensure employees remain up-to-date on the latest best practices. For sustainability, I will lead efforts to implement efficiencies that make poultry production
environmentally, socially, and economically responsible.
What has been your first priority?
My first priority has been building bridges and connections. I have spent a significant amount of time talking to people throughout the company to determine what the needs and expectations for welfare and sustainability are. You can have all of the best intentions, but without a team that is “all-in”, you won’t be able to instill a culture, and that is my greatest mission internally for this role.
You also chair the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Women’s Network. Can you tell us about that initiative? When Dr. Kate Barger reached out four years ago to create a network to support women in the AAAP, it was an opportunity I could not say no to. The AAAP is an evolving organization with a changing demographic, so the AAAP Women’s Network (AWN) was created to ensure a welcoming organization to all by providing support to the increasing number of women who are entering a traditionally male-dominated industry.
What is your proudest career achievement thus far?
This one is hard to say. I honestly feel that every week there are small wins that mean quite a bit to me. Holding a successful training where a crew member is excited to know the “why” behind one of our practices, participating in a heated discussion with teammates that ends in a practical protocol to roll out, or seeing first-hand the welfare or sustainability standards we share be instituted all feel like achievements.
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AgScape, collaborating with Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO), has launched a curriculum-linked egg resource, An Exploration of Egg Farming in Ontario, Teacher Guide for Grades K-8.
The resource includes a teacher’s guide, providing an overview of egg farming in Ontario, as well as three interdisciplinary lesson plans targeting grades K-3, grades 4-6 and grades 7-8.
The lesson plans cover different themes such as the farm-to-table process of egg farming (K-3), the nutrients of eggs as a part of a healthy diet (4-6) and careers linked to the egg farming industry (7-8).
AgScape and EFO’s goal with this tool is to share the story of egg farming and our food system with Ontario students, from farm to grading station to grocery store.
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The resource includes a teacher’s guide, providing an overview of egg farming in Ontario, as well as three interdisciplinary lesson plans
According to newly released data from Statistics Canada, poultry farmers produced 1.5 billion kilograms of chicken, turkey and stewing hens in 2020. That’s down 2.2 per cent compared with 2019, the first decline in the total weight of poultry birds produced in Canada in a decade. Meanwhile, net egg production rose 2.1 per cent annually to 839.3 million dozen eggs in 2020 – the 16th consecutive annual increase.
project assistant and Ontario certified teacher, says, “in this resource, educators will have all the information they need to fully explore the farm-to-table process of egg farming using the lessons provided as the foundation for learning and the in-depth overview and extension ideas to elevate the overall classroom learning experience.”
EFO echoes AgScape’s sentiment. “Egg Farmers of Ontario understands the importance of sharing the egg farming story with students and inspiring future generations,” EFO chair Scott Helps says. “The knowledge students will gain through this resource will help to dispel myths about egg farming and cultivate a well-informed youth.”
Educators interested in receiving this resource can register for AgScape’s Teacher Resource Packages at: https:// forms.gle/CMqJn3RX2Zufrny67.
AgScape and EFO’s goal with this tool is to share the story of egg farming and our food system with Ontario students.
Cobb has Brian Sorensen as its new global senior director of human resources. Sorensen will lead the creation and implementation of human resources processes to support the global Cobb team. He will help shape the company’s future by ensuring industry-leading practices are in place for talent acquisition, talent development, total rewards, employee relations and compliance. Sorensen will also provide leadership and oversight of environmental compliance and team member health and safety across Cobb’s international footprint.
The Poultry Industry Council (PIC) has updated its Poultry Pro online training resource for poultry workers and has also added three new modules, called Poultry Pro Plus. Poultry Pro and Poultry Pro Plus are intended to give new poultry workers a comprehensive overview of barn environment, feed and water, breeder and disease management, and animal welfare, in all commercial poultry.
By Lilian Schaer, Livestock Research Innovation Corporation
Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) fosters research collaboration and drives innovation in the livestock and poultry industry. Visit www.livestockresearch.ca or follow @LivestockInnov on Twitter.
U.S. writer and futurist
Alvin Toffler is well known for having declared that it’s important to think about big things while doing small things so that small things go in the right direction.
LRIC CEO Mike McMorris knows first-hand that there’s no shortage of small – but not unimportant –things facing the livestock and poultry sector daily. But he believes it’s also important for someone to keep the big picture in mind.
“The big things facing livestock and poultry today are more than any single organization can tackle on its own. And even if they could, there is a shared vulnerability which means that all sectors need to move forward, or all are at risk.,” McMorris says. “More than ever, consumers see livestock as livestock and don’t differentiate much between the livestock and poultry species, so it’s important that the industry takes a collective approach to solutions.”
Those big issues include things like the impacts of livestock and poultry production on climate change and soil health, antimicrobial resistance (taking a new One Health approach), transmissible disease and zoonoses, genetics and “animal-free” milk, eggs and meat.
According to McMorris, a collective approach to many of the common aspects of livestock and poultry production is one reason LRIC was originally formed. And it was the catalyst for one of the corporation’s latest initiatives, a collection of white papers complemented by monthly webinars called the Horizon Series.
“As an organization, our vision is to create a robust future for the farmed animal value chain, and part of that is keeping an eye on both
opportunities and threats that may be coming at the poultry and livestock sector,” he says.
“All of these topics mean different things to different people, and while there is a lot of information out there about each of them, not all of it is credible, and a lot of it certainly isn’t balanced,” he adds, citing greenhouse gas emissions as a leading example where fingers are often unfairly pointed at livestock and poultry production.
LRIC’s goal is to provide people with an easy starting point for credible, accurate Canadian information on topics relevant to the sector. Each white paper is researched and written by LRIC’s team and is then reviewed by a credible subject matter expert who serves in the role of contributing editor.
That subject matter expert then presents the issue in a webinar and takes part in a question and answer session with participants. Webinars are recorded and posted on the LRIC website along with the white papers.
The series started in February with regenerative agriculture and Dr. Rene van Acker, Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College. Dr.
“The big things facing livestock and poultry today are more than any single organiza-
tion can tackle on its own.”
Claudia Wagner-Riddle and Dr. Susantha Jayasundara of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Guelph focused on livestock and greenhouse gases and Jean Szkotnicki, who served 29 years as the president of the Canadian Animal Health Institute before retiring, led the antimicrobial use and resistance in livestock topic.
Most recently, Heather Murphy, associate professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, addressed the topic of One Health.
Upcoming papers and webinars will look at genomics, getting research into use by industry, livestock and water use, and the future of vaccines, including mRNA – a new platform that many Canadians have heard of recently as it’s the basis of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
All papers and recordings are available at livestockresearch.ca/ white_papers.
This article is provided by Livestock Research Innovation Corporation as part of LRIC’s ongoing efforts to drive innovation in livestock production.
Managing minimum ventilation through heat exchangers was a must in Benoit Fontaine’s latest broiler barn planning in Stanbridge Station QC. The new barn built in 2020 is equipped with 18 AviAir units to ensure minimum ventilation to roughly 70 000 birds. The heat exchangers are wired to a Maximus controller that manages the auto-wash and defrost sequences. “After a full year of broiler production, I reduced my heating bill by 40% on a yearly average, says Mr. Fontaine. This barn will reduce its CO2 emissions by 65 tons every year.” Avi-Air heat exchangers not only help make the barn more energy efficient, they regulate air quality and litter humidity. “Next year, I will have enough data to establish a clear relationship between outstanding barn conditions and broiler performance.”
This type of equipment is now eligible for both provincial and federal subsidies that help cover the cost of equipment and installation. The AviAir Heat Exchanger reduces green house gas emissions and improves the barn environment, an increasingly important factor in saving money with rising propane costs and carbon taxes. Mr. Fontaine will have three similar barns equipped with Avi-Air Heat Exchangers by the end of this year and this equipment will surely be the future of broiler production practices.
All Avi-Air units come with the unique auto-wash feature that prevents dust accumulation in the core and thus improve the heat transfer performance. They can be wired to sophisticate automates like Genius Itouch and sophisticated automation controllers or the small Avi28 controller that is best suited for retrofit installations.
Carrying on a decades-long tradition of providing fresh and local turkeys.
By Lilian Schaer
Winter’s Turkeys has been selling fresh turkeys directly to consumers in the Calgary area for over 60 years. Today, Laurel Weigum and her husband Lyle run the farm, although her parents, Darrel and Corrine Winter, are still involved with the business.
It was Weigum’s grandfather Jack Winter who saw an opportunity to add turkey to his mixed farming business, which at the time also included cattle, grain, egg, and pork production. He started selling grain-fed, outdoor birds to neighbours, friends and local meat markets.
“We were doing free-range long before it was a thing, but as the market demand continued, we’ve been capitalizing on that, including adding a certified organic flock,” Weigum says. “We still farm the same land today, but it’s turkeys that have let us stay in agriculture, so we’re thankful that Grandpa Jack had the foresight to see a future in turkey.”
Winter’s Turkeys raises two free-range flocks per year, one for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. Although some sales are from the farm, most of the seven to 12-kilogram birds are sold fresh through local grocery stores, meat markets and natural food markets. A small portion of their production is dedicated to five to seven-kilogram certified organic Orlopp Bronze heirloom turkeys. As their business has grown, they’ve added a range of additional turkey products, including sausage, lunch meats, roasts and ground meat.
“Building retail relationships let us grow substantially over the years and service a wider group of people and grow more turkeys. My grandparents sold turkeys to a meat market in Calgary where today the owner’s son still buys our turkeys,” she says.
Weigum has had a passion for the farm her entire life, coming home from university in the summers. After a
few years of teaching after graduation, she joined the business full-time in 2015. Originally from a grain farm north of Calgary, her husband Lyle is also full-time on the farm. He has a unique mechanical ability that “lets him fix anything”, whereas Weigum’s passion is for marketing, relationship building and advocating for the industry.
That passion is behind the family’s participation in Open Farm Days. It’s an annual weekend in August where farms and other agricultural businesses across Alberta open their doors for consumers, meet the farmer events hosted by their retail customers. The family also hosts school and bus tours.
“It’s a way to help consumers see where their food comes from. There are many misconceptions about how turkeys are raised, which can drive the narrative, especially with the gap between consumers and farmers,” she says. “We have loyal customers and they become advocates for us as well, but we need to be the ones driving
the narrative and letting people know turkeys are humanely and ethically raised.”
Community Natural Foods, one of Calgary’s first natural food stores, started selling Winter’s Turkey in 1991. Fresh category manager Lisa Cheah first met Weigum’s parents at a food conference in Italy almost 20 years ago and began working closely with them when she started her job at Community Natural Foods. Today, it’s Weigum who’s her primary business contact.
“I’ve known Laurel since she was a teenager and I’ve seen her growth from a young teen to running the farm. Now, we have a business relationship – it’s wonderful to see,” Cheah says. “The things she does and that Winters’ have always done to support small business and educating their consumers and ours are wonderful. Our organization is all about being on the farm and to be able to talk the talk and the only way to do that is to forge strong relationships with our vendors.”
“I’ve taken groups of employees out there, and it’s very eye-opening for them to see how much care and hard work goes into putting a bird on the table at Thanksgiving,” she adds. “It’s beautiful to see that care that is taken and it’s very respectful – that’s what you want to see.”
Weigum is often on the go-to interview list for media, which she says is somewhat attributable to the fact that the farm, only half an hour from Calgary, is easy to get to. But she’s also well-spoken and knowledgeable about all things turkey – and happens to now also be the chair of Alberta Turkey Producers.
It all started six years ago when she attended an Alberta Turkey meeting during her first year on the farm full-time. The work the board did was eye-opening, she says, and piqued her interest in becoming involved. She’s now in the first year of her second three-year term on the board of an organization that represents both provincial turkey producers and those regulated federally.
“It’s important to have a balanced board. We are provincial growers and market our own birds, so we have different challenges and opportunities than federal growers have, which is one reason that originally got me involved in board work,” she explains.
“But it’s also an opportunity to be an advocate for all producers in Alberta. I’m passionate about ensuring the viability of the future of our industry as turkey growers and I want my children to have the opportunity to take over (the farm) if they want – the way to do that is to become involved and educated in how to make that happen.”
The rise of plant-based proteins is hard to compete with, she notes, and changing demographics mean fewer families want whole birds. What’s more, newer Canadians aren’t as familiar with turkey as a meat choice. At the same time, turkey continues to be an appealing protein that’s healthy, lean and versatile and there is a lot of opportunity for product innovation.
Winter’s Turkey’s own market development activities are focused on smaller cuts, more value-added products and ready-to-eat options that will make turkey more available and appealing to consumers outside of the festive season. There’s also year-overyear demand growth for their organic products.
“I can honestly say the turkey business has given us an opportunity to live on the farm and raise our kids here and have a future in agriculture and in feeding our community – I wouldn’t give that up for the world,” she says.
“What fuels our fire is hearing the feedback from our customers, seeing people whose parents bought turkey from my parents now come and buy that turkey from me. It is humbling being part of someone’s Christmas tradition and playing a role in their family feast.”
Poultry vet and turkey farmer a changemaker in fast-forward.
By Madeleine Baerg
Full-time poultry vet and parttime turkey farmer Dr. Luke
Nickel makes the near-impossible look, well, easy. Just four years ago, Nickel was gearing up for graduation from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. One year ago, he completed the Master of Avian Health and Medicine program at the University of Georgia. Today, he’s a managing partner at Poultry Health Services, he’s responsible for their B.C. office and he’s fundamentally changing how B.C. poultry producers view and engage with veterinary support.
“When I hired Luke for his residency, he was really excited to do individual farm contracts with poultry producers,” says Dr. Tom Inglis, CEO of Poultry Health Services. “That’s pretty common in other parts of animal agriculture – the swine farm has a vet; the dairy farm has a vet – but it’s not how poultry works. In our industry, veterinarians primarily work for supply companies. I explained to him why it wouldn’t work, kinda letting him down gently. He
came back to B.C. and he’s doing it anyway.”
In the past year, Nickel has built a strong B.C. business for Poultry Health Services, with a focus on farm-direct relationships. “He’s getting farms to pay for something they’ve never paid directly for before and they’re finding it valuable and wanting to continue it. It’s a complete paradigm shift,” Inglis says. “It shouldn’t come as a surprise to us – these are big businesses and they’re really driven to get better – but we just didn’t think it was possible.”
Nickel grew up on a layer farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley that diversified into broilers and turkeys. Today, he helps provide vet service on the family farm alongside occasional chores. Offering farms direct veterinary support seems obvious to him, since he sees the benefits of individualized veterinary care on his own farm.
“If the supplier is paying for the veterinary consultation, it limits the amount of time a vet can spend on each farm,” he says. “We’ve faced some issues that maybe needed fuller-service veterinary support.”
A direct relationship between farm and vet allows a vet to help customize management and care to the unique realities of the individual farm and ensures a producer can get immediate help as soon as they identify an issue. But it’s not just crisis animal health issues that benefit from veterinary involvement. Nickel says the biggest value he can add is in being part of ongoing production management discussions and decisions.
“A lot of farmers are very frustrated – one told me that they either had to improve or they were going to sell the farm,” Nickel says. “As an industry, we’ve had a lot of Band-aids over production schemes. As we reduce antibiotics, the problems that were already there in the background become more visible.”
Nickel says optimizing farm outcomes starts with data collection on everything from environmental conditions to bacterial counts to gut health statistics.
“We put in data loggers to record things like temperature and humidity in a barn
every 15 minutes. Then we graph it to show environmental controls. Instead of just telling producers it was too cold in a barn, we’ve tried to create testing that shows them that it’s real.”
Destined for poultry
Nickel’s enthusiasm for poultry isn’t new. He was the kid who enjoyed barn chores and the teen who liked talking about turkeys. “My siblings thought I was crazy,” he says. When Nickel headed off to vet school, everyone “just knew I was going to be the chicken guy”, he says.
“It’s kind of an unusual direction in veterinary school: there aren’t many of us who planned on a career with poultry. But, I’ve always enjoyed poultry husbandry, the management and the working with farmers. I really like population medicine: the diseases we work with and the strategies to control them.”
At 29, Nickel is the youngest partner with Poultry Health Services. If it seems he has missed a few steps in a normal career progression, that’s because he has. Following vet school, he jumped immediately to residency, bypassing an internship, while completing a master’s at the same time. Two years later, he was offered full partnership in Poultry Health Services.
Alongside building a practice in B.C., promoting his new concept in animal health to poultry producers and managing the B.C. arm of Poultry Health Services, Nickel is simultaneously working on a specialty turkey project with friend and co-producer, Jason Lepp.
Together, Lepp and Nickel have secured quota for 2,000 birds, found barn space, competed all production planning and confirmed the sales too. The project is unique and exciting in that Lepp and Nickel intend to differentiate their birds as
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“Luke is pretty unique. He’s a crazy ball of energy. Everything is on fast-forward and he does it all with a big smile and no stress,” Inglis says. “His nickname is Lucky Luke, but his luck is mostly dedication, preparation and work ethic. He probably doesn’t think he’s doing remarkable things.”
Inglis says Nickel has a “magical” ability to achieve the impossible. “He and I were sitting on an airplane, flying out of Abbotsford Airport. We looked down and could see the B.C. Animal Health Centre from the air and, just beside it, the new WestGen Building. I made a joke saying he should get an office in the new building. A month later, they were making space for him. Why? Because he’s Luke. You point at a building from an airplane, he makes it happen.”
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By Jane Robinson
When Jeff Notenbomer was 19 years old, he was headed off to school with no particular plans to farm. Then the family suffered a devastating fire and everything changed. He never left the farm. And he never looked back.
His decision to stay and ultimately take over the family broiler breeder operation was a choice he was happy to make, and one that continues to deliver notable impacts for the Canadian poultry sector from barns to boardrooms.
“I was on my way to university when our farm burned down. I looked at my dad and asked him if he would like me to stay and help,” Notenbomer recalls. “He said, ‘Yes, please’.”
Notenbomer, now 45, is the second generation to operate Willow Creek Poultry, a 25,000 breeder hen operation outside of Fort McLeod in southern Alberta. While his parents remain shareholders and silent partners, he operates the farm with his wife Melinda. “I wear a lot of different hats and am involved in the political side of poultry farming and the research side. I like pushing forward, innovating and trying new things. And I always give 100 per cent.”
That outlook has served Notenbomer well and all those around him in the diverse aspects of his work as a producer, advocate, mentor and leader in Canadian agriculture.
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the hatching egg industry from his parents. His mother Tina and father Marty both served on the provincial Alberta Hatching Egg Producers (AHEP) board and Tina also served on the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers (CHEP) board. After they retired, Jeff soon began his work on provincial and national boards that would feed his interest and passion for the political side of the industry.
He worked his way up through the AHEP board as director, vice chair and
has now served as chair for the past two years. He also joined the national board – Canadian Hatching Egg Producers (CHEP) as an alternate director and now chairs the group’s research committee.
“Jeff has played a leadership role in Alberta, and nationally in his roles at AHEP and CHEP, and his position on the board of the Canadian Poultry Research Council,” says Drew Black, CHEP Executive Director who first met Notenbomer in April 2018. “He’s a strong proponent for
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engagement, relationship building and working closely with the research community. And he’s always seeking out new information.”
For most of his farming career, Notenbomer has been interested in making stronger connections between what researchers are working on and what the industry needs. It was while sitting on the CHEP research committee and the Canadian Poultry Research Council board that he wondered about the disconnect between theoretical research happening at university and government labs, and the practical on-farm research that producers needed to improve and innovate.
Being new on these boards, he respectfully took the time to listen and learn about the poultry research being done in Canada. “Then I thought there might be something I could do to help bridge that gap,” Notenbomer says. “I knew I was stirring things up a bit, but I really wanted to get industry, researchers and producers together and I want to keep that conversation going.”
His interest in making research more relevant and meaningful led to his involvement with the Poultry Innovation Partnership (PIP) in Alberta, a group he currently chairs. “I see my role at PIP as a way to bring
the industry together – from marketing boards to processors, hatcheries and retail. We can work smarter and stronger when we work together,” Notenbomer says.
Dr. Doug Inglis has known Notenbomer for about three years and is already a big fan of the farmer, research connector and industry advocate. Inglis is an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist. He credits Notenbomer with being instrumental in the direction of the poultry research done at his Lethbridge, Alta., lab.
“Jeff provides guidance to my team on research topics that are relevant to the broiler breeder sector. His input in invaluable into the design of research studies, feedback on ongoing studies and providing samples from his farm for my team,” Inglis says. “As a research and innovation advocate, Jeff is instrumental in fostering interactions between researchers and industry stakeholders.”
Notenbomer puts the same passion and drive to connect and inspire on his farm, as he does in his board work. One simple way he keeps a strong home team is to hold a Wil-
low Creek Poultry staff meeting every morning. But these meetings have an extra incentive – they include a home cooked breakfast. “We have a kitchen in the barn and after we collect the eggs, we serve some up for breakfast at our staff meetings,” Notenbomer says.
Two full-time staff function as his left and right hand, especially given the busy board meeting schedule that often takes him away from day-to-day activities. Four younger part-time staff round out the team. “I am so proud that our farm has younger staff that we can mentor,” Notenbomer says. “It’s important to me to provide a fun and productive training ground.”
When it comes to the overall approach to his farming operation, Notenbomer always looks for the innovative approach. “I want to do everything well and efficiently – it’s a lesson I want to impart to my children and my employees. Do your best at every job you do. The broiler breeder sector is a complicated business that is constantly changing and that’s what keeps me passionate about it. I like the variety and pushing to trying new things. And I like to reach out to new producers and mentor them if I am needed.”
Notenbomer is driven to try things that others might not. “While skip a day feeding is standard practice with breeder hens, I have never done it,” he says. “In my experience, every day feeding is better for the animal and better for productivity.” He takes an innovative approach in other farm decisions including barn design, lighting, feeding and ventilation.
At the end of the day, Notenbomer wants to be known as the guy who worked together to build a stronger, sustainable poultry sector. “I want to create a good environment for farmers, for animals and for processors so we can get a high-quality product to consumers.”
He loves being an advocate for the industry – whatever form it takes. From virtual farm tour classes he conducts with the University of Alberta, to the continued need to support Canadian poultry through trade talks and protection of supply management. “I need to be a steward to advocate for and protect our industry.”
Black and Inglis have both experienced firsthand the impact of Notenbomer’s energy, enthusiasm and drive. “Jeff pushes for deeper engagement throughout the industry, and that includes working with students and others in the research community to create a better understanding of hatching egg production and on-farm practices, and he always encourages other producers to do the same,” says Black. “He’s a very innovative broiler hatching egg farmer,” Inglis adds. “He clearly loves what he does.”
Notenbomer has already made a tremendous impact on the industry. His life is busy on and off the farm, and it remains to be seen if a third generation will someday take over Willow Creek Poultry. But his good days are still the ones where he can sit quietly in the barn with his birds.
Pioneering broiler producer leads the way through innovation. By
Mark Cardwell
Sustainability has never been an empty buzzword for Quebec broiler producer Christian Bellerose. Rather, it’s been a guiding light in a long career marked by visionary innovations and investments in the most modern methods of animal husbandry.
“My goal from the beginning has been clean and healthy production,” says Bellerose, 64. “My approach is the antithesis of the American factory farm.”
It’s a path Bellerose chose early in his agricultural career, which began on his family’s broiler farm in St-Félix-de-Valois, a poultry-rich rural community an hour’s drive northeast of downtown Montreal.
After graduating with distinction from the animal sciences program at the St-Hyacinthe campus of Quebec’s college-level Institut de technologie agroalimentaire in 1976, Bellerose spent the next 15 years as sales director for the farmer’s coop in Joliette, a 20-minute drive from his family’s farm. The coop notably served the more
than 50 poultry producers in the region who operate some 200 barns.
Bellerose left the coop in 1990 to buy and run his father’s farm, a business that today produces 1.7 million kilograms of 2-kg female and 2.5- to 4-kg male birds in five barns on two sites.
From the get-go as a producer, Bellerose took regular trips abroad to see and learn firsthand about different chicken production systems. He credits those trips – to the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia, including several visits to China – for opening his eyes and mind to the realities and challenges of broiler production around the world.
“I learned that the practices of low-cost, high-volume producers in places like the U.S. and China don’t evolve,” Bellerose says. “They continue to suffer from the same bad management practices and diseases.”
It was in Europe, where chicken is the second most produced and consumed meat
(after pork) and producers face issues similar to their Canadian counterparts –everything from regulations, taxes, energy and feed costs to stocking densities, indoor rearing practices and environmental and health concerns – that Bellerose discovered many novel methods for rearing broilers in more cost-efficient, animal-friendly ways.
He has imported and incorporated some of those innovations into his own business over the past 30 years.
An early one was a computer-based, automated system from Holland and France to provide food and water and control lighting that Bellerose installed in his barns in 1994. “I was one of if not the first broiler producers in Quebec to computerize things,” says Bellerose, who works with his son Philippe. “Once other producers saw how well it worked, I helped them to convert their barns.”
Bellerose has continued to upgrade his system, which now provides him with round-the-clock information and updates from inside his barns. “In the morning I use
my tablet to validate everything and see the quantity of food and water being consumed. I can even predict equipment that is having or could have a problem based on historical data.”
Another cutting-edge innovation that Bellerose imported from France 15 years ago was a feeding system that prohibits chicks from getting into trays.
Around the same time, he also spearheaded a European-inspired project to reduce pollution by creating a value-enhanced biomass made from chicken manure mixed with wood chips and straw. Despite support from the Quebec government and agricultural circles, the project was never realized.
In 2010, Bellerose built what he considers his chef d’oeuvre: a one-story pullet barn that features the latest in energy efficient technology. At the heart of the 260-foot-
long barn, which is equipped with solar panels on the roof and a heated floor, is a $100,000 heat recovery system with four large ventilators that Bellerose imported from France in 2014.
Such systems are only now attracting interest in poultry- and hog-rearing circles as an important step towards net-zero energy barns for intensive livestock operations.
“It’s easy to operate, clean and maintain,” Bellerose says about his pioneering system, which he has twinned with a French computer system that calculates the ventilation according to the weight of his birds.
“The system works full-time and adjusts according to the outside temperature, which results in more comfortable conditions,” Bellerose says. “I like to tell people that I’m not ventilating my buildings, I’m ventilating my birds.”
According to Bellerose, the system, which is also connected to his house and a
heated machinery garage, has cut conventional fuel consumption by 56 per cent (producing a four-year payback period) and relative humidity in the barn by eight percent.
“Improving the birds’ welfare was always my main focus, but I also knew that I could improve on energy consumption,” he says.
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“Before investing in things, I first visit farms to see them in action and to talk to producers about the advantages and disadvantages,” Bellerose says. “I don’t follow the crowd. I take the time to learn and listen and then take decisions based on what’s best for my birds and my business.”
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There’s nothing Ben Entz likes more than a good challenge. It is what he loves most about being an egg farmer and perhaps what makes him so good at it as well.
Entz has been managing Huron Poultry on Huron Hutterite Colony near Brownlee, Sask., for over 30 years now. The colony had moved to the province from Alberta in 1969. At the time, the colony had a 4,200bird flock and someone else managed the layer barn.
When Entz took over in 1989, they were raising 5,000 layers in an old stair step Big Dutchman caged system with a manure pit. Five years later, the colony shut down their hog business and converted an old sow barn into a new layer barn. Slowly, he worked the flock size up to 16,000 birds, buying some quota, but leasing the rest from farmers who had quota but not enough space.
At that time, producers made agreements without board involvement. “We were one of the first ones to do this leasing,” Entz recalls.
“I can’t remember anybody else doing this for quite a number of years.”
Today, however, leasing contracts go through the board. Currently, Huron Poultry has quota for 19,000 units, but actually manages a flock of 30,600 birds. They leased additional birds through the leasing pool.
While there’s no way of knowing what will be available year to year, Entz doesn’t worry too much because the farm has its own grading station. “We basically grade
what we need and the rest is shipped to Star Egg, our main grade in Saskatchewan,” the producer says.
To do this, Entz runs two lines of cartons: their own Huron cartons and a fine food carton.
At one point, Entz says Huron Poultry had contracts with all of the fine food companies in the province. Over time, though, market demand outpaced what they could produce and Star Egg took over some of the contracts. Today, the farm sells most of their eggs direct and then delivers the rest to Star Egg.
Much has changed since Entz took over at the farm. Last summer, they opened the doors to their newly constructed layer barn. The facility is equipped to hold 60,000 birds, although it’s nowhere near capacity right now. The ventilation system and everything else in the barn is equipped to scale up over time, as needed.
The barn is also equipped with a solar wall, a dream of Entz’s for many years. “I always had it in the back of my mind,” he says. “If I was ever to build a barn, I would put the solar wall on the barn.”
“Ben is a skilled egg farmer and he’s a true gentleman. He’s a real asset to our industry.”
While many people see the solar wall and assume it’s for electricity production, it’s not. When the sun hits the perforated paneling, it heats up. That warm air is sucked into the attic where it warms the air used during the winter for ventilation. Even when it’s as cold as -40°C outside, the air in the attic can be warmed to -10°C. Saskatchewan is perfect for this type of technology, Entz says, because despite its extremely cold temperatures in winter, days are often sunny and bright.
The ventilation system is called DACS and it comes out of the Netherlands. Instead of using a side or ceiling inlet, it sucks air from the attic through a Corona inlet. It also sucks air away from the birds. Using air from these two points means there’s no ice buildup between warm and cold regions – even in extremely cold temperatures.
“It’s pretty interesting to monitor,” Entz says. “I expected a little bit of frost. There was virtually nothing.”
Another challenge Entz took on after taking over the farm was improving feed quality. Six years ago, he started buying raw soybeans, which he would then put through an extruder. The extruder essentially forces the beans through a grinder at high temperatures. This cooks them in a way, and helps to break down fibrous tissue that would otherwise cause digestion problems in the birds.
Soybean contains about 19 to 20 per cent oil. This oil is left in the bean during the extrusion process and what remains is full-fat soy that provides the birds with a rich, balanced diet that’s high in energy and protein.
“Everything is almost down to the grain now,” Entz says. “The feeding has come a long ways over the years.”
Huron Colony has ventured further and now makes its own canola meal as well. In fact, the feed side of the equation has been so successful that it’s turned into a full-time operation that creates quality feed ingredients for mills.
Beyond bird nutrition, Entz strives to keep his birds safe and healthy – and he has an impressive safety record to prove it. Since it was implemented, Entz says Huron Poultry has received a score of 100 per cent on at least 10 Start Clean, Stay Clean audits. This is the result of diligence and vigilant recordkeeping.
The new barn was designed with improved food safety and biosecurity in mind. Guests are welcome to purchase eggs on-
farm as long as they make use of biosecurity mats and stay in the unrestricted zones. Restricted zones are clearly divided and visitors and staff have to physically step over a barrier to change into coveralls and barn boots. Entz says the bench serves as a reminder to heed biosecurity measures – and it works.
Entz enjoys the day-to-day challenges that come with egg farming. “The whole thing is a challenge,” he says. “You never can say you know everything. There’s something new every day.”
Off the farm, Entz has offered his time to educate the public about poultry farming at Agribition in Regina. While visitors check out the small-scale enriched housing systems for some 30 to 40 hens, Entz explains how the system works and its benefits for the birds. He enjoys interacting with the public and meeting new people.
Cam Broten, executive director of Saskatchewan Egg Producers, has known Entz for years. They have worked together at off-farm events with the public, including Agribition.
“Ben is a skilled egg farmer and he’s a true gentleman,” Broten says. “He’s a real asset to our industry.”
“He’s skilled at reaching out to the public and communicating what he does and shows a real passion for the job of providing good nutritious eggs to the consumer.”
If you asked a researcher what they’d focus on if money were no object, there are few who’d say they’d do exactly what they’re doing today. And while University of Guelph researcher Alexandra Harlander hadn’t thought about a future in poultry, after working with her first farmers, she couldn’t resist the work.
Her research is unique in that it brings together veterinary medicine and behavioural studies. This allows her to address some of farmers’ biggest concerns, especially around feather pecking and keel bone damage in aviary systems.
From a very young age, Harlander knew
she wanted to work with animals. Growing up in a small village in Austria, she felt close to nature, and especially to animals. So, while other little girls said they wanted to be ballerinas or actors when they grew up, she always said she wanted to be a zoologist.
After high school, she thought about studying biology, but later decided to study veterinarian medicine instead. It’s proven to be an asset. While she’s surrounded by specialists in animal biology and animal agriculture, not many have a background in veterinary medicine.
“I think it makes me very unique in my field,” she says. “Not so many people working with farm animals link it so much to physiology or to nutrition.”
Post-graduation, Harlander worked at a poultry research facility in Switzerland before being offered two positions, both at highly regarded universities: UC Davis in California and the University of Guelph. She chose the latter. “I chose Guelph because it’s a wonderful group,” she says, highlighting its diversity and cooperative spirit.
Harlander especially likes the university’s collaborative approach, as it allows her to work closely with veterinarians, animal and bio-scientists as well as integrative biologists.
“I think it’s a unique approach,” she says. “I have extremely nice colleagues, and I think, for me, this is very important, having a good working environment to produce
good research output.”
Perhaps what she likes most about Guelph, though, is having the ability to work on a research farm. Many of Europe’s top universities closed their research facilities, she said, which makes similar research there very challenging.
“I think, personally, it’s good that we can conduct some research in our field with farm animals on the farm,” she said. “But it’s also important that they have a research farm, as I’m doing a lot of fundamental research.”
Linking fundamental research with applied problems is Harlander’s specialty. Since her very early days, she has been fascinated by the problem of feather pecking. A call for a graduate student to conduct research on a company farm presented itself, and she took the opportunity. The job was on a small company farm in the Austrian Alps.
The company wanted to better understand how pop-hole dimensions in aviary systems with outdoor runs impacted the number of birds that went outside. Harlander moved to the commercial farm and set up her experiments.
“This was my first contact with chickens,” she says. “I had a little
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During her time on the farm, she was invited to join an auditor on visits to the company’s other farms. “This is how I ended up with feather pecking,” she says. “I realized they were going outside, but they were naked.”
“I learned a lot,” she adds.
The feather pecking question stuck with her. From farmers she learned that it was a bad sign when there were no feathers on the floor during rearing. This means they’re eating the feathers, she says. And where there is feather eating, there is usually feather pecking.
The puzzle has brought her to other questions around gut composition, feed passage time and the role of the gut brain axis in chicken behaviour. She’s found, for instance, that high feather pecking birds lack lactobacillus in their gut, a bacteria that’s present in birds that show little to no pecking behaviour. She also found that the enteric nervous system responds immediately when lactobacillus is added to the diet. This work has been published.
Harlander says her research is driven by the need to answer a question, and this is how she became a specialist in poultry behaviour.
“I really wanted to know why they pecked each other,” she says. “They have a lovely environment, they’re in small groups, but still they peck each other.”
“It kept my attention,” she adds. “I really wanted to find out why.”
The question still drives her research today. While she believes it’s a multifactorial issue that involves environment, nutrition, social stress, the answer is not yet clear.
Research in feather pecking has led her to another area of interest: keel bone damage in aviary systems. Despite years of study at institutions around the world, it is still difficult to understand how hens sustain so much damage to their keel bone. Harlander believes it has something to do with the velocity with which they hit the ground when they fall from higher tiers, but the answers aren’t clear just yet.
Interestingly, when asked what she would do if budget wasn’t limiting factor, she says, “Honestly, I’d do fundamental research and applied research in the field of feather pecking.”
She adds that maybe it would be nice to work with more students and have a larger research facility within which to work. And while it might be the questions that drive her, ultimately, it’s the farmer that she most wants to help.
“It’s sometimes really heartbreaking for farmers,” she says. “They do everything, they try everything and these girls peck each other. This can be really frustrating.”
“I love my research,” she adds. “And I think I’m unique because somehow I work together with so many other fields… fields that never work with chickens. I think this enriches our research.”
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For Tim deWit, there were many reasons to switch to organic turkey production 10 years ago. He saw it as a way to use his knowledge, taking production to a new level and seizing market opportunities in the process. It would also mean reduced environmental impact on his farm and side-stepping the concerns related to antibiotic resistance.
With his wife Katrina, DeWit produces organic turkey and cash crops just west of the town of Embro, Ont. At Fowl Play Farm Ltd, the deWit family also produces lamb, but it’s not certified organic right now. DeWit has been a director at Turkey Farmers of Ontario (TFO) for almost four years and has also served in the past on the board of the Poultry Industry Council (PIC).
It was in 2009 that the DeWits sold their five-acre farm (where they already produced turkey) and moved to their current farm location. “When we arrived, there were empty older broiler barns and we converted two of them to turkey,” deWit explains. “We also converted the 100 acres to organic corn, soybeans and wheat and we also run a flock of 200 ewes.
“We run our farm with family labour except for turkey catching and some custom field work. Our three kids, Isaiah (17), Luke (15) and Charlotte (13), help out daily on the farm with regular chores and with moving turkeys to the grow-out barn.”
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DeWit was raised on a dairy farm, which his older brother now operates. He knew growing up that he wanted the farming lifestyle of working wi-th animals and crops.
With the high costs to get into farming, he knew he would need off-farm income to make farming work. In 1998, after living and working in New Zealand for a year, deWit started a job with Alltech selling feed ingredients and additives across Ontario.
He looked at his options for farming and chose turkey. It’s not as labour-intensive, and allowed deWit to balance working off the farm full-time and running the farm after hours. He worked for Alltech full-time until 2017.
Before 2011, when he made the switch to organic, deWit had made many industry connections at Alltech and also saw the many opportunities to be had in niche poultry products. “I was seeing companies in North America and beyond successfully doing organic,” he says, “and I had also learned a lot raising antibiotic-free flocks. I connected with Yorkshire Valley Farms (Canada’s largest organic meat company) and Jones Feed Mills and went for it.”
By fall of 2011, the deWits were selling organic turkeys to Yorkshire, which was new at the time, and they still sell all their production to the company today. Every year, they produce three flocks of hens and two flocks of toms, totaling about 280,000 kilograms.
DeWit is firm that “the decision to move to organic was one the best decisions we’ve made. The demand was there and it’s still there and there was not a steady supply of organic turkey on the market when we started.”
Organic farming, he adds, was also a great way to increase farm cash flow without having major capital expenditure. And he had the synergies of using the manure from their turkeys and sheep on the fields, a
critical key to making organic cropping work.
“Right now, I age our turkey litter but I want to fully compost it, as it’s better for the soil,” deWit says. “I need to buy some equipment so that I can windrow it and turn it a few times and I’ll add additional carbon from the sheep manure.”
All that aside, deWit is simply attracted to the whole organic philosophy, with livestock providing fertilization, no antibiotic use and no chemicals applied to the fields. “It’s good for the environment, overall, livestock and human health,” he says.
DeWit sells his grain to Jones Feed Mills, which built a state-of-the-art organic mill a few years ago, and also to Beechwood Ag Services. He notes that due to complications of COVID-19, the supply of imported organic soybeans (from India) is limited now for Canadian feed mills. This has significantly impacted prices, and deWit’s organic soybeans are, therefore, in hot demand this year.
“The decision to move to organic was one the best decisions we’ve made.”
During his time as a director with PIC, DeWit deepened his belief in the importance of research to keep the industry moving forward and solving current issues.
Reflecting on his time so far at TFO, deWit describes the board as “great,” and notes that “we all have individual strengths that we bring to the table.” He says that an ongoing challenge for the turkey industry has been achieving consistent growth – and that growth
will be more critical than ever in the near future to help offset the imports that will coming into Canada once recent trade deals are ratified.
Turkey is a great product, deWit states: great tasting, high in protein and low in fat. To build demand, the industry simply needs to continue to focus on product innovation.
In addition, deWit adds, “TFO has really supported those who want to go organic and other niche markets. They want to support companies who want to expand the turkey markets. But organic producers are still a small part of the Ontario turkey industry. I think there are about six of us doing organic out of about 155 producers in total.”
But from what deWit understands, there are huge opportunities for organic turkey and other meats, if volume can be increased. “In talking with Yorkshire Valley Farms, it seems that there are great opportunities with the bigger retailers that we can collectively take advantage of,” he says. “We just need more supply.”
DeWit wants to do his part to grow the organic industry by growing his own production, but most of his desire to expand Fowl Play Farm is to ensure the farm business can support the next generation of his family. Growing the farm’s acreage also means that investments in specialized cropping equipment will make more financial sense.
“We’d like to achieve 30 to 40 per cent growth in turkey production over the next five years,” DeWitt says. “We’ll need to build, as our current facilities are maxed. We also see the opportunities in the under-supplied lamb market in Canada.”
In terms of their leisure time, the deWits’ interests are heavily tied to their children. “Currently, both my wife and I help coach as well as help run the local soccer club,” he says. “We also help out with our hockey teams. I still try and get out and play soccer as well.”
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You likely recognize the name Dr. Kayla Price from her informative poultry health and husbandry articles in Canadian Poultry magazine. But sharing her knowledge in this publication is just one of the many ways this agvocate is helping build a stronger poultry industry.
“I guess I do wear quite a bunch of hats,” she admits with a laugh. “I just really love this industry and I see many opportunities to do my part.”
A bunch of hats, indeed.
Price’s official title is technical manager for Alltech Canada. In that role, she provides technical and sales support, not just for the Alltech team but also for all parts of the poultry value chain, from producers to feed reps, from veterinarians to processors and everyone in between.
She’s also in charge of Alltech’s Canadian regulatory and research portfolios, overseeing new products and technologies coming
to market across multiple livestock types. Although, she is quick to say, “Poultry is my first love.”
Alongside a very busy job, Price makes time to regularly present at national and international conferences on all kinds of poultry-related topics, from gut health to new production technologies to new research findings. Colleagues see her as a connector: a connector of ideas, of new technologies and of people, too.
“Kayla stands out from the crowd, she knows her own mind and has the information to back up why she is so confident in everything she does,” says John Cooper, poultry technical manager with Alltech U.K. “She is always looking at opportunities to help her industry from an advisory point of view as well as from an Alltech perspective. [Her skill is] bringing ideas and people together from across the industry.”
While in-person presentations are a great way to share in-depth knowledge, Price also serves up smaller, more accessible bites of information to a wider audience through social media. Using the hashtag #poultrywithkayla, Price shares her technical knowledge, free to all, in a fun, accessible, high-energy way.
“Kayla is a great social agvocate for the poultry industry,” says Jenn Norrie, communications manager for Alltech North America and Europe. “She’s so creative and uses social media as a great way to share her passion for poultry.”
“I’m really passionate about educating people,” Price says. “Teaching others is something that really drives me. If I could have a positive impact on even one person -- if I help them learn something new, or give them information so they could think a little differently about their operation or their management – that’s the legacy I want to leave. That’s the best impact I can have.”
To round out an already bursting schedule, Price also serves as an adjunct professor in the Ontario Agriculture College at the University of Guelph, supporting student research projects and helping with grad student advisory. “I really appreciated the people who took the time to teach and mentor me and who gave me the space to learn. I hope that’s something I can do for others coming into the industry as well.”
As dedicated as Price is to poultry today, could this born-and-raised city kid have imagined, if you’d asked her a just over decade ago, that she’d commit her career path to poultry? “Honestly, no. Originally, agriculture was a distant idea: I just knew that was how food got to the grocery store. A career in agriculture was a complete left turn for me,” she says.
In fact, when Price took her first parasitology class during her undergrad degree,
she already had her whole career path laid out. She planned to become a doctor – the human physician kind – and the class was simply a step en route to that goal. But the class engaged and inspired her and got her thinking about research. Curious to dig a little deeper, she enrolled in a parasitology research class, where she started working with coccidiosis in chickens.
She was hooked, though at the time, her interest was in the protozoan invaders, not the poultry they attacked. “It’s not the direction I planned, but I found the research so fascinating,” she says.
As she moved into grad school, she decided she should get to know more about the animal host she had chanced into researching. “By the time I went into grad school, I started to ask more questions. As I started opening my eyes to poultry in general and to what the poultry industry is about, I started realizing I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed how the industry is set up and I
really enjoyed working with poultry themselves. And maybe most of all, I enjoy the community feel of the industry: it’s the producers for sure but it’s also everyone from the feed mills to the vets to the hatcheries and processors and allied industries: they’re all very much a community. I’m excited that I get to be part of that.”
Price has already made key impacts to poultry production. During her Ph.D. research, she studied the environmental influence on live coccidiosis vaccine success in chickens, leading to an innovative vaccine delivery model that is now widely adopted by industry.
In just the last couple of years, she’s been instrumental in helping layer operations improve their eggshell quality through feeding advanced forms of organic trace mineral blends, resulting in reduced downgrades and fewer cracked eggs.
By Jane Robinson
Canada’s poultry sector has made tremendous strides in reducing antibiotic use over the past several years. Helping lead the way is Dr. Deborah Adewole, whose innovative new research is focused on effective alternatives that will improve bird health and productivity.
Adewole, a monogastric nutritionist, holds the Industry Research Chair in Sustainable Antibiotic Reduction in Poultry at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture. It’s a five-year position co-funded by the Chicken Farmers of Canada via the Atlantic Poultry Research Institute, the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture’s provincial-federal Growing Forward II fund and Dalhousie University. Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia has also committed to providing industry funds for her research projects over the term of her appointment.
“The overarching goal of my research is to develop strategies that establish a healthy gastrointestinal tract environment, offering ways to reduce production costs while increasing profitability and sustainability in poultry production,” says Adewole, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture.
In the few years she’s been at
Dalhousie, Adewole is making a big impact with the breadth of projects she’s leading, and the team she has built around her. Her work is focused on helping the industry continue to reduce antibiotic use by investigating alternatives that will support healthier birds. She’s looking at innovative ingredients to boost gut health that may also decrease the overall environmental impact of the industry.
Several of her projects centre on dietary fibre as an alternative to antibiotics in broilers and she’s turning to interesting, local sources that may provide an effective and low-cost option for improving bird gut health.
“I am looking at what can be used to improve the health of chickens when antibiotic use is reduced,” Adewole says. “I know that cost is a key factor for producers, and that made me consider waste products like oat hulls and grape pomace. They are low cost and redirecting them to poultry feed could help reduce the overall environmental impact.”
The route to Dalhousie
Adewole’s path to poultry research began on her family farm in Nigeria. “I grew up where meat protein is not affordable for every household. And I became interested in how to make meat protein more available to families,” she says.
After completing a Bachelor of Agriculture degree at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, she began to look farther afield for ways to use research to improve the availability of meat protein in Nigeria. “I wanted to gain more knowledge
about animal nutrition and apply that to improving food security in meat protein,” says Adewole. “So, I began to look for opportunities to study animal science research abroad.”
Her thirst for knowledge took her to the University of Manitoba in 2009, where she completed her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in monogastric nutrition and nutritional biochemistry. She focused on the digestive health in swine and poultry, studying how various feed components influence digestion and absorption.
“Poultry is one of the most affordable meat proteins with a low environmental footprint and this caught my attention while I was doing my Ph.D.,” Adewole says. And it was while doing her post doctoral work on the use of feed additives to improve gut health in poultry and swine that Adewole was recruited by Dalhousie University in 2018 to her current position.
“Deborah is a tour de force. She’s assembled a strong research team of graduate students, research associates and technicians. She’s a great mentor and manager, and has already published papers on her work,” says Dr. Christine Power, director of animal care and sustainability with Chicken Farmers of Canada. “Her mandate at Dalhousie is to focus on areas that could provide nutritional substitutions – prebiotics, probiotics and essential oils – that support the gut health of chickens and help eliminate preventative use of antimicrobials.”
Adewole is immersed in a broad
“Deborah
range of projects (see sidebar) that share a common goal to be part of the overall strategy to reduce antibiotic use in the Canadian poultry sector. “We need alternatives and my research mandate is to develop nutritional strategies that can be used to maintain health and productivity while reducing the use of antibiotics in poultry production.”
What Power finds particularly exciting about Adewole’s research is the use of common materials. “Deborah’s capacity to test all types of materials like oat hulls, grape pomace, seaweed and red osier dogwood is really exciting to see. She is on the leading edge in this area and brings tremendous value to the whole process of evaluating different materials and examining the impact on intestinal health and bird performance.”
She’s particularly excited about the potential of her work using es-
sential oils and oat hulls to improve bird health. “The impact we saw with lower blood cholesterol levels and the improvement in the structure of the gut means this research has great potential. This work also improved the opportunity for beneficial microbes and reduced the presence of non-beneficial microbes in the gut,” Adewole says.
Adewole’s research has results in several published papers – something that brings her great satisfaction. “My publications give me a sense of fulfilment,” she says. “I feel good when the work I do in the lab and the barn is eventually out there for the industry and the public to read. And when my students receive training because of my research, that is very rewarding.”
Adewole believes grape pomace holds the most promise for the
ingredient with the greatest commercialization potential. “There are a lot of wineries in Atlantic Canada so there is cost-effective, local supply and grape pomace has not been used in the food chain.”
To date, Adewole has been using the facility at the Atlantic Poultry Research Centre for her research to mimic both laboratory and farm situations. She has future plans for broader farm level studies to further support the industry.
As for the connection back to the food security situation in Nigeria that started her on this research path, Adewole knows she can have an impact from Canada. “The connection back to Nigeria to impart my knowledge could be through collaborative work, a sabbatical or training students,” she says.
Adewole is currently working on the following research projects in broiler chickens:
• In ovo delivery of probiotics, essential oils and other bioactive compounds.
• The use of locally available fibre ingredients (oat hulls), fruit by-products (grape pomace) and seaweed to improve gut health.
• The use of red osier dogwood plant extracts to improve gut health and promote food safety by eliminating Salmonella, and prevent or cure oxidative stress induced by lipopolysaccharide challenge.
• The use of organic acid/essential oil blend and its combination with oat hulls to promote gut health.
• Nutritional strategies using folic acid and grape pomace to prevent white striping and woody breast.
By Mark Cardwell
Quebec egg producer Caroline Fillion was just looking to break the solitude of working alone in her layer barn three years ago. That’s when she first started uploading photos and videos of her doing chores on Facebook and Twitter.
But she ended up bringing the world to her family’s farm in Saint-Sébastien-de-Frontenac, a two-hour drive south of Quebec City.
In doing so, she became an online ambassador and advocate for the egg industry in la belle province.
“It’s a lot of fun and very rewarding to share my daily routine and show people what it is I do as an egg producer,” says Fillion, a legitimate social media influencer with more than 7,000 Twitter followers. “But it also requires a lot of work and commitment.”
‘The Hen’ Fillion
The producer’s posts mostly involve her tending to the 14,000 Lohmann brown laying hens and 14,000 chicks she keeps in the newest of two henhouses – a freerun barn with automated collection belts and high-tech grading room built in 2017. In addition, Fillion responds to the many messages she receives from her fans across Quebec and beyond.
“Some tell me what videos they like best on chickens or eggs and why or they ask me questions about something they see in them,” Fillion says.
Others, she added, have chickens of their own at home and ask her questions
about everything from poultry health to the differences between laying hens and broilers.
“Some call me la poule (The Hen) –they see me as an expert on chickens,” Fillion says, laughing. “If I know the answer to their question I tell them. But if I don’t I refer them to a person or organization that does know.”
Not all of the messages Fillion receives through social media, however, are polite, inquisitive or respectful. Animal rights
activists and militant vegans, for example, often send critical or hateful missives her way. “If I post a photo of me with my freerun birds all around me someone might say, ‘You’re cruel – your chickens have no space,’ which is not true,” Fillion says. “But I don’t whitewash farm work and I don’t shy away from defending the realities of farming. When we do an annual turnover and all our birds go the slaughterhouse, for example, I publish that.
“However, I also explain that we respect the many standards and laws that govern our industry and that have helped to im-
prove conditions,” Fillion continues. “And I tell people that our birds allow us to earn a decent living and that we want and need them to be as healthy as possible.”
Though she tries to understand and not rush to judge, Fillion says she has come to realize that there is no pleasing people who are opposed to and obsessed by the notion of animals being exploited on farms.
Two years ago, Fillion was attacked and threatened online by a small group of militants in France. News of the threats – and Fillion’s plucky defense of her farming practices and the modern egg industry – made headlines and earned her appearances on some of Quebec’s most popular TV talk shows.
“At one point, I was afraid, not for me but for my family,” says the 40-year-old, who is married with three young children. “But I decided to keep posting and not be intimated.”
Courage and determination are nothing new for Fillion. The youngest of three children, she grew up dreaming and planning to take over her parents’ dairy farm.
“I didn’t see myself anywhere else,” Fillion recalls. “I always wanted to be my own boss and work outside with animals.”
A near-fatal snowmobile accident in 2004 changed all that. After months of rehab and painful recovery from multiple fractures, a concussion and a pulmonary embolism that almost killed her months after the accident, Fillion was forced to abandon the idea of tending large livestock.
It was Bertrand Rainville, a teacher at the Cégep de Lévis where Fillion had just completed a college degree in farm management, who suggested egg farming as an alternative career.
“He told me about the need for young egg producers in Quebec and about an annual contest the Fédération des producteurs d’œufs de consommation du Québec had where you could win a bird quota,” Fillion says. “When I looked into I immediately realized that egg farming was for me.”
Fillion was one of some two dozen entrants who submitted a business plan to the contest in 2007, where she was a finalist.
It was on her third entry in 2009 – the year her parents Serge and Michelle sold the family’s milk herd – that Fillion won the contest and the 5,000-bird quota.
The next year Fillion built a 93-feet-long, 29-feet-wide henhouse and equipped it with used cages from Newfoundland to house her first flock of white Lohman laying hens. She had a total of 8,100 birds, including the 5,000 under the quota and another 3,100 on loaned quota.
Fillion added a fourth row of cages and increased the number of birds to 10,800 in 2014 – the year she met her partner, Luc Normand, a machinery salesman for Shur-Gain, and gave birth to the couple’s first child.
Two years later, Fillion decided to build the second henhouse using a free-run system made by Salmet that she and Luc first
saw at a poultry show in London, Ont., and then at the company’s facilities in Germany.
The 140-feet-long, 60-feet-wide building features the latest henhouse and egg production technologies and heated floors in both the processing room and the 25-foot-by-60-foot area where day-old chicks arrive and live for 19 weeks. They also built a garage and heat plant with a wood furnace that burns three truckloads of eight-foot-long logs that are mostly harvested from the Fillion family’s extensive property.
Though her 32,100-hen farm is slightly smaller than the average Quebec egg farm, Fillion has no plans to expand her business any further.
“I think we’re at a good size right now,” says Fillion, who shares the workload in the two henhouses with employee Danielle Lapierre, who works weekday mornings, and Luc, who works weekends. Her father also helps out by checking cages and removing dead birds in the older building.
“We’re becoming more and more automated for lighting and feed and egg collection,” Fillion adds. “I’m very proud of our operation. It gives me the energy and inspiration to plan and do posts on social media that share my passion for egg production.”
By Treena Hein
Diversification – it’s something that a lot of Canadian farmers are thinking about or have already incorporated within their operations. Leading up to 2010, Manitoba grain farmers Jason and Esther Thiessen set their eyes on diversifying into egg production.
They had already expanded into some custom grain cleaning for other local farmers in 2005. Luckily in 2010, their names were chosen in the provincial egg quota lottery. They set about building a barn for 12,000 layers (Salmet enriched housing system) and welcomed their first flock of 6,000 in January 2011.
However, besides diversification, Jason and Esther had other reasons for wanting to become egg farmers. “It provided a safe way for our children to be involved on the farm, now and in the future,” Jason Thiessen says. “And thirdly, it provided an opportunity with low risk. It’s a stable type of farming, thanks to supply management.”
Thiessen represents the third generation to own and operate the family grain farm south of Winkler, which he and Esther run with his parents, Peter and Irene, and their three children, Abigail, Cossette and Tobías. They farm crops such as edible beans, corn, sunflower, millet, canola and wheat.
In 2017, they partnered with Esther’s brother Josh to manufacture their own brand of wild bird feed, which carries the Schoen Farms name on the label. The entire farm business has five full-time and four part-time year-round employees.
Having no knowledge of egg farming, Jason and Esther had a huge amount of learning to do when they first started out. “We depended completely on other members of the egg industry,” Thiessen explains. “The staff at Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF), pullet and feed suppliers, grading station staff and other egg farmers, all of
them were very willing to help us, and they deserve a lot of the credit for our success. From my experience as a grain farmer, this is what makes the egg industry unique. We help each other!”
Thessen narrows down their main egg farming challenges in the early days to temperature management, time management and the achievement of consistent
egg size under different feed regimes. Regarding temperature, during their first few summers of egg farming, the hens were experiencing more heat in the barn than desired, so the Thiessens added a misting system. The use of the misters is able to lower the ambient temperature by up to 6°C on very hot days.
Thiessen adds, “Another major barn change was upgrading the environmental controller to allow us to remotely monitor barn temperature, water and feed usage as well as recording flock information and egg production. We also automated with egg packing. Even with our smaller flock size, automation is important to manage your time.”
“It provided a safe way for our children to be involved on the farm, now and in the future.”
During various points since they started egg production, the Thiessens have tried different feeds: regular, all-vegetable and one rich in omega fatty acids. Each of these feed types presented different challenges in terms of maintaining proper egg size. “As the hen gets older, the feed for specialty eggs can speed the process of egg enlargement,” Thiessen says. “We worked closely with the feed supplier to adjust the feed ingredients to maintain the proper size.” However, after eight years of producing specialty eggs, the Thiessens decided to produce classic eggs.
The Thiessens also added a feed mixer in 2014 to allow them to use their own grain. It’s obviously efficient and
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Schoen Eggs has consistently attained a superior rating under the national onfarm food safety and animal care programs over the years. In addition, the Thiessens have been recognized for excellence as the winners of MEF’s 2019 Farmer of the Year Award, an honour that encompasses exemplary on-farm food safety, production management animal care initiatives.
The yearly award also recognizes community service. “We enjoy sharing information about egg farming with our neighbors and the public,” Thiessen says. “And serving our local community and the industry is important to us, so we look for opportunities to give back.” These include serving in their church, supporting breakfast in the local community centre, supporting fundraisers and participating in MEF Ambassador’s Program through such events as The Red River Exhibition in Winnipeg and the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon.
Thiessen has also served on the MEF Audit Committee for several years and participated in MEF’s Director Development program. Both, he says, were very educational. “If I can summarize it to a statement, it would be: ‘The strength of our industry is farmers working together, in provincial and national levels.’ I have enjoyed connecting with farmers from all over Canada. We share the same challenges but also benefit from a strong industry.”
Even though some might have expected it, for Thiessen, winning the Farmer of the Year Award was a surprise. “We have many Manitoba egg farmers deserving this award,” he says. “The goal on our egg farm is to follow the program to benefit the hens which results in a clean, safely produced egg. This award recognized the hard work of our team.”
In terms of future plans for egg production, the Thiessens would like to install a heat recovery system in the barn and make improvements to air quality. They would also like to find value for broken eggs and are still in the research phase for that.
Looking forward, when asked to identify the biggest current challenges for the egg sector, Thiessen points to succession planning. “How is the next generation going to afford the transition with current quota values,” he asks. “Also, I believe maintaining supply management will be a challenge. With a small voice, how do we convince the majority that our system benefits everyone? Lastly, public image. It will be a challenge to navigate the question of whether we make our decisions on science or public pressure.”
In his spare time, Thiessen enjoys building practical equipment on the farm. Esther enjoys gardening and painting. All the children enjoy checking the hens and collecting eggs in the weekend with their Dad, but each of them has their own inter-
ests as well. Abigail, the oldest, enjoys all animals and painting. Cossette enjoys horse riding and baking. Tobías enjoys soccer and tractor rides. And grandparents Peter and Irene enjoy camping and spending time with their grandchildren.
To close off, Thiessen would like to take this opportunity to thank his family and staff for their contributions and dedication to their egg farm. “To the previous generations,” he adds, “thank you for your vision, which provides opportunities for the future!”
While Tim Ansems might come off as an everyday, average guy, he’s anything but. What makes him exceptional is just how comfortable he is outside of his comfort zone. That is, except for that short stint where he explored the idea of doing something other than farming.
Today, farming and family are at the centre of everything he does. One could say it defines him.
Born and raised on a mixed family farm in Nova Scotia, Ansems is one of four children to Dutch immigrants. He has an older brother and sister, as well as a younger sister. His parents raised chickens and turkeys, and grew tobacco on a farm in Port Williams, N.S.
Ansems hadn’t planned on farming. In fact, in the 1990s, he attended the University in Ottawa, where he pursued a degree in computer engineering. But listening to him talk about life on the farm makes one wonder how he could have pursued anything else.
“I do remember growing up that I would always sort of flock to my dad whenever he was out in the field just to see what they were up to,” he says.
One of the reasons he was so unsure about returning to the farm was because he didn’t understand the business side of it. It seemed unreachable at that young age. But the world of computers was booming and it seemed like the right move. Ansems had already been tinkering with the computer at home, helping his dad reformat it as needed.
During his years of study, Ansems would return home each summer and work as a labourer on two nearby farms. He picked rocks and worked on an irrigation crew on a potato and onion farm. On the second farm, he helped with the hoeing, weeding and planting of market vegetables. “That summer, I had a wide range of opportunity to do different things,” he says.
It was in his third year of university that Ansems realized he wanted to return to
home to the farm. He talked with his brother, who was studying at Acadia at the time, and decided to transfer his credits and continue his studies closer to home. “The city life, I guess, wasn’t for me,” he says in retrospect.
During the summer, Ansems continued working on the farms and helping out on the family farm. His dad was serving on the turkey board at the time. It was there that he first heard there was turkey quota for sale. He went home and asked Ansems and his sister if they were interested in purchasing it. His dad had space in the barn at the time and Ansems was able to take on a flock while he was home in the summer.
A couple of years after he bought his first quota, the neighbour’s farm went up for sale. It was rundown, but it had a house, a barn, some land and several outbuildings. “My dad said, ‘You know, the neighbour’s house only comes available once right’,” the producer says.
A year later, Ansems met Angela, his then would-be wife. The connection was instant, and they were married a couple of years
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later. They have three children of their own. The kids are homeschooled on the farm, where there’s an emphasis on life and reading rather than TV and screen time. It’s a lifestyle that works well for them.
Not long after Ansems first bought quota, he started attending the local poultry board meetings, first with the Chicken Producers Association and later with the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia. A couple of years in, he took a position on the board, later serving as chairman of the board and as alternate director for the Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC).
All in all, Ansems put nine years in on the boards in two separate stints. He enjoyed his time there and says it was a good opportunity to learn more about how the chicken industry works.
“The board was definitely an eye-opening journey into the chicken world,” he says.
“You definitely learn the ins and outs of the industry there.”
Lauren Kenned, CFC’s director of public affairs, has had several opportunities to work alongside Ansems. She likes that he’s collaborative and engaged, even outside of his comfort zone. “He’s open to new ideas – that’s one of my favourite things about him,” she says.
In 2009, Ansems and Angela put in a new turkey barn. They had been using a fivelevel barn that Ansems felt was more labour intensive than it needed to be. The new barn is a two-storey turkey barn with a hot water system that uses a straw burner. In his search for a heating system that used an alternative energy source, he came across a system out of England. It was exactly what he was looking for at the time. “It was a big learning curve,” he says. “I call it a labour of love.”
While the heating system uses more straw than he’d anticipated, it’s been a saving grace at times when fuel prices skyrocketed. “I guess I always like to give myself options,” he says.
Today, Ansems has nearly 500 acres of land, where he grows wheat, corn and soybeans. Working with different companies, they do a lot of on-farm cropping research, testing products and new varieties. He’s still working on upgrading the farm, a project he thinks will take be a lifelong journey.
“I just like to be educated on what’s going on and try to keep on top of things,” he says. “The goal is to become more efficient as time goes one.”
Looking back, Ansems knows he made the right choice. “I enjoy working,” the producer says. “I enjoy the lifestyle. You know, working on the farm, it doesn’t seem like it’s a chore to me. I don’t wake up with regret and think ‘I gotta work today.’ You know, it’s a new day.”
“Every week I get a chance to try and do better,” he adds. “I guess it’s an ongoing competition with myself to do better. I enjoy the opportunity to be able to do that.”
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Ph: (403) 838-2272 ext 712
Fax: (403) 838-2039
Huxley
Hutterian Brethren Church of Huxley, (Huxley Colony)
RR 2, AB T0M 0Z0
Ph: (403) 442-2488
Irracana
Hutterian Brethren Church of Tschetter, (Tschetter Colony)
General Delivery, AB T0M 1B0
Ph: (403) 935-4406
Irvine
Hutterian Brethren Church of Elkwater, (Elkwater Colony)
PO Box 117, AB T0J 1V0
Ph: (403) 834-2120
Fax: (403) 834-2006
La Crete
Wild Rose Poultry Farms, (Abraham F. Wall)
PO Box 924, AB T0H 2H0
Ph: (780) 928-2557
La Crete
Savage Farm, (Corny F. Wall)
PO Box 1024, AB T0H 2H0
Ph: (780) 928-2721
Lethbridge
Galimax Trading Inc
409 12A Street South, AB T1J 2T2
Ph: (403) 715-8470
Lethbridge
Harvest Haven Market Farm
RR 8, Site 22, Comp. 1, AB T1J 4P4
Ph: (403) 329-9157
Fax: (403) 329-3412
Mayerthorpe
Rocfort Colony Ltd
PO Box 1080, AB T0E 1N0
Ph : (780) 785-3208
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
5 Grain Eggs Ltd.
Box 596, AB T0L 1S0
Ph: (403) 308-3502
Oyen
Acadian 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
Standard
Standard Hutterian Brethren, (Standard Colony Farming Co. Ltd.)
PO Box 390, AB T0J 3G0 Ph: (403) 6442224
Fax: (403) 644-2196
Standard
Midwest Agricultural Co. Ltd
PO Box 190, 213012 Highway 262 Grid, AB T0J 3G0
Ph: (403) 677-2665 ext 712
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)
PO Box 520, AB T0C 2T0 Ph: (780) 628-7770 ext 106 Fax: (780) 848-2571
Warburg
Sunshine Organic Farm, (Edward & Sheeill Horvath)
RR 1, AB T0C 2T0
Ph: (780) 848-2288
Fax: (780) 848-2295
Warner
Plainview Hutterian Brethren, (Country Morning)
PO Box 240, AB T0K 2L0
Ph: (403) 642-2111 ext 526
Fax: (403) 642-2085
REGISTERED EGG PRODUCT STATIONS
Lethbridge EggSolutions (EPIC) Inc. 2525 36 St. N., AB T1H 5L1
Ph: (403) 394-7756
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Canadian Poultry Consultants
Ltd. – Listing is BC
Ph: (877) 449-3447 admin@canadianpoultry.ca www.canadianpoultry.ca
Smith Poultry Consulting 16 Precourt Place, Cartier, MB R4K 1B3
Ph: (204) 864 2083
smithpoultryconsulting@mymts.net
Poultry Health Services
1A-4 East Lake Ave., Airdrie, AB T4A 2G8
Ph: (888) 950-2252 phsinfo@poultryhealth.ca
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT/ UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Alberta & Territories regional office 9700 Jasper Ave., Suite 945, Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3
Ph: (780) 495-3307
Fax: (780) 495-3324
AAFC.AB.info.AB.AAC@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
ALBERTA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING COUNCIL
J.G. O’Donoghue Building, 7000 - 113 St. NW, Edmonton AB T6H 5T6
Ph: (780) 427-2164
marketingcouncil@gov.ab.ca www.agriculture.alberta.ca/marketingcouncil
ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
229 Legislature Building, 10800-97 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry – Honourable Devin Dreeshen
Ph: (780) 427-2137
AF.minister@gov.ab.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY -
Regional Office - Edmonton 8403 Coronet Rd. NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 4N7
Ph: (780) 395-6700
Fax: (780) 395-6792
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY -
Regional Office - Alberta South 110 Country Hills Landing NW, Room 102, Calgary, AB T3K 5P3
Ph: (587) 230-2450
Fax: (587) 230-2481
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY -
Western Area Office 1115 57th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9B2
Ph: (587) 230-2200
Fax: (587) 230-2253
www.inspection.gc.ca
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA
J.G. O’Donoghue Building, 7000 - 113 St., Edmonton AB T6H 5T6
Ph: (780) 427-2711
Toll Free: 310-FARM (3276) (Ag-Info Centre)
www.alberta.ca/agriculture-and-forestry.aspx
FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE,
University of Calgary, Foothills Campus
TRW 2D01, 3280 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6
Ph: (403) 210-3961 Fax : (403) 210-8121
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) 492-6471
prc@ualberta.ca
poultry.ualberta.ca
Dr. Martin Zuidhof, Academic Leader.
Alberta Chicken Producers 2518 Ellwood Dr. SW, Edmonton, AB T6X 0A9
Ph: (780) 488-2125
Fax: (780) 488-3570
Toll Free: (877) 822-4425 www.chicken.ab.ca
Board of Directors: Jason Born, Chair; David Hyink, Vice Chair Directors: Dennis Steinwand, Rob Van Diemen, Wes Nanninga
Karen Kirkwood, Executive Director
Alberta Farm Animal Care PO Box 36044 RPO Lakeview, Calgary, AB T3E 7C6
Ph: (403) 652-5111 afac@afac.ab.ca www.afac.ab.ca
Cora Sheele, Chair; James Jenkins, Vice Chair; Casey Vander Ploeg, Finance Chair; Darrell Dalton, Council Chair. Directors: Merna Gisler, Melanie Wowk, Heini Hehli, Steve Mason.
Annemarie Pedersen, Executive Director.
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers #301, 8925 - 51 Ave., Edmonton, AB T6E 5J3
Ph: (780) 434-8414
Fax: (780) 434-9552
info@ahep.ca www.ahep.ca
Jeff Notenbomer, Chair; Kevin
Tiemstra, Vice Chair. Directors: Cora Scheele, Jeff Kamlah, Dennis Wickersham. Bob Smook, General Manager
Alberta Turkey Producers #101 2520 Ellwood Dr. SW Edmonton, AB T6X 0A9
Ph: (780) 465-5755
Fax: (780) 465-5528
info@albertaturkey.com www.albertaturkey.com
Laurel Winter, Chair; Marc Therrien, Vice-Chair; Directors: Graham Gilchrist, David Mandel, Scott Olson; Director in Training: Astrid Stephenson
Egg Farmers of Alberta #101-90 Freeport Blvd. NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5J9
Ph: (403) 250-1197
Fax: (403) 291-9216
Toll Free: (877) 302-2344
info@eggs.ab.ca www.eggs.ab.ca
Meb Gilani, Chair; Peter Waldner, Vice Chair; Beatrice Visser, EFC Director; Jerry Hofer, EFC Alternate; Elie Hofer, Director; Conrad Vanessen, Director. Susan Gal, General Manager.
Western Feed Industry Association c/o Peggy Kimmel RR3 Site 6 Box 17 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N3
Ph: (403) 350-0495 manager@wfia-anac.com www.anac-ab.ca
Doug Durbano, Chair; Doug Durbano, Vice-Chair; Krisjan Jones, Past Chair; Darrell Kimmell, National Director; Directors: Darryl Lewis, Tim Armstrong; Social Director: Mike Robinson; Division Manager: Peggy Kimmel
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) 832-2194
WESTERN HATCHERY LTD.
505 Hamm Rd., Abbotsford, BC V2T 6B6
Ph: (604) 859-4455
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Abbotsford
Golden Valley Foods Ltd.
3841 Vanderpol Court, BC V2T 5W5
Ph: (604) 855-7431
Fax: (604) 855-7439
Abbotsford
Pinegrove Farms Ltd. (Maple Hill Farms)
2130 Mount Lehman Rd., BC V4X 2L6
Ph: (604) 852-2159
Fax: (604) 852-2150
Aldergrove
Royal Columbian Poultry ULC 554 – 256 St., BC V4W 2H8
Ph: (604) 835-4000
Armstrong
Kelly Burden, (Shovel Tree Acres)
1930 Power House Rd., RR 2, BC V0E 1B0
Ph: (250) 546-8597
Black Creek
Kehler Vegetable Company Ltd
8083 Island Highway, BC V9J 1G9
Ph: (250) 202-3236
Bridge Lake
Sunset Egg Grading Station
FRASER VALLEY CHICKS SALES
1681 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford, BC V2T 5X5
Ph: (604) 864-0555
GOLDEN FEATHER HATCHERY
5840 Blackburn Rd., Chilliwack, BC V2R 4N9
Ph: (604) 823-4938
L 148 HOLDINGS LTD.
1429 McLeod Rd., RR 2, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B8
Ph: (604) 859-7168
LILYDALE - SOFINA FOODS INC.
27923 Myrtle Ave., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1R3
Ph: (604) 856-4171
PACIFIC PRIDE CHICKS LTD.
32870 King Rd., Abbotsford, BC V2S 7Z7
Ph: (604) 859-2900
ROSSDOWN FARMS LTD.
2325 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1E2
Ph: (604) 856-4909
SKYE HI FARMS, INC
4213 Stewar Rd., Chiliwack BC V2R 5G2
Ph: (604) 828-2525
THIESSEN GAME BIRDS LTD.
6029 Leclair Rd., Abbotsford, BC V4X 2C9
Ph: (604) 856-7405
7611 Lee Rd., PO Box 107, BC V0K 1E0
Ph: (250) 593-0038
Cawston
Zebroff’s, (George Zebroff & Zebroff’s Organic Farm)
RR 1, BC V0X 1C0
Ph: (250) 499-5374
Fax: (250) 499-5374
Chilliwak
Local ChickInn Ltd
7324 Hopedale Road, BC V2R 4J9 Ph: (604) 799-2053
Creston
Bren-Den Ventures Ltd (Sunshine Valley Organics)
1320 2nd Avenue NW, BC B0B 1G6
Ph: (250) 428-8948
Creston
Sunshine Valley Farms Inc, 3160 Lister Rd, BC V0B 1G2
Ph: (250) 431-8941
Duncan Running W Egg Farm Ltd., (Farmer Ben’s Eggs)
1711 Herd Rd., RR 1, BC V9L 1M3
Ph: (250) 746-6110
Fax: (250) 746-7799
Farmington
South Peace Hutterian Brethren Church, (South Peace Colony) PO Box 69, BC V0C 1N0
Ph: (250) 782-8164
Farmington
Peace View Hutterian Brethren
Church, (Peace View Colony)
PO Box 194, BC V0C 1N0
Ph: (250) 789-3010
Nanoose Bay
0917522 B.C. Ltd., (Springford Farm Egg Co.)
1934 Northwest Bay Rd. BC V9P 9C5
Ph: (250) 468-7540
Fax: (250) 468-7545
Nelson
Frederik Mansveld, Pamela Mansveld, (Mill Creek Farm)
6155 Harrop Procter Rd., BC V1L 6P9
Ph: (250) 229-4717
Redstone
A&S Enterprise Management Inc. (Pasture to Plate)
3781 Chezacut Rd., Box 20, BC V0L 1S0
Ph: (250) 394-4005
Richmond
Neptune Fresh Produce Inc
12411 Horseshoe Way, BC V7A 4X6
Ph: (604) 880-5979ambrose
Ruskin
Thompson Creek Farm, (Phillip Northrop)
10437 Wilson Rd., BC V4S 1B4
Ph: (604) 462-9641
Surrey
Selde Farm
3138-144 St., BC V4P 1R1
Ph: (604) 536-7510
Terrace
414612 B.C. Ltd., (Daybreak Farms Ltd.)
4423 Eby St., BC V8G 0B3
Ph: (250) 638-0777
Fax: (250) 638-8757
Victoria
Michael Romaine, (Healing Farm)
5971 Old East Rd., BC V8Y 1V7
Ph: (250) 652-6456
Westbridge
Frank and Deborah Van Oyen, (Springhill Eggs)
3220 Christian Valley Rd., PO Box 114, BC V0H 2B0
Ph: (250) 446-2365
Westholme
Burnbrae Farms Ltd., (Island Eggs, A Division of Burnbrae Farms Ltd.)
3492 Mt. Sicker Rd., PO Box 1, BC V0R 3C0
Ph: (250) 246-9298
Fax: (250) 246-2110
REGISTERED EGG
PRODUCT STATIONS
Abbotsford
Eggsolutions – Vanderpols Inc.
3911 Mt. Lehman Rd., BC V2T 5W5
Ph: (604) 856-4127
Fax: (604) 856-6724
Richmond Neptune Fresh Produce Inc.
12411 Horseshoe Way, BC V7A 4X6
Ph: (604) 880-5979
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Ambrose Poultry Consulting Ltd.
PO Box 80, Stn. Whonnock, Maple Ridge, BC V2W 1V9
Ph: (604) 302-1352
Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd.
30325 Canary Court, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2N4
Ph: (604) 854-6600
Fax: (604) 854-6100 admin@canadianpoultry.ca www.canadianpoultry.ca
Intertek - Cargo Inspection & Testing
105 - 9000 Bill Fox Way, Burnaby, BC V5J 5J3
Ph: (604) 454-9011
Fax: (604) 434-1850 www.intertek.com
Poultry Health Services
1625 Angus Campbell Rd., Abbotsford V3G 2G4
Ph: (888) 950-2252
phsinfo@poultryhealth.ca
Poultry Plus Veterinary Consulting Ltd.
11660 Sylvester Rd., Mission, BC V2V 4J1
Ph: (604) 820 5556 poultryplus@hotmail.com
SGS Canada Inc.
3260 Production Way, Burnaby, BC V5A 4W4
Ph: (604) 638-2349
Fax: (604) 444-5486 www.sgs.ca
S.J. Ritchie Research Farms (commercial trials)
30325 Canary Court Abbotsford, BC V4X 2N4
Ph: (604) 854-6600, (877) 449-3447
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
British Columbia regional office
4321 Still Creek Dr., Suite 420 Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7
Ph: (604) 292-5858
Fax: (604) 292-5891
AAFC.BC.info.CB.AAC@canada.ca
www.agr.gc.ca
ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE
1767 Angus Campbell Rd., Abbotsford BC V3G 2M3
Ph: (604) 556-3003
Fax: (604) 556-3010
Toll Free: (800) 661 9903
pahb@gov.bc.ca www2.gov.bc.ca
BRITISH COLUMBIA FARM INDUSTRY REVIEW BOARD
1st Floor 2975 Jutland Rd., Victoria BC V8T 5J9
Victoria BC V8T 5J9
Ph: (250) 356-8945
Fax: (250) 356-5131 firb@gov.bc.ca www2.gov.bc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY -
Regional Office – BC Plant and Food Region (includes Yukon) 4321 Still Creek Dr., Suite 400, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7
Ph: (604) 292-5700
Fax: (604) 292-5605
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCYWestern Area Office
1115 57th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9B2
Ph: (587) 230-2200
Fax: (587) 230-2253 www.inspection.canada.ca
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
PO Box 9409, Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria BC V8W 9V1
Ph: (888) 221-7141 www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/ governments
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, 248-2357 Main Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Ph: (604) 822-1219
Fax: (604) 822-6394 dean.landfood@ubc.ca www.landfood.ubc.ca
ANAC - BC Division
PO Box 2100, Sardis Station Main, Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A5
Ph: (604) 866-2378 rjdornan@telus.net
BC Chicken Growers Association PO Box 581, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6Z8
Ph: (604) 859-9332 office@bcchickengrowers.ca www.poultryinmotion.ca
Dale Krahn, President; Fred Redekop, Vice President; Directors: Brian Whitta, Dave Martens, Ravi Bathe, Brad Driediger, Jeff Spitters, Ray Baylis, Mark Bartel. Administrator: Margaret Duin.
250 – 32160 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Phone: 604-556-3348 • bcemb@bcegg.com
Family-owned and operated farms that support the community and ensure a choice of high quality eggs.
BC Egg Board of Directors
Chair
Gunta Vitins, B.Sc., B.Ed, MBA
Vice-Chair, EFC Representative Walter Siemens
Director, EFC Alternate Matt Vane
Director, Secretary Jeff Regier
Director Jon Krahn
BC Egg Management
Executive Director
Katie Lowe, PAg
Manager Operations & Logistics Joey Aebig, BBA
Directors Communications and Marketing
Manager Finance
Executive Assistant
Amanda Brittain, MA, ABC
Erin Duetta, BBA
Nicole Thompson
BC Chicken Marketing Board
220 – 1848 McCallum Rd. Abbotsford, BC V2S 0H9
Ph: (604) 859-2868
info@bcchicken.ca www.bcchicken.ca
Chair: Harvey Sasaki, Vice Chair: Alistair Johnson, Members: Derek Janzen, Ray Nickel, Gay Hahn. Bill Vanderspek, Executive Director
BC Egg
250 – 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5
Ph: (604) 556 3348 bcemb@bcegg.com www.bcegg.com
Gunta Vitins, Chair; Walter Siemens, Vice-Chair, EFC Representative; Matt Vane, Director, EFC Alternate; Jeff Regier, Director, Secretary; Jon Krahn, Director; Katie Lowe, Executive Director
British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
210 – 1848 McCallum Rd. Abbotsford, BC V2S 0H9
Ph: (604) 850-1854
Fax: (604) 850-1683
info@bcbhec.com www.bcbhec.com
Jim Collins, Chair; Calvin
Breukelman, Vice Chair. Directors: Beata Kunze, Daniel Zylstra, Joe Neels. Stephanie Nelson, Executive Director.
British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’ Association
PO Box 191, Abbotsford, BC V4X 3R2
Ph: (604) 864-7556
association@bcbhec.com www.bcbhec.com
President, Bryan Brandsma; Director: Angela Groothof, Art deRuiter, Wayne DeJong. Secretary, Sandra Lepp.
British Columbia Turkey Marketing Board
106 - 19329 Enterprise Way, Surrey, BC V3S 6J8
Ph: (604) 534-5644
Fax: (604) 534-3651
info@bcturkey.com www.bcturkey.com
Kevin Klippenstein, Chair; Shawn Heppell, Board Member, TFC Representative; Debbie Etsell, Board Member, Finance Chair; James Krahn, Board Member & Vice Chair. Michel Benoit, General Manager.
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
BERG’S POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY
Hwy. 45 E., PO Box 547, Russell, MB R0J 1W0
Ph: (204) 773-3270
CARLETON HATCHERIES
P.O. Box 569, Grunthal, MB R0A 0R0
Ph: (204) 434-6864
CHARISON TURKEY HATCHERY
P.O. Box 4, Gunton, MB R0C 1H0
Ph: (204) 886-3863
CLARK HY-LINE INC.
PO Box 48, Site 520, RR 5, Brandon, MB R7A 5Y5
Ph: (204) 725-3500
EXCELDOR COOPERATIVE
750 Pandora Ave. E., Winnipeg, MB R2C 4G5
Ph: (204) 488-2796
FRIENDLY FAMILY FARMS LTD. (Hatchery Division)
Jake Wiebe Chair
Stuart Nikkel Vice Chair
Murray Klassen
Henry Heppner
Benny Waldner
Box 69, Blumenort, MB R0A 0C0
Ph: (204) 326-2384
HIDDEN VALLEY COLONY LTD.
PO Box 69, Austin, MB R0H 0C0
Ph: (204) 637-2506
JAMES VALLEY HATCHERY
PO Box 324, Elie, MB R0H 0H0
Ph: (204) 353-2006
MAPLE GROVE HATCHERY
231 Main St, Steinbach, MB R5G 0B8
Ph: (204) 326-3454
SNOW VALLEY FARMS LTD.
PO Box 2587, Winkler, MB R6W 4C3
Ph: (204) 325-8487
STEINBACH HATCHERY & FEED P.O. Box 1178, Steinbach, MB R5G 1Y7
Ph: (204) 326-3454
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Arden
Riverside Hutterian Mutual Corporation, (Riverside Poultry Farm)
PO Box 278, MB R0J 0B0
Ph: (204) 368-2284
Wayne Hiltz Executive Director
Gina Sunderland Food & Consumer Relations
Erica Poudrette Executive Assistant
Lucinda Reay Production Control Manager
Victoria Kurtz Office Coordinator
Val Weeks Field Services Manager
Rachel Plett Field Services Technician
To advocate for the sustainability of our farmers so that we can continue to provide a healthy, safe and nutritious supply of chicken to our communities.
1357 Kenaston Boulevard,Winnipeg MB R3P 2P2
Tel: 1 204 489 4603 Email: chicken@chicken.mb.ca www.manitobachicken.ca
Brandon
TNT Egg Processors
RR 5, Box 32, MB R7A 5Y5
Ph: (204) 728-0959
Cartier
Maxwell Colony Ltd.
RR 1, PO Box 210, MB R4K 1B8
Ph: (204) 864 2709
Fax: (204) 864-2175
Darlingford
Pembina Colony Ltd.
General Delivery, MB R0G 0L0
Ph: (204) 246-2081
Fax: (204) 246-2080
Deloraine
Gerard August & Marguerite Martha Raes, (Bayview Farms)
RR 1, MB R0M 0M0
Ph: (204) 747-2020
Fax: (204) 747-2448
Dugald
Ridgeland Colony Ltd.
PO Box 508, RR 1, MB R0E 0K0
Ph: (204) 866-2970
Fax: (204) 866-3084
Elie
Iberville Hutterian Mutual Corp.
PO Box 435, MB R0H 0H0
Ph: (204) 864-2058
Elkhorn
Boundary Lane Colony Farms, (Boundary Lane Colony)
PO Box 40, MB R0M 0N0
Ph: (204) 845-2111 ext 210
Fax: (204) 845-2203
Graysville
Rose Valley Colony Ltd.
PO Box 93, MB R0G 0T0
Ph: (204) 750-1485
Headingley
Sturgeon Creek Colony Farms Ltd.
PO Box 285, MB R4J 1C1
Ph: (204) 633-2196
Fax: (204) 633-7746
Lac du Bonnet
Brightstone Colony Farms Ltd.
PO Box 880, MB R0E 1A0
Ph: (204) 345-2526
Fax: (204) 345-6039
Miami
Rosebank Colony Ltd.
PO Box 280, MB R0G 1H0
Ph: (204) 435-2388
Portage la Prairie
Poplar Point Colony Farms Ltd.
PO Box 910, MB R1N 3C4
Ph: (204) 267-2560
Somerset
Evergreen Colony Ltd.
PO Box 231, MB R0G 2L0
Ph: (204) 744-2596
St. Andrews
Daniel Waldner, (Daniel Waldner & Elizabeth Waldner)
1077 Fort Garry Rd., MB R1A 3W4
Ph: (204) 482-7360
St. Andrews
S & D Clouston Farms
1056 Bracken Rd., MB R1A 4H8
Ph: (204) 482-4984
Fax: (204) 785-2713
Steinbach
Ackron Egg Farms Ltd., (Nature’s Farm)
5 Life Sciences Pkwy., MB R5G 2G7
Ph: (204) 326-5509
Fax: (204) 326-6626
Steinbach
Countryside Farms
88 Millwork Dr., MB R5G 1V9
Ph: (204) 284-0632
Fax: (204) 326-5744
Winnipeg Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
500 Pandora Ave. W., MB R2C 1N1
Ph: (204) 222-2783
Fax: (204) 224-0046
REGISTERED EGG
PRODUCT STATIONS
Winnipeg Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
500 Pandora Ave. W., MB R2C 1N1
Ph: (204) 222-2783
Fax: (204) 224-0046
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Canadian International Grains Institute
303 Main St., Suite 1000, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3G7
Ph: (204) 983-5344
www.cigi.ca
Canola Council of Canada
400 - 167 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T6
Ph: (204) 982-2100
Toll Free: (866) 834-4378
admin@canolacouncil.org www.canolacouncil.org
Central Testing Laboratories Ltd.
Unit 9 - 851 Lagimodiere Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R2J 3K4
Ph: (204) 237-9128 www.ctl.mb.ca
Dominion Veterinary Laboratories Ltd.
1199 Sanford St., Winnipeg, MB R3E 3A1
Ph: (204) 589-7361 www.domvet.com
Intertek - Agricultural Testing, Grading & Inspection
973 St. James St., Winnipeg, MB
R3H 0X2
Ph: (204) 944-1887
www.intertek.com
Pestell Nutrition
3220 Roblin Blvd., Winnipeg, MB
R3R 0C3
Ph: (204) 414-9400
info@pestell.com www.pestell.com
South-East Veterinary Clinic
200 Hwy. 52 West
Steinbach, MB R5G 2N8
Ph: (204) 326-9849
Fax: (204) 326-5594 www.southeastvet.ca
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Manitoba regional office 303 Main St., Room 402, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3G7
Ph: (204) 259-4189
Fax: (204) 259-4088
AAFC.MB.info.MB.AAC@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY -
Regional Office - Manitoba 269 Main St., Room 613, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1B2
Ph: (204) 259-1400
Fax: (204) 259-1331 www.inspection.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCYWestern Regional Office 1115 57th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9B2
Ph: (587) 230 2200
Fax: (587) 230 2253 www.inspection.canada.ca
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/animalhealth-and-welfare UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences, 201 - 12 Dafoe Rd. Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Ph: (204) 474-9383 Fax: (204) 474-7628 animal_science@umanitoba.ca www.umanitoba.ca/afs/animal_ science/ Operations Manager, Glenlea Research Station Jay Bourcier, (204) 712-6000
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Manitoba Division 338 Luxiana Dr., Grande Pointe, MB R5A 1E1 Ph: (204) 918-2546 bjames.anac@gmail.com
Manitoba Chicken Producers 1357 Kenaston Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R3P 2P2
Ph: (204) 489-4603 chicken@chicken.mb.ca www.manitobachicken.ca
Jake Wiebe, Chair; Stuart Nikkel, Vice Chair; Directors: Josie Boschman, Ted Froese, Murray Klassen, Henry Heppner, Benny Waldner, Claudia Wollmann. Staff: Wayne Hiltz, Executive Director.
Manitoba Egg Farmers 18 - 5 Scurfield Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G3
Ph: (204) 488-4888
Fax: (204) 488-3544
www.eggs.mb.ca
Catherine Kroeker-Klassen, Memberat-Large, Chair; Harold Froese, Member-at-Large, Vice Chair; Members: Rick Lee, District 2; Kurt Siemens, District 3; Doug Pauls, District 4; Ed Kleinsasser, District 5, Edward Maendel, District 6. Sandra Dyck, Member-at-Large.
Manitoba Turkey Producers 895B Century St., Winnipeg, MB R3H 0M3
Ph: (204) 489-4635
Fax: (204) 489-4907 mbturkey@turkey.mb.ca www.turkey.mb.ca
Rachelle Brown, Chair, Executive Committee, Turkey Farmers of Canada Director; Mike Reimer, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee, Turkey Farmers of Canada Alternate; Steve Hofer, Director, Keystone Agricultural Producers Rep; Leroy Loewen, Director, Keystone Agriculture Producers Alternate. Helga Wheddon, General Manager.
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
ATLANTIC POULTRY INC.
791 Belcher St., Port Williams, NS Ph: (506) 363-3054
Fax: (506) 363-3929
COUVOIR WESTCO LTÉE 9 Westco Rd., St. François, NB E7A 1A5
Ph: (506) 992-3112
MARITIME HATCHERY LTD
7530 Highway 134, Maitland, NS N0N 1T0
Ph: (506) 753-4753
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Amherst
Sunny Glen Eggs Ltd.
50 Tantramar Cres., NB B4H 0A1
Ph: (506) 363-3025
Fax: (506) 363-3667
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
Fax: (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
St. Simon
Ferme Avicole Chiasson
RR 1, Site 32A, rue Centre, NB E0B 1L0
Ph: (506) 727-5597
Perennia Field Services/Food Safety Services
199 Dr. Bernie MacDonald Dr., Bible Hill, NS B6L 2H5
Ph: (902) 896-0277
Fax: (902) 896-7299
info@perennia.ca www.perennia.ca
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT/ UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
New Brunswick Regional Office P.O. Box 57000, Research Centre 850 Lincoln Rd., Fredericton, NB E3B 6C2
Ph: (506) 460-4346
Fax: (506) 460-4345
AAFC.ATL.info.ATL.AAC@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION
AGENCY - Regional Office – New Brunswick 500 Beaverbrook Court, Suite 430, Fredericton, NB E3B 5X4
Ph: (506) 452-4962
Fax: (506) 451-2562
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION
AGENCY- Atlantic Area Office 1081 Main St., PO Box 6199 Moncton, NB E1C 8R2
Ph: (506) 777-3939
Fax: (506) 777-3942 www.inspection.gc.ca
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES, GOVERNMENT OF NEW BRUNSWICK Agricultural Research Station, PO Box 6000, Fredericton NB E3B 5H1
Ph: (506) 453-3826
Fax: (506) 453-7170 DAAF-MAAP@gnb.ca www.gnb.ca/AgricultureAquacultureFisheries
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Atlantic Division 47597 Homestead Rd. Berry Mills, NB E1G 4K2
Ph: (506) 961-5007
anacatla@bellaliant.net
Kevin Weppler, Chairman; Dave Dieleman, Vice-Chairman. Members: Rob Lister (Atlantic), Rhett Arnason (MB). Director-atLarge: Chris Mateo.
Chicken Farmers of New Brunswick
277 Main St. Suite 101, Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
Ph: (506) 452-8085
Fax: (506) 451-2121 nbchicken@nb.aibn.com www.pouletnbchicken.ca
Hugh Harmon, Chair; Marc Cormier, Vice Chair, CFC Director; Members: Léandre Morin, Daniel Dupuis, Marco Volpé. Louis Martin, Manager.
Egg Farmers of New Brunswick/ Les producteurs d’oeufs du N.-B. Suite 101, 275 Main Street, Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
Ph: (506) 458 8885 Fax: (506) 453 0645 nbegg@nbnet.nb.ca www.nbegg.ca
Hans Kristensen, Chair
Turkey Farmers of New Brunswick 103 - 277 Main St., Fredericton, NB E3A 1E1
Ph: (506) 452-8103 Fax: (506) 451-2121 kgodin@nb.aibn.com, lmartin@nb.aibn.com www,nb.canadianturkey.ca
Marco Volpe, Director; Joshua Hayes, Alternate Director; Hugo Therrien, 2nd Alternate Director. Louis Martin, Sec.-Mgr.
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
ATLANTIC POULTRY INC.
791 Belcher St., Port Williams, NS B0P 1T0
Ph: (709) 759-2305
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Roaches Line
Newfoundland Eggs Inc.
Site 4, Box 7, RR 1, NF A0A 1W0
Ph: (709) 528-4595
Fax: (709) 528-4596
Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s Stewart King
170 Bennetts Road, NL A1M 1X3
Ph: (709) 895-3131
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Perennia
Field Services/Food Safety Services
199 Dr. Bernie MacDonald Dr., Bible Hill, NS B6L 2H5
Ph: (902) 896-0277
Fax: (902) 896-7299 info@perennia.ca www.perennia.ca
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Newfoundland and Labrador regional office
308 Brookfield Rd., Building 25, St. John’s, NL A1E 0B2
Ph: (709) 793-3186
Fax: (709) 793-3341
AAFC.ATL.info.ATL.AAC@canada. ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY - Regional Office -
Newfoundland and Labrador
10 Barter’s Hill, St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1
Ph: (709) 772-4424
Fax: (709) 772-2282 www.inspection.canada.ca
FARM INDUSTRY REVIEW BOARD
Production and Market Development Division
192 Wheeler’s Rd. PO Box 2006, Corner Brook NL A2H 6J8
Ph: (709) 637-2046
Fax: (709) 637-2365
www.gov.nl.ca.ffa
FORESTRY AND AGRIFOODS AGENCY, GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR
Animal Health Division
1st Floor, Provincial Agriculture Building
308 Brookfield Road, PO Box 7400, St John’s, NL A1E 3Y5
Ph: (709) 729-6879
Fax: (709) 729-0055
animalhealthdivision@gov.nl.ca www.gov.nl.ca/ffa
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Atlantic Division
47597 Homestead Rd., Berry Mills, NB E1G 4K2
Ph: (506) 961-5007
anacatla@bellaliant.net
Gerry Lutes – Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer
Kevin Weppler, Chairman; Dave Dieleman Vice-Chairman. Members: Rob Lister (Atlantic), Rhett Arnason (MB). Director-at-Large: Chris Mateo.
Chicken Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador PO Box 8098, St. John’s NL A1B 3M9
Ph: (709) 747-1493
rwalsh@nlchicken.com www.nlchicken.com
Paul Dunphy, Chairperson; Carol Anne Walsh, Vice-Chairperson; Director: Davis Noel. Ron Walsh, Manager.
Egg Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador
PO Box 175, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 2C2
Ph: (709) 722-2953
Fax: (709) 722-6204 info@nleggs.ca www.nleggs.ca
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
ATLANTIC POULTRY INCORPORATED
791 Belcher St., RR 1
Port Williams, NS B0P 1T0
Ph: (912) 678-0480
Fax: (902) 681-1707
COX ATLANTIC CHICK HATCHERY LTD.
7762 Hwy. 215, Maitland, NS B0N 1T0
Ph: (902) 261 2244
Fax: (902) 261-2409
MARITIME CHICKS LTD.
963 Hwy 358
Port Williams, NS B0P 1T0
Ph: (902) 684-3530
Fax: (902) 681-0611
NS Agricultural College
25 Farm Lane, Truro, NS B2N 5E3
canadianpoultrymag.com
Ph: (902) 893-6635
Fax: (902) 896-2482
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Amherst
Maritime Pride Eggs Inc.
50 Tantramar Cres., NS B4H 0A1
Ph: (902) 667-2015
Fax: (902) 667-1630
Collingwood
Floyd Dickie & Sons Ltd.
3009 Wyvern Rd., NS B0M 1V0
Ph: (902) 686-3829
Fax: (902) 686-3171
Lake George
Canaanland Free Range Eggs
4529 Aylesford Rd., NS B0P 1C0
Ph: (902) 847-0831
Middleton
Coldspring Farm Ltd.
77 Delusion Rd., NS B0S 1P0
Ph: (902) 825-4401
Millville, Cape Breton County
Hilly Acres Farm Ltd.
289 Millville Rd., NS B0C 1B0
Ph: (902) 674-2825
Fax: (902) 674-2858
New Germany
Delong Poultry Farm Ltd.
312 Barss Corner Rd., NS B0R 1E0
Ph: (902) 644-2718
Fax: (902) 644-2718
New Ross
Rocky Top Farm
150 Will Turner Rd., NS B0J 2M0
Ph: (902) 689-2112
Fax: (902) 689-2520
Nuttby
Sullivan’s Family Farm
161 Sullivan Road, NS B6L 6T5
Ph: (902) 890-0415
Port Morien
Terence Kennedy
3980 Homeville Rd., RR 1, NS B0A 1T0
Ph: (902) 849-3478
Port Williams
Atlantic Poultry Incorporated
830 & 840 Belcher St., NS B0P 1T0
Ph: (902) 679-4711
Fax: (902) 678-8599
Princeville, Inverness County
Rooyakkers Farm Ltd.
901 Riverside Rd., NS B0E 3L0
Ph: (902) 625-2131
Fax: (902) 631-4621
West Dublin
Gerald Risser
78 Bushen Hill Rd., NS B0R 1C0
Ph: (902) 688-3134
Fax: (902) 688-3134
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Perennia
199 Dr. Bernie MacDonald Dr., Bible Hill, NS B6L 2H5
Ph: (902) 896-0277
Fax: (902) 896-7299 info@perennia.ca www.perennia.ca
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
410 - 1791 Barrington St., Halifax, NS B3J 3K9
Ph: (902) 426-3198
Fax: (902) 426-3439
AAFC.ATL.info.ATL.AAC@canada. ca
www.agr.gc.ca
ATLANTIC POULTRY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PO Box 550, 25 Farm Lane, Truro NS B2N 5L9
Ph: (902) 893-6657
Fax: (902) 895-6734 laurie.eagles@dal.ca
www.aprinstitute.ca
Yvonne Thyssen-Post, Chief Executive Officer; Janice MacIsaac, Research Associate
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
58 River Rd., PO Box 550, Truro NS B2N 5E3
Ph: (902) 893-6600
Dr. Bruce Rathgeber, Associate Professor, Poultry
Ph: (902) 893-6654 brathgeber@dal.ca www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture.html
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY -
Regional Office - Nova Scotia 44-1000 Windmill Rd., Dartmouth, NS B3B 1L7
Ph: (902) 536-1010
Fax: (902) 536-1098
www.inspection.canada.ca
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Veterinarians at Hancock Veterinary Pathology Lab
65 River Rd., Hancock Veterinary Building, Bible Hill NS B2N 2P3
Ph: (902) 893-6540
Jeff Clarke
Tim Cox
Glen Jennings
Cory Cox
Ralph DeLong
Theodore Eyking
Krista Oulton
Paul Overmars BOARD
Fax: (902) 895-6684
AnimalHealthLab@novascotia.ca www.novascotia.ca/agri
NATURAL PRODUCTS
MARKETING COUNCIL, NS
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Edward F. Lorraine Building, 74 Research Dr., Bible Hill NS B6L 2R2
Ph: (902) 893 6511
Fax: (902) 893 6573
Elizabeth Crouse, General Manager elizabeth.crouse@novascotia.ca www.novascotia.ca/agri
NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1800 Argyle St., Suite 607, Halifax NS B3J 3N8
Ph: (902) 424 4560
Fax: (902) 424 4671
Toll Free: (800) 279-0825 www.novascotia.ca/agri
ANAC - Atlantic Division
47597 Homestead Rd., Berry Mills, NB E1G 4K2
Ph: (506) 961-5007
anacatla@bellaliant.net www.anacan.org
Gerry Lutes, Executive Manager & Secretary-Treasurer
Kevin Weppler, Chairman; Dave Dieleman, Vice-Chairman. Members: Rob Lister (Atlantic), Rhett Arnason (MB). Director-atLarge: Chris Mateo.
Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia 531 Main St., Kentville NS B4N 1L4
Ph: (902) 681-7400
Fax: (902) 681-7401
chicken@nschicken.com www.nschicken.com
Thom Qulton, Chair; Ron teStroete, Vice-Chair; Directors: Nick deGraaf, John Swetnam, Julie Gould, Warren Cox. Chris Bell, Executive Director. Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia 55 Queen Street, PO Box 1096, Truro, NS B2N 2B2 Ph: (902) 895-6341
www.nsegg.ca
Jeff Clarke, Chair, Pullet Director; Tim Cox, Vice Chair, Western Zone; Glen Jennings, EFC Director, Central Zone; Ralph DeLong, Southern Zone; Krista Oulton, Western Zone; Theodore Eyking, Eastern Zone; Paul Overmars, Eastern Zone; Cory Cox, Central Zone.
Turkey Farmers of Nova Scotia 969 Seminary Ave., Box 407, Canning NS B0P 1H0
Ph: (902) 582-7877
Fax: (902) 582-5326
info@turkeyfarmersofnovascotia.com www.turkeyfarmersofnovascotia.com
ARCHER’S POULTRY FARM
15754 County Rd. 2, RR 3, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
Ph: (613) 475-0820
ARKELL HATCHERY
RR 2, 413 Arkell Rd. Guelph, ON N1H 6H8
Ph: (519) 836-0150
BONNIE’S CHICK HATCHERY
LTD.
18 Arthur St. N., Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6
Ph: (519) 669-2561
CARGILL LIMITED
644 Nanticoke Creek Parkway, Jarvis, ON N0A 1J0
Ph: (519) 587-2289
CRO QUAIL FARMS INC.
3625 16th Rd., St. Anns, ON L0R 1Y0
Ph: (905) 562-7277
CUDDY FARMS LTD. 2008
528429 Centre Rd., RR 5, Strathroy, ON N7G 3H6
Ph: (519) 245-1592
FREY’S HATCHERY LTD.
80 Northside Dr., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0
Ph: (519) 664-2291
HORIZON POULTRY
30 St. Clair Ave. W. Ste. 1500, Toronto, ON M4V 3A2
Ph: (519) 364-3200
HYBRID TURKEYS, A Division of Hendrix Genetics Ltd.
650 Riverbend Drive, Suite C, Kitchener, ON N2K 3S2
Ph: (519) 894-4719
HYBRID TURKEYS, A Division of Hendrix Genetics Ltd.
650 Riverbend Drive, Suite C, Kitchener, ON N2K 3S2
Ph: (519) 653-3527
ISA HENDRIX GENETICS
500 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, ON N1R 5V9
Ph: (519) 621-5191
KING COLE DUCKS LTD.
PO Box 185, Aurora, ON L4G 3H3
Ph: (905) 836-9461
LAKESIDE GAME FARM
RR 1, Lakeside, ON N0M 2G0
Ph: (519) 349-2552
LOHMANN BREEDERS CANADA LTD.
180 Garden Ave., Brantford, ON N3S 7W4
Ph: (519) 758-5909
MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC
30 St. Clair Ave. W. Ste. 1500, Toronto, ON M4V 3A2
Ph: (519) 662-6010
MAPLE LODGE HATCHERIES
LTD (Fleming Chicks Division)
4412 Ontario St., PO Box 1000, Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0
Ph: (905) 563-4914
MAPLE LODGE HATCHERIES
LTD. (Stratford Chicks Division)
17 Pine St., Stratford, ON N5A 1W2
Ph: (519) 275-2240
MAPLE LODGE HATCHERIES
LTD. (Curtis Chicks Division)
101 Fox Rd., Port Hope, ON L1A 3V5
Ph: (905) 885-6337
McCULLY CENTURY FARM
10851 Pinehurst Line RR 3, Chatham, ON M7M 5J3
Ph: (519) 358-1622
MCKINLEY HATCHERY
772 Queen St. E., St. Mary’s, ON N4X 1C2
Ph: (519) 284-1790
MILL POND HATCHERY
555 Pipeline Rd., RR 1, Grafton, ON K0K 2G0
Ph: (905) 349-2875
RYCKMAN FARMS
19914 Duart Rd. RR 1, Muirkirk, ON N0P 2C0
Ph: (519) 678-3481
SILVER MAPLE GAME BIRDS
2394 Manser Rd., Millbank, ON N0K 1L0
Ph: (519) 656-3342
THAMES RIVER HATCHERY INC.
1107 Ridgeway Road, Woodstock, ON N4V 1E3
Ph: (905) 878-4401
TRILLIUM HATCHERY INC.
7378 Line 19 RR2, Stratford, ON N0K 1Y0
Ph: (519) 263-2035
UNIONDALE HATCHERY
196867 19th Line RR 3, Lakeside, ON N0M 2G0
Ph: (519) 317-4577
UPLANDS PHEASANTRY
6282 Fleming Rd., RR 1, Camlachie, ON N0N 1E0
Ph: (519) 542-7089
VAN LI FARMS
4578 Nauvoo Rd., Watford, ON N0M 2S0
Ph: (519) 857-4849
WEBFOOT FARM AND HATCHERY LTD.
6340 Wellington County Rd 7, Elora, ON N0B 1S0
Ph: (519) 846-9885
WILCOX FAMILY FARMS INC.
224501 Ostrander Rd., Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4H1
Ph: (519) 842-5429
WILLOW CREEK HATCHERY
6680 3rd Line West, Elora, ON N0B 1S0
Ph: (519) 846-5267
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Ashburn
Sunnyside Farm, (Douglas Ashton & Ronald Ashton)
625 Townline Rd. W., ON L0B 1A0
Ph: (905) 655-4240
Fax: (905) 655-4240
Aylmer
Edwin Wagler RR 4, ON N5H 2R3
Aylmer
Harold & Lillian Stoll, (Green Meadow Eggs)
11168 Springerhill Rd., ON N5H 2R3
Ph: (519) 866-3610 ext. 1
Fax: (519) 765-1217
Blackstock
Sweda Farms Ltd., (Verified Eggs Canada)
3880 Edgerton Rd., PO Box 149, ON L0B 1B0
Ph: (905) 986-5747
Fax: (905) 986-5744
Brechin
John Appleby
2583 Hwy 12, ON L0K 1B0
Ph: (705) 484-5918
Chatsworth
Robert McIntyre
RR 3, ON N0H 1G0
Ph: (519) 794-3710
Chesley
Wayne & Alta Weber
723 Bruce Rd. 11, RR 3, ON N0G 1L0 Ph: (519) 363-0028
Curran
Kornel Schneider (Ferme Reveuse) 580 Concession 8, K0B 1C0 Ph: (613) 799-7990 Desbarats
Samuel W. Hoover, (Barber Road Egg Grading Station)
23 Barber Side Rd., RR 2, ON P0R 1E0
Douglas
Isaac Hoover (Hoover’s Egg Grading Station)
250 McLarty Rd., RR 1, ON K0J 1S0
Dunnville
Lyle M. Packham, (Packham Poultry Farm)
RR 1, ON N1A 2W1 Ph: (905) 774-4846
Earlton
Gwen Koch
PO Box 787, ON P0J 1E0 Ph: (705) 563-8325
Elmira
O.K. Egg Farm
RR 1, ON N3B 2Z1
Ph: (519) 669-4880
Evansville
Morley Runnalls, (Morley & Cathie Runnalls)
16454 Hwy. 540, RR 1, ON P0P 1E0 Ph: (705) 282-2356
Exeter
Miller’s Country Store
215 Pickard Rd., ON N0M 1S3
Ph: (519) 235-5000
Fax: (519) 235-6200
Fort Francis
Mark Gerber
RR 1, RMB 56, ON P9A 3M2
Ph: (519) 376-9312
Guelph
The Harvey Poultry Farm Ltd.
RR 2, ON N1H 7H8
Ph: (519) 821-9535
Guelph
Cedarvale Farm
5142 Jones Baseline, ON N1H 6H8
Ph: (519) 824-8832
Highgate
Fenton Farms
14909 Hastings Line, RR 2, ON N0P 1T0
Ph: (519) 678-3302
Huntsville
Brian Currie, (Currie’s Corner Farm)
116 Bethune Rd. N., ON P1H 2J2
Ph: (705) 909-0080
Innisfil
Bee’s Universe, (Irina & Ionel Alecu) 1773 20th Sideroad, ON L9S 4H8
Ph: (705) 436-7659
Iron Bridge
Maple Acres Farm
50 Eley Rd., ON P0R 1H0
Ph: (705) 297-2585
Keene
John Millar Eggs
RR 3, ON K0L 2G0
Ph: (705) 295-6565
Kent Bridge
Roesch Meats & More
10910 Northwood Line, ON N0P 1V0
Ph: (519) 351-7711
Fax: (519) 351-5771
Kitchener
Ontario Pride Eggs Inc,
860 Trillium Drive, ON N2R 1K4
Ph: (519) 741-8763
Lindsay
Clare Scully
RR 5, ON K9V 4R5
Ph: (705) 799-5586
Listowel
Gray Ridge Eggs Inc.
955 Tremaine Ave. S., RR 4, ON N2W 3G9
Ph: (519) 291-5150
Fax: (519) 291-3369
Lyn
Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
Box 10, RR 1, ON K0E 1M0
Ph: (613) 345-5651
Fax: (613) 345-6946
Matheson
Alvin Martin (Spring Hollow Packaging)
2414 Hwy 11 N, ON P0K 1N0
Ph: (705) 273-1747
Milverton
Orval Zehr Eggs
RR 1, ON N0K 1M0
Ph: (519) 595-4732
Fax: (519) 595-4378
Mississauga
Burnbrae Mississauga, (Division of Burnbrae Farms Ltd.)
5434 Tomken Rd., ON L4W 1P2
Ph: (905) 624-3600
Fax: (905) 624-5298
Monkland
Ontario Pride Eggs Inc.
17350 Hwy. 43, PO Box 53, ON K0C 1V0
Ph: (613) 346-2154
Fax: (613) 346-2427
Mount Albert
Ontario Egg Master Ltd.
Egg Farmers of Ontario’s (EFO’s) Board of Directors represent the more than 500 egg and pullet farm families in Ontario.
For 56 years, EFO has worked to ensure that consumers have access to safe, high-quality and reasonably priced eggs with a fair return to farmers.
RR 3, ON L0G 1M0
Ph: (905) 473-3001
Navan
Bearbrook Game Meats Inc.
5396 Dunning Rd., ON K4B 1J1
Ph: (613) 835-7575
Fax: (613) 835-3685
New Liskeard
Craig Haven Farm and Gardens
RR 1, ON P0J 1P0
Ph: (705) 647-4878
Newmarket
403834 Ontario Ltd., (Homestead Specialty Foods)
983 Graham Side Rd., ON L3Y 4V9
Ph: (905) 775-2106
Fax: (905) 775-9416
Orono
Terry Hollingsworth
RR 1, ON L0B 1M0
Ph: (905) 786-2425
Fax: (905) 786-3447
Oshawa
White Feather Farms Inc.
65 Raglan Rd. E., RR 1, ON L1H 7K4
Ph: (905) 655-7694
Fax: (905) 655-3898
Owen Sound
Allan Tobey
RR 6, ON N4K 5N8
Ph: (519) 371-1194
Oxford Station
John Beking, (Beking’s Poultry Farm)
RR 1, ON K0G 1T0
Ph: (613) 258-5396
Paisley
David Weber & Ellen Weber (Webers Pastured Meats)
1230 Bruce Road 11, ON N0G 2N0
Ph: (519) 353-4113
Port Hope 2479611 Ontario Inc.
5647 Heaslip Lane, ON L1A 3V8
Ph: (647) 588-6425
Rockwood
Mykolas Kamaitis
6089 Fourth Line, ON N0B 2K0
Ph: (519) 217-7689
Simcoe
V.G. Packers Limited
966 Concession 6 Woodhouse Rd., ON N3Y 4K4
Ph : (519) 428-7926
St-Isidore
Ferme Avicole Laviolette Ltée
4503 chemin Bourgon, ON K0C 2B0
Ph: (613) 524-2847
Fax: (613) 524-2847
Stayner A & D Bird Seed Inc.
1617 County Rd. 42, ON L0M 1S0
Ph: (705) 428-2465
Strathroy
Maple Lynn Foods Ltd.
PO Box 127, 301 Ellor St., ON N7G
3J1
Ph: (519) 245-1630
Fax: (519) 245-1690
Strathroy
Gray Ridge Eggs Inc.
644 Wright St., ON N7G 3H8
Ph: (519) 245-0480
Fax: (519) 245-5829
Strathroy
Norman & Gayle Frisa, (Frisa Farms)
30130 Centre Rd., RR 6, ON N7G
3H7
Ph: (519) 232-4478
Fax: (519) 679-1624
Tavistock
Fred & Merna Alexander Eggs
RR 2, ON N0B 2R0
Ph: (519) 462-2478
Thunder Bay Vanderwees Poultry Farm
RR 11, 5221 Townline Rd., ON P7B 5E2
Ph: (807) 935-2507
Fax: (807) 935-2337
Walford Station
Abraham & Minerva Frey
100 Mailloux Rd., ON P0P 2E0
Ph: (705) 844-9974
Wallaceburg
Ross McCreary, (McCreary Farms)
7651 McCreary Line, ON N8A 4L1
Ph: (519) 627-6754
Fax: (519) 627-5141
Wallenstein
Cleason F. & Mildred W. Martin, (Sunrise Egg Farm)
7310 4th Line, RR 2, ON N0B 2S0
Ph: (519) 669-7648
Warkworth
Laver Farms Ltd
372 Concession Road 2 East, ON K0K 3K0
Ph: (705) 653-6035
Waterford
Wm. Kenny Alderson, (Kenny Alderson)
RR 1, ON N0E 1Y0
Ph: (519) 443-7756
Wellesley
Local Egg Limited
111 David St., ON N0B 2T0
Ph: (519) 465-0894
Wroxeter
Hoffnung
44212 Salem Rd., RR 1, ON N0G 2X0
Yarker
Hank-John Reinink
RR 3, ON K0K 3N0
Ph: (613) 378-2479
Fax: (613) 378 2479
Zurich
Don Gingerich
RR 2, ON N0M 2T0
Ph: (519) 236-4852
REGISTERED EGG PRODUCT STATIONS
Brampton
Country Queen Foods Inc.(Country Queen Foods)
205 Wilkinson Rd., ON L6T 4M2
Ph: (905) 456-2460
Fax: (905) 456-3640
Brockville
Burnbrae Farms Ltd.
260 Central Ave., ON K6V 4N8
Canadian Hatching Egg Producers
21 Florence Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0W6
Telephone: (613) 232-3023 Fax: (613) 232-5241
Email: info@chep-poic.ca
Board of Directors
2021: Brian Bilkes, Chair; Gyslain Loyer, Vice-Chair, Quebec; Calvin Breukelman, Second Vice-Chair, British Columbia; Kevin Tiemstra, Alberta; Mike Wurtz, Saskatchewan; Murray Klassen, Manitoba; Mark Woods, Ontario; Ernie Silveri, Canadian Hatchery Federation; Christian Trottier, Canadian Hatchery Federation
Farmers, veterinarians, researchers, and other industry experts share their knowledge and experience on ways to eliminating the preventative use of antibiotics in flocks.
The solutions on each farm are different, but these podcasts can offer some tips and opportunities for those that are looking for extra guidance.
Ph: (613) 342-3960
Fax: (613) 342-8083
Burlington
Malabar Super Spice Co. Ltd.
459 Enfield Rd., ON L7T 2X5
Ph: (905) 632-2062
Etobicoke
Global Egg Corporation, (Egg Solutions, A Division of Global Egg Corp.)
283 Horner Avenue, ON M8Z 4Y4
Ph: (416) 231-2409
Fax: (416) 231-8991
Etobicoke
Global Egg Corporation, (Egg Solutions, A Division of Global Egg)
25 Newbridge Rd., ON M8Z 2L6
Ph: (416) 354-4176
Fax: (416) 231-8991
Etobicoke
2162889 Ontario Ltd., (Supreme Egg Products Inc.)
17 Newbridge Rd., ON M8Z 2L6
Ph: (416) 237-1313
Fax: (416) 237-1316
St. Marys
Perth County Ingredients Inc.
20 Thames Rd., ON N4X 1C4
Ph: (519) 284-3449
Toronto
Global Egg Corporation, (Egg Solutions, A Division of Global Egg Corp.)
283 Horner Ave., ON M8Z 4Y4
Ph: (416) 231-2409
Fax: (416) 231-8991
Toronto
Shelmac Brand Products Inc.
1289 Caledonia Rd., ON M6A 2X7
Ph: (416) 787-1825
Fax: (416) 787-6389
Windsor DC Nutrition Group Inc.
2835 Kew Dr., ON N8T 3B7
Ph: (905) 550-5448
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
A&L Canada Laboratories Inc.
2136 Jetstream Rd., London, ON N5V 3P5
Ph: (519) 457-2575
Fax: (519) 457-2664
Toll Free: (855) 837-8347 alcanadalabs@alcanada.com www.alcanada.com
Activation Laboratories Ltd.
41 Bittern St., Ancaster, ON L9G 4V5
Ph: (905) 648-9611
Fax: (905) 648-9613
Toll Free: (888) 228-5227 (ACTLABS) ancaster@actlabs.com www.actlabs.com
Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd.
30325 Canary Court, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2N4
Ph: (604) 854-6600 Toll Free: (877) 449-3447 admin@canadianpoultry.ca www.canadianpoultry.ca
Elfrida Poultry Diagnostic Services
1354 Stoney Creek Rd., Caledonia, ON N3W 1R2
Ph: (905) 765-2177
Gateway Centre of Excellence In Rural Health
74 Kingston St., Upper Level, Goderich, ON N7A 3K4
Ph: (519) 612-1053 info@gatewayruralheatlh.ca www.gatewayruralhealth.ca
Guelph Poultry Veterinary Services
519 Maltby Rd., Guelph, ON N1L 1G3
Ph: (519) 821-5963
Dr. L.J. Weber, D.V.M., Poultry Health Consultan
Intertek - Cargo Inspection & Testing
Hamilton – Unit 1, 710 South Service Road, ON L8E 5S7
Ph: (905) 529-0090
Sarnia – 269A St. Andrew St Unit 1, ON N7T 2L3
Ph: (519) 336-5112
Thunder Bay – 585 Squier St., ON P7B 4A7
Ph: (807) 345-5392
www.intertek.com
Lakeside Poultry Veterinary Services Inc.
Unit A, 240 Graff Ave., Stratford, ON N5A 6Y2
Ph: (519) 273-9090
Fax: (519) 273-2002
Toll-Free: 1-855-998-9090
www.lakesidepoultryveterinaryservices.com
Dr. Shahbaz Haq, M.Sc. (Vet Pathology), D.V.M., Dip ACPV
Poultry Health Services
500 Wright Blvd, Stratford, ON N4Z 1H3
Ph: (888) 950-2252
phsinfo@poultryhealth.ca
SGS Canada Inc.
1 - 503 Imperial Rd. N., Guelph, ON N1H 6T9
Ph: (519) 837-1600
Fax: (519) 837-1242 www.sgs.ca
SGS Canada Inc.
Ground Floor, West Wing, 5825 Explorer Dr., Mississauga, ON L4W 5P6
Ph: (905) 364-3771 www.sgs.ca
Zorra Veterinary Services
RR 2, 235806 23rd Line
Thamesford, ON N0M 2M0
Ph: (519) 283-6081
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Ontario regional office 174 Stone Rd., W., Guelph, ON N1G 4S9
Ph: (226) 217-8143
Fax: (226) 217-8187
AAFC.ON.info.ON.AAC@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS APPEAL TRIBUNAL
1 Stone Rd. West, 2nd Fl. NW, Guelph ON N1G 4Y2
Ph: (519) 826-3433
Fax: (519) 826-4232
AFRAAT@ontario.ca www.afraat.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY
Regional Office - Central 259 Woodlawn Rd. W., Suite A, Guelph, ON N1H 8J1
Ph: (226) 217-1200
Fax: (226) 217-1211
Regional Office - North East 500 Huronia Rd., Unit 103, Barrie, ON L4N 8X3
Ph: (705) 739-0008
Fax: (705) 739-0405
Regional Office - South West 1200 Commissioners Rd. E., Unit 19, London, ON N5Z 4R3
Ph: (519) 691-1300
Fax: (519) 691-1315
Regional Office - Toronto 1124 Finch Ave. W., Unit 2, Toronto, ON M3J 2E2
Ph: (647) 790-1100
Fax: (647) 790-1104
ONTARIO FARM PRODUCTS MARKETING COMMISSION
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Rd. W., Guelph ON N1G 4Y2
Ph: (519) 826-3100 (General inquiry)
Ph: (877) 424-1300 (AICC) ontariofarm.productsmarketing. omafra@ontario.ca www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/ farmproducts
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD MINISTRY OF RURAL AFFAIRS
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road e., Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824-4120
Fax: (519) 824-5930 www.ovc.uoguelph.ca
Al Dam, Poultry Specialist, Dept of Pathobiology, OVC, Room 4841
Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext 54326
Fax: (519) 763-2253 al.dam@ontario.ca; Csaba Varga, Lead Veterinarian,
Disease Prevention - Poultry, Dept of Pathobiology, OVC, Room 4840.
Ph: (519) 824 4120 ext. 54650 csaba.varga@ontario.ca.
ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY, LABORATORY SERVICES DIVISION
University of Guelph, PO Box 3612, Guelph ON N1H 6R8
Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext 54530
Fax: (519) 827-0961 ahlinfo@uoguelph.ca www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/ Avian and Fur-Bearing Pathologists: Dr. Emily Martin, Dr Margaret Stalker, Emily Brouwer, Andrew Brooks
ONTARIO ANIMAL HEALTH NETWORK (OAHN)
Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph Building 89, 419 Gordon St., Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824 4120 ext. 53364 oahn@uoguelph.ca www.oahn.ca
Poultry Network: Dr. Alison Moore, Co-lead OMAFRA; Dr. Emily Martin, Animal Health Laboratory; Dr. Mike Petrik, Private Practitioner; Dr. Cynthia Philippe, Private Practitioner; Dr. Fernando Salgado-Bierman, Private Practitioner; Dr. Alex Weisz, Private Practitioner; Dr. Michele Guerin, Ontario Veterinary College; Dr. Tim Pasma, Epidemiologist, OMAFRA; Dr. Melanie Barham, OAHN Coordinator, Animal Health Laboratory.
ONTARIO VETERINARY COLLEGE
University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824 4120 ext 54401
Fax: (519) 824-0317 ovc.uoguelph.ca
POULTRY HEALTH RESEARCH NETWORK
Dept. of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824-4120
Fax: (519) 824-5930 www.phrn.net
Advisory Board – Dr Shayan Sharif, Dr John Lumsden, Dr Eva Nagy, Dr Michele Guerin, Dr Tina Widowski, Tim Nelson, Dr. Bruce Roberts.
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, Department of Animal Biosciences (ABSc)
50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph ON N1G 2W1
Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext 56219
Department Chair: James Squires, Professor and Chair Ph: 519-824-4120 ext 53928, jsquires@uoguelph.ca. animalbiosciences.uoguelph.ca
National Farm Business Management Resource Centre
300 – 250 City Centre Ave., Ottawa, ON K1R 6K7
Ph: (613) 237-9060
info@fmc-gac.com
www.takeanewapproach.ca
Association of Ontario Chicken Processors
52 Royal Rd. Unit 2B, Guelph, ON N1H 1G3
Ph: (519) 836-8383
Chicken Farmers of Ontario PO Box 5035, 3320 S. Service Rd., Burlington, ON L7R 3Y8
Ph: (905) 637-0025
Fax: (905) 637-3464
24/7 CFO Connects: (855) 800-4815
24/7 Emergency Hotline: (877) 767-2973
info@ontariochicken.ca www.ontariochicken.ca
Board Director: Adrian Rehorst, 2nd Vice Chair, District 1; Rick Kaptein, CFC Alternate Rep, CBC Rep, District 2; Brian Lewis, District 3; Andrea Veldhuizen, District 4; Jordan Fois, FFC
Ontario Rep, District 5; Murray Opsteen, 1st Vice-Chair, District 6; Ed Benjamins, Chair, District 7; Scott Buchan, PIC Rep, District 8; Tim Klompmaker, CFC Rep, District 9.
Egg Farmers of Ontario
7195 Millcreek Dr., Mississauga, ON L5N 4H1
Ph: (905) 858-9790
Fax: (905) 858-1589 general@getcracking.ca www.getcracking.ca
Scott Helps, Chair, Zone 1; Lorne Benedict, Zone 2; Dan Veldman, Vice Chair, Zone 3; Roger Pelissero, Zone 4; Brian Miller, Zone 5; Tonya Haverkamp, Zone 6; Scott Brookshaw, Zone 7; George Pilgrim, Zone 8; Ian McFall, Zone 9; Marcel Laviolette, Zone 10; Alvin Brunsveld, Pullet Director. Ryan Brown, General Manager.
Farm & Food Care Ontario
660 Speedvale Ave. W., Unit 302, Guelph, ON N1K 1ES
Ph: (519) 837-1326 info@farmfoodcare.org www.farmfoodcareon.org
Ontario Agri Business Association (OABA - Feed Section Committee - ANACOntario Division)
104 - 160 Research Lane, Guelph, ON N1G 5B2
Ph: (519) 822-3004
Fax: (519) 822-8862 info@oaba.on.ca www.oaba.on.ca
Board of Director: Nadine Schwandt, President; Richard Smibert, Past President; Claude Gauthier, Vice President; John Taylor, Treasurer. Director: Andrew Coghlin, Matt Gardner, Kevin Weppler, John Taylor, Jim Campbell, Martin Kiefer, Cassandra Loomans. Russel Hurst, Executive Director.
Ontario Association of Poultry Veterinarians, OAPV
Animal Health Lab, University of Guelph, PO Box 3612, Guelph, ON N1H 6R8 Ph: (519) 824-4120
Ontario Broiler Chicken Hatching Egg Producers Association
483 Arkell Rd., Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0 Ph: (519) 821-0657
obchepa@golden.net www.obchepa.ca
Melissa Sinnige, Chair; Peter Greydanus, Vice-All; Nick Daunt, Secretary-Treasurer; OBHECC Directors: Tim Hutten, John Kapteyn, Ed Mosterd, Mark Woods. Farm and Food Care Rep: Sam Haverkamp; Office Administrator: Annette Lewis-Copeland.
Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg & Chick Commission (OBHECC)
250 Woolwich St. S, Unit 1, Breslau, ON N0B 1M0
Ph: (519) 837-0005
Fax: (519) 837-0464 info@obhecc.com www.obhecc.ca
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
200 Hanlon Creek Blvd., Guelph, ON N1C 0A1
Ph: (519) 821-8883
Fax: (519) 821-8810
Toll Free: (800) 668-3276 www.ofa.on.ca
Peggy Brekveld, President, Director-at-Large; Mark Reusser,Vice President, Zone 9; Drew Spoelstra, Vice President, Zone 5; Crispin Colvin, Executive Member, Zone 6.
Directors: Louis Roesch, Zone 1; Paul Vickers, Zone 2; Larry Davis, Zone 3; Tracey Arts, Zone 4 ; Brent Royce, Zone 7; Jennifer Doelman, Zone 8; Steve Brackenridge, Zone 10; Jackie Kelly-Pemberton, Zone 11; Bruce Buttar, Zone 12; Rejean Pommainville, Zone 14; Mark Kunkel, Zone 15. Directors at-Large: Teresa Van Raay, Hugh Simpson.
Ontario Hatcheries Association
39 William St., Elmira, ON N3B 1P3
Ph: (519) 669-3350 krista.tfio@bell.net www.ontariohatcheries.ca
David Brock, President; Directors: Paul Bulman, Aden Frey, Devin Hanna, Cameron Struth, Jeff Wilson. Susan Fitzgerald, Executive Director.
Ontario Institute of Agrologists
PO Box 100, 60 Elora St., S., Harriston, ON N0G 1Z0
Ph: (519) 510-4047 www.oia.on.ca
Mike Dougherty, President; Robert Alton, Vice President; Andy Van Neikerk, Treasurer (Huronia Branch); Directors: Adolph Ng (Central), Dan Roberts (HamiltonNiagara), Bethany Davidson-Eng (At-large); Wes Kennedy (Ottawa-St. Lawrence); Gary Eagleson (Western). Ryan Koeslag, Executive Director.
Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council
39 Williiam St., Elmira, ON N3B 1P3
Ph: (519) 669-3350
Fax: (519) 669-3826
Laura.tflo@bell.net www.ontlpc.ca
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 1-367 Woodlawn Rd. W, Guelph, ON N1H 7K9
Ph: (519) 826-4214
Fax: (519) 826-4224
Toll Free: (800) 285-9751 oscia@ontariosoilcrop.org www.ontariosoilcrop.org
David & Kathryn Mayberry, Honorary Presidents; Stuart Wright, Past President; Chad Anderson, President; Warren Schneckenburger, 1st Vice President; Steve Sickle, 2nd Vice President; Phil Oegema, 3rd Vice President. Directors: John Poel, Andy van Niekerk, Gord Speknijder, Eleanor Renaud, Birgit Martin, Stefan Szeder. Andrew Brekveld, Executive Director.
Poultry Industry Council
483 Arkell Rd., Puslinch, ON NOB 2J0
Ph: (519) 837-0284
pic@poultryindustrycouncil.ca
www.poultryindustrycouncil.ca
Board Officers: Ed Verkley, Chair; Greg Lansink, Vice Chair; Patricia Botter, Treasurer. Directors at Large: Laura Bowers, Scott Buchan, Caroline Gonano, Brian Miller, Kayla Price, Marg Pritchard, Babak Sanei, Mike Terpstra, Bill Van Heeswyk. Staff: Ashley Honsberger, Executive Director
Turkey Farmers of Ontario 1120 - 100 Conestoga College Blvd., Kitchener, ON N2P 2N6
Ph: (519) 748-9636
Fax: (519) 748-2742
www.turkeyfarmers.on.ca
Jon-Michael Falconer, Interim General Manager
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Freetown
Burns Poultry Farm & Chick Hatchery Ltd (Burns Poultry Farm) 269 Freetown, RR 2, PE C0B 1L0
Ph: (902) 887-2156
Summerside
Maritime Pride Eggs Inc. 26172 Route 2, PE C1N 4J8
Ph: (902) 667-2015
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Perennia
199 Dr. Bernie MacDonald Dr., Bible Hill, NS B6L 2H5
Ph: (902) 896-0277
Fax: (902) 896-7299
info@perennia.ca www.perennia.ca
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Prince Edward Island regional office 440 University Ave., 3rd Floor, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6
Ph: (902) 370-1500
Fax: (902) 370-1511
AAFC.ATL.info.ATL.AAC@canada. ca www.agr.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY
Regional Office - Prince Edward Island
690 University Ave., Charlottetown, PE C1E 1E3
Ph: (902) 566-7290
Fax: (902) 566-7334
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND, GOVERNMENT OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Jones Building, 5th Floor, 11 Kent St., PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Ph: (902) 368-4880
Fax: (902) 368-4857
Toll Free: (866) PEI-FARM (734-3276) DeptAgLand@gov.pe.ca www.princeedwardisland.ca
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ANAC - Atlantic Division 47597 Homestead Rd., Berry Mills, NB E1G 4K2
Ph: (506) 961-5007 anacatla@bellaliant.net www.anacan.org
Kevin Weppler, Chairman; Dave Dieleman, Vice-Chairman. Members: Rob Lister (Atlantic), Rhett Arnason (MB). Director-atLarge: Chris Mateo.
Chicken Farmers of Prince Edward Island
PO Box 40052, West Royalty Post Office, Charlottetown, PE C1E 0J2
Ph: (902) 218-1872
Kevin MacPhail, Chair; Janet Hilliard-Murphy, Manager
Egg Farmers of Prince Edward Island
420 University Ave., Charlottetown, PE C1A 7Z5
Ph: (902) 892-8401
Fax: (902) 566-2755 info@eggspei.ca www.eggspei.ca
John Dennis, Chair; Tim Churchill, Vice Chair; Nathan Burns, Secretary Treasurer; Ian Simmons, Egg Farmers of Canada Director, Peter Stavert. Michael Cummiskey, General Manager.
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
CANARDS DES MONTS INC.
855 rue Martin, Ville Saint-Jude, QC J0H 1P0
Ph: (450) 469-4362
CANARDS DU LAC BROME LTÉE
40, chemin Centre CP 120, Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0 Ph: (450) 242-3825
COUVOIR BOIRE & FRÈRES
INC.
532, 9e Rang, Wickham, QC J0C 1S0
Ph: (819) 398-6645
COUVOIR OVAC
532, Rang 9, Wickham, QC J0C 1S0
Ph: (819) 398-6807
COUVOIR OVO
532 Rang 9, Wickham, QC J0C 1S0
Ph: (819) 314-7630
COUVOIR PINTABO INC.
410, chemin Yamaska, St-Germain de Grantham, QC J0C 1K0
Ph: (819) 395-5495
COUVOIR PROVINCIAL ARTHABASKA
165, rue Laurier Est., Victoriaville, QC G6P 6P8
Ph: (819) 357-8480
COUVOIR QUEBEC INC.
11605, boul. de la Colline, Loretteville, QC G2A 2E1
Ph: (418) 842-3687
COUVOIR SCOTT LTÉE
1798, rue Kennedy, Scott Jonction, QC G0S 3G0
Ph: (418) 387-2323
COUVOIR UNIK INC.
222, Route 104, Mont St-Grégoire, QC J0T 1K0
Ph: (450) 347-0176
FATERRA CAPITAL INC.
455 Grand Rang St-François, SaintPie, QC j0H 1W0
Ph : (450) 253-0333
FERME JULIE LÉVEILLÉ INC. 1143 Rang Salvail Sud, La Présentation, QC J0H 1B0
Ph : (450) 253-0333
FERME D’ORLÉANS ENR.
2210, avenue Royale, Saint-Laurentde-l’Île-d’Orléans, QC G0A 3Z0
Ph: (418) 828-2686
FERME KÉGO CAILLES ENR. 60 du Manoir ouest., Cap St-Ignace, Montmagny, QC G0R 1H0
Ph: (418) 246-5012
LA FERME DU PLATON
6930, rue Marie-Victorin, Ste-Croixde-Lobini`ere, QC G0S 2H0
Ph: (418) 926-2444
LES EMBRYONS LANAUDIERE 165 rue des Entreprises, Notre Dame des Pariries, QC J6E 7Y8
Ph : (450) 755-1160
RÉAL CÔTÉ INC.
329, rue St-Georges, Ange-Gardien, QC J0E 1E0
Ph: (450) 293-3191
RENÉ POIRIER LTÉE (RAMSAY)
390, chemin Joliette, St-Félix-deValois, QC J0K 2M0
Ph: (450) 889-5824
REGISTERED EGG GRADING STATIONS
Cité Charlevoix
Ferme du Paysan
41, rang St-Jean Baptiste St-Urbain, QC G0A 4K0
Ph: (418) 639-2587
Huntington
Les Fermes Valens Inc.
79 York St., QC J0S 1H0
Ph: (450) 264-4061
Fax: (450) 264-9319
Rivière-Héva
Les Oeufs Richard Eggs Inc.
728, route St-Paul sud, RR 1, QC J0Y 2H0
Ph: (819) 757-4419
Fax: (819) 757-3742
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Campus Macdonald College Farm 21 111, rue Lakeshore, QC H9X 3V9
Ph : (514) 398-7701 Fax : (514) 398-8134
St-Bruno du Lac St-Jean 9392-9818 Québec Inc.
1097, 8e rang nord, QC G0W 2L0
Ph: (418) 695-9955
St-Hyacinthe
Nutri-Oeuf St-Hyancinthe Inc.
6655, rue Picard, QC J2S 1H3
Ph: (450) 771-4627
Fax: (450) 773-9485
St-Lambert
Les Oeufs Ovale Inc, 205, rue Damase-Breton, QC G0S 2W0
Ph: (450) 771-4627
Fax: (450) 773-9485
St-Léonard
Geo. E. Vandelac Inc.
7860, rue Fleuricourt, QC H1R 2L3
Ph: (514) 327-4654
Fax: (514) 327-4655
St-Théodore D’Acton
Clovis Gauthier et Fils Inc.
170, 6e rang, QC J0H 1Z0
Ph: (450) 546-7430
Fax: (450) 546-0278
St-Zotique
Ferme St-Zotique Ltée, (Bon-EE-Best)
200, 69e avenue, QC J0P 1Z0
Ph: (450) 267-3521
Fax: (450) 267-0636
Ville Dégelis
Ferme Hermel Dubé et Fils Inc.
1549, chemin de l’Arc-en-Ciel, QC G5T 1B7
Ph: (418) 853-9197
Fax: (418) 853-3807
REGISTERED EGG PRODUCT STATIONS
Cowansville
Les Aliments Activ inc.
790 Rue du Sud Suite 111, QC J2K 2Y3
Ph: (450) 922-7763
Lyn
Burnbrae Farms Ltd (Les Oeufs Bec-o Inc)
3356 County Road #27, QC K0E 1M0
Ph: (450) 549-4524
Fax: (450) 549-4675
Montreal
Carrément Tarte Inc.
5563 rue fullum, #200, QC
Ph : (514) 402-8607
St-Eustache
Akme Poultry, Butter & Eggs Distributors Inc
65 rue Pépin QC J7R 6Z8
Ph : (450) 974-7767
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St-Eustache
Les Aliments Mise en Bouche Inc
170, boul industriel, QC J7R 5C2
Ph: (514) 961-9322
St-Hyacinthe
Vitoeuf Inc.
3475, rue Picard, QC J2S 1H3
Ph: (450) 778-1991
Fax: (450) 773-0776
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Quebec regional office
2001 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Room 671-M, Montréal, QC H3A 3N2
Ph: (514) 283-8888
Fax: (514) 496-3966
AAFC.QC.info.QC.AAC@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
CANADIAN FOOD
INSPECTION AGENCYRegional Office - Quebec
2001 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Room 671, Montréal, QC H3A 3N2
Ph: (514) 283-8888
Fax: (514) 283-3143
www.inspection.canada.ca
CANADIAN FOOD
INSPECTION AGENCY -
Regional Office - Montreal
2001 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Room 671, Montréal, QC H3A 3N2
Ph: (514) 283-8888
Fax: (514) 283-3143
www.inspection.canada.ca
CANADIAN FOOD
INSPECTION AGENCYRegional Office – Quebec City Place Iberville IV, 100 - 2954, Laurier Blvd., Ste-Foy, QC G1V 5C7
Ph: (418) 648-7373
Fax: (418) 648-4792
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCYRegional Office - St-Hyacinthe 3225 Cusson Ave., Suite 4500, St-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 0H7
Ph: (450) 768-1500
Fax: (450) 768-1473
FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE L’AGRICULTURE ET DE L’ALIMENTATION, Pavillon Paul-Comtois 2425, rue de l’Agriculture, local 1122, Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Ph: (418) 656-3145
fsaa@fsaa.ulaval.ca www.fsaa.ulaval.ca
MINISTÈRE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DES PÊCHERIES ET DE L’ALIMENTATION DU QUÉBEC (MAPAQ)
200, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec QC G1R 4X6
Ph: (418) 380-2110
Toll Free: (888) 222-MAPA (6272) info@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca
RÉGIE DES MARCHÉS
AGRICOLES ET ALIMENTAIRES DU QUÉBEC
201, boul. Crémazie Est., 5e étage, Montréal QC H2M 1L3
Ph: (514) 873-4024
Fax: (514) 873-3984
rmaaqc@rmaaq.gouv.qc.ca www.rmaaq.gouv.qc.ca
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE,
McGill University, Macdonald Campus, 21111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue QC H9X 3V9
Ph: (514) 398-7773
Fax: (514) 398-7990 animal.science@mcgill.ca www.mcgill.ca/animal/ Professor Raj Duggavathi, Departmental Chair
UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire/ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 3200, rue Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe QC J2S 2M2
Ph: (450) 773-8521 fmv.umontreal.ca/faculte
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
AQINAC - Association
Québécoise des Industries de Nutrition Animale et Céréalière 4790, rue Martineau, bureau 100, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1V1 Ph : (450) 799-2440 info@aginac.com www.aqinac.com
Directeurs et administrateurs: Christian Breton, Président; Sébastien Lacroix, Président-directeur général; Renald Mercier, 1er vice-président; Claude Robitaille, 2e vice-président; Hélene Cliche, Trésoriere; Raymond Breton, Secrétaire. Administratrice/Administrateurs: Renée Henri, Gino Vachon, Patrice Gagnon, Mario Coté, Jean-Marc Parenteau, Daniel Richard, Francois Bécotte, Carl Lessard, Pascal Élie, Patrice Brochu, Simon Baillargeon, David Arseneau. Association des abattoirs avicoles du Québec (AAAQ)
216, rue Denison, Granby, QC J2H 2R6
Ph: (450) 349-1521
info@conseiltaq.com https://conseiltaq.com/association/ cqtv
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)
216, Rue Denison, Granby, QC J2H
2R6
Ph: (450) 349-1521
info@conseiltaq.com
https://conseiltaq.com/association/ cqtv
Les Membres du ca: Yvan Brodeur, Vice-Président ; Silke Schantz, 1er vice-président; Dominique Martel, 2e vice-président; Sylvie Richard, Secrétaire Géneral; Administrateurs: Bruno Giannone, Tony Palladino, Vincent Vecchio.
Fédération des producteurs d’oeufs du Québec Maison de l’UPA
555, boul. Roland-Therrien, bureau 320, Longueuil, QC J4H 4E7
Ph: (450) 679-0530
Fax: (450) 679-0855 www.oeuf.ca
Paulin Bouchard, Président; Gislain Houle, 1er vice-président; Sylvain Lapierre, 2e vice-président; Le conseil d’administration: Nicholas Tremblay, Danny Guillemette, Emmanuel Destrijker, Jean-Philippe Désilets, Maryse Labbé, Maurice Richard, France Perreault.
Les Éleveurs de volailles du Québec
555, boul. Roland-Therrien, bur. 250, Longueuil, QC J4H 4G1
Ph: (450) 679-0530 www.volaillesduquebec.qc.ca
Comité exécutif : Président : Pierre-Luc Leblanc; 1er vice-président : Louis-Philippe Rouleau, 2e vice-président: Martin Lemieux. Membres: Stéphane Veilleux, Daniel Husereau. Marie-Eve Tremblay, Directrice générale.
Les Producteurs d’oeufs d’incubation du Québec
555 boul. Roland-Therrien, bureau 515, Longueuil, QC J4H 4E7 Ph: (450) 679-0530
Fax: (450) 679-3652 incobec@upa.qc.ca chep-poic.ca
Simon Doré-Ouellet, Directeur; Gyslain Loyer, Président; Gyslain Loyer, administrateur `a POIC.
HEALTH MONITORED HATCHERIES
KYLE COLONY HATCHERY
PO Box 250, Kyle, SK S0L 1T0 Ph: (306) 375-2910
LILYDALE-SOFINA FOODS, INC.
Box 1108, Wynyard, SK S0A 4T0 Ph: (306) 554-2534
PRAIRIE PRIDE CHICK SALES LTD.
PO Box 273, Grandora, SK S0K 1V0 Ph: (306) 956-3822
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
Hodgeville Farming Co. Ltd.
PO Box 386, SK S0H 2B0
Ph: (306) 750-2408
Humboldt
Arden Dust, (Dusty Inn Farm)
PO Box 2742, SK S0K 2A0
Ph: (306) 682-3466
Fax: (306) 682-3466
Leader
Hutterian Brethren Church of Estuary (Estuary Colony)
PO Box 220, SK S0N 1H0 Ph: (306) 628-4116
Fax: (306) 628-4406
Maple Creek
Cypress Hutterian Colony
PO Box 98, SK S0N 1N0
Ph: (306) 662-3456
McMahon
Wheatland Eggs
PO Box 115, SK S0N 1M0
Ph: (306) 773-9196
Moose Jaw
Baildon Hutterian Brethren Ltd., (Moose Jaw Poultry Farm)
PO Box 968, SK S6H 4P6
Ph: (306) 693-3013
Saskatoon
Star Egg Company Ltd.
1302 Quebec Ave., SK S7K 1W7 Ph: (306) 244-4041
Fax: (306) 664-6619
Star City
Star City Colony Ltd., (Star City Poultry)
PO Box 190, SK S0E 1P0 Ph: (306) 863-2343
Warman
Prairie Sunrise Eggs Box 585, SK S0K 4S0
Ph: (306) 239-2051
POULTRY CONSULTING, VETERINARIANS, RESEARCH
Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd.
30325 Canary Court, Abbotsford, BC V4X 2N4
Ph: (877) 449-3447
admin@canadianpoultry.ca
www.canadianpoultry.ca
Pestell Nutrition
3220 Roblin Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R3R 0C3
Ph: (204) 414-9400
www.pestell.com
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITIES
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA
Saskatchewan regional office
300 - 2010 12th Ave., Regina, SK S4P 0M3
Ph: (306) 523-6601
Fax: (306) 780-7360
AAFC.SK.info.SK.AAC@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
AGRICULTURE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN 45 Thatcher Dr. E., Moose Jaw, SK S6J 1L8
Ph: (306) 694-3727
Toll Free: (866) 457-2377 www.saskatchewan.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCYRegional Office - Saskatchewan 1800 11th Ave., Room 301, Regina, SK S4P 0H8
Ph: (306) 780-5180
Fax: (306) 780-5177 www.inspection.canada.ca
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCYWestern Area Office 1115 57th Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9B2
Ph: (587) 230-2200
Fax: (587) 230-2253 www.inspection.canada.ca
ANIMAL HEALTH UNIT
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Room 202, 3085 Albert St., Regina SK S4S 0B1
Ph (306) 787-5547
Dr. Stephanie Smith, Chief Veterinarian Officer Stephanie.smith@gov.sk.ca www.saskatchewan.ca
SASKATCHEWAN AGRI-FOOD COUNCIL
315 - 3085 Albert St., Regina SK S4S 0B1
Ph: (306) 787-5364
Fax: (306) 787-8599
Ryan Mulatz, Industry Development Specialist ryan.mulatz@gov.sk.ca www.saskatchewan.ca
CANADIAN FEED RESEARCH CENTRE, University of Saskatchewan 10029 Marquis Ave., North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8
Ph: (306) 966-4279
Rex Newkirk, Research Chair in Feed Processing Technology rex.newkirk@usask.ca www.agbio.usask.ca
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
aps@usask.ca
https://agbio.usask.ca/departments/animalandpoultry-science.php
WESTERN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE,
University of Saskatchewan
52 Campus Dr., Saskatoon SK S7N 5B4
Ph: (306) 966-7447
Fax: (306) 966-8747
www.wcvm.usask.ca-the-college
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan 224 Pacific Ave., Suite 201, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1P1
Ph: (306) 242-3611
info@saskatchewanchicken.ca www.saskatchewanchicken.ca
Henry Van Ee, Chair, Ben Middleton, Vice Chair, Nick Langelaar, CFC Director, George Hofer, CFC Alternate, Wally Sloboshan, Director, Graham Snell, Executive Director.
Saskatchewan Broiler Hatching Egg Producers
115 – 2nd Ave North, Suite 301, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2B1
Ph: (306) 384 8050
Saskatchewan Egg Producers
1 – 123 Pinehouse Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7K 5W1
Ph: (306) 664-4131
Fax: (306) 664-4140
info@saskegg.ca www.saskegg.ca
Board of Directors: Shawn Harman, Chair; Isaac Entz, Vice Chair; Directors: Regan Sloboshan, Danny Wollman, Shawn Colborn.
Anstey Hatchery Ltd
2717 Cleveland Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7K 3R2
Ph: (306) 242-1033
Fax: (306) 242-6466
ansteyhatchery@sasktel.net
Turkey Farmers of Saskatchewan
3530 Millar Ave. #900, Saskatoon, SK S7P 0B6
Ph: (306) 931-1050
tfsadmin@sasktel.net www.saskturkey.com
Western Feed Industry Association (WFIA - ANAC - Alberta and Saskatchewan Division)
300 Sparks St., Suite 330, Ottawa, ON K1R 7S3
Ph: (613) 241-6421
Fax: (613) 241-7970
info@anacan.org www.anac-ab.ca
Doug Durbano, Chair; Sharon Klinger, Vice Chair; Krisjan Jones, Past Chair; Darrell Kimmell, National Director; Directors: Darryl Lewis, Tim Armstrong, Mike Robinson. Peggy Kimmel, Division Manager.
Agri-food Innovation Council
70 George Street, 3rd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 5V9
Ph: (613) 232-9459
Fax: (866) 851-5689 office@aic.ca www.aic.ca
Board of Directors: Julianne Curran, Chair. Directors: Tania Humphrey, Vice Chair; John M. Hyshka, Treasurer; Karen Churchill, Secretary; Directors: Rajasekaran Lada, Darcy Herauf, Dave Smardon, Michael Trevan.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1341 Baseline Rd., Ottawa, ON K1A 0C5
Ph: (855) 773-0241
Fax: (613) 773-1081
Toll Free: (855) 773-0241 aafc.info.aac@canada.ca www.agr.gc.ca
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada
300 Sparks St. Suite 330, Ottawa, ON K1R 7S3
Ph: (613) 241-6421
Fax: (613) 241-7970 info@anacan.org www.anacan.org
Chairman: Kevin Weppler; Vice-Chairman: Dave Dieleman; Treasurer: Rhett Arnason; Director-at- Large: Chris Mateo. Canada-China Agriculture and Food Development Exchange Centre 150 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8P 1H8 Ph: (416) 642-3890 www.ccagr.com
Canadian Animal Health Coalition
42894 Browntown Rd., Bluevale, ON N0G 1G0
Ph: (519) 829-2242 info@animalhealth.ca www.animalhealth.ca
Canadian Animal Health Institute
160 Research Lane, Suite 102, Guelph, ON N1G 5B2
Ph: (519) 763-7777
www.cahi-icsa.ca
Chair: Dr. Jair Garcia, Zoetis Canada Inc; Vice-Chair: Dr. Rob Bell, Bio Agri Mix; Past Chair: Daniel Beauchamp, Merck Animal Health; Secretary-Treasurer: Diane Bourassa, Vétoquinol N.A. Inc.
Directors: Fiona McLellan, Paul Ray, Elise Wickett, Kalena Statutiak, Dr. Garth Graham, Michelle McCotter. President: Dr. Catherine Filejski.
Canadian Association of Poultry Veterinarians, CAPV-ACVA
www.capv-acva.ca
Executive Members: Dr. Kathleen Long (West); Dr. Fernando Salgado-Bierman , (OAPV); Dr.Daniel Venne (AVIA).
Canadian Federation of Agriculture 21 Florence St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6 Ph: (613) 236-3633
Fax: (613) 236-5749 info@canadian-farmers.ca www.cfa-fca.ca
Mary Robinson, President; Keith Currie, Vice-President, CFA; Chris van den Heuvel, Second Vice-President, CFA. Directors: Marcel Groleau, Ron Maynard, Cyr Couturier, Mark Reusser, Jean Szkotnicki, Paul Glenn, Lynda Atkinson, Lynn Jacobson, Ken Forth, Cain Vangel, Bill Campbell, Lisa Ashworth, Mike Medeiros, Wayne Simmons, Pierre Lampron, Kurt Siemens, Nick Langelaar, Brian Ricker, Gyslain Loyer, Kelly Van Ham, Pierre Lessard, Andrew Kuyvenhoven, Todd Lewis, Kevin Runnalls, James Neven.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency -
National Headquarters 1400 Merivale Rd., Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y9
Ph: (613) 773-2342
Toll-Free: (800) 442-2342
www.inspection.canada.ca
Canadian Hatching Egg Producers 21 Florence St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6
Ph: (613) 232-3023
Fax: (613) 232-5241 info@chep-poic.ca www.chep-poic.ca
Board of Directors: Brian Bilkes, Chair; Gyslain Loyer, Vice-Chair, Quebec; Calvin Breukelman, Second Vice-Chair, British Columbia; Kevin Tiemstra, Alberta; Mike Wurtz, Saskatchewan; Murray Klassen, Manitoba; Mark Woods, Ontario; Ernie Silveri, Canadian Hatchery
Federation; Christian Trottier, Canadian Hatchery Federation.
Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council
1545 Carling Ave., Suite 400, Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P9
Ph: (613) 724-6605 www.cpepc.ca
Jean-Michel Laurin, President/ CEO; Nicolas Paillat, Chicken/ Turkey/Hatchery; Erica Charlton, Plant Operations/Regulatory; Margo Ladouceur, Egg Sectors/ Events; Susan Mallet, Accounting; Nik Zylstra, Hatcheries/Poultry FP.
Canadian Poultry Research Council
225 Metcalfe St., Suite 314, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P9
Ph: (613) 714-4599
Fax: (613) 714-9885
Toll Free: (833) 888-1192 info@cp-rc.ca www.cp-rc.ca
Bruce Roberts, Executive Director. Directors: Dr. Helen Anne Hudson, Chair (EFC); Rick Kaptein, Vice Chair (CFC); Erica Charlton (CPEPC); Vic Redekop (TFC); Jeff Notenbomer (CHEP).
Chicken Farmers of Canada 50 O’Connor St., Suite 1610, Ottawa, ON K1P 6L2 Ph: (613) 241-2800 www.chicken.ca/www. chickenfarmers.ca www.poulet.ca / www. producteursdepoulet.ca
Board of Directors: Benoît Fontaine, Chair (QC); Nick de Graaf, 1st Vice-Chair (NS); Tim Klompmaker, 2nd Vice-Chair (ON); Derek Janzen, Executive Member (BC). Directors: Ted Froese (MB), François Cloutier (QC), Marc Cormier (NB), Dennis Steinwand (AB), Nick Langelaar (SK), Barry Uyterlinde (PEI), Paul Dunphy (NL), Yvan Brodeur (CPEPC), Kerry Towle (CPEPC), Don Kilimnik (FPPAC), Paolo DiManno (Restaurants Canada).
Egg Farmers of Canada 21 Florence St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0W6
Ph: (613) 238-2514 Fax: (613) 238-1967 info@eggs.ca eggfarmers.ca/producteursdoeufs.ca
Board of Directors: Chair: Roger
Pelissero. Chief Executive Officer: Tim Lambert. Directors: Beatrice Visser (AB), Walter Siemens (BC), Kurt Siemens (MB), Hans Kristensen (NB), Joseph R. W. Smallwood III (NL), John Penner (NT), Glen Jennings (NS), Scott Brookshaw (ON), Ian Simmons (PE), Emmanuel Destrijker (QC), Regan Sloboshan (SK), Wayne Beggs (Consumers’ Association of Canada), Ted Hudson (Grading), Mike Vanderpol (Processing), Drew Corneil ( 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 aafc.fpcc-cpac.aac@canada.ca www.fpcc-cpac.gc.ca
Pullet Growers of Canada 555, Roland-Therrien blvd., office 100, Longueuil (Quebec) J4H 3Y9 info.secretariat@epc-pgc.ca https://epc-pgc.ca/
Board of Directors: François Jacques, Chair; Marie-Josée Forest (QC); Kimberly Kelly (NB); Alvin Brunsveld (ON).
Turkey Farmers of Canada 7145 West Credit Ave., Bldg. 1, Suite 202, Mississauga, ON L5N 6J7 Ph: (905) 812-3140 Fax: (905) 812-9326 info@tfc-edc.ca www.turkeyfarmersofcanada.ca
Board of Directors: Darren Ference, Chair (AB); Calvin McBain, Vice Chair (QC); Brian Ricker, Executive Member (ON); Directors: Shawn Heppell (BC); Jelmer Wiersma (SK); Mike Reimer (MB); Marco Volpé (NB); Steven Eadie (NS); Doug Hart (CPEPC), Michel Pépin (CPEPC); Adam Power (FPPAC).
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Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) oversees the national egg supply, promotes egg consumption and develops standards for egg farming in Canada. This national organization represents more than 1,200 egg farmers in all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories, and works closely with egg boards, industry partners and government to ensure a strong and sustainable egg industry.
The Canadian egg industry operates under the system of supply management. By matching egg production with demand, Canadians have a constant supply of fresh, local, high-quality eggs and farmers receive a fair return. Canada’s egg industry is responsible for over 18,500 jobs across the country, contributing $1.3 billion dollars to Canada’s GDP.
Over the past 15 years, Canadian egg production has increased by almost 50%. A successful egg farming industry allows farmers to invest in Canadian communities, advance sustainable agricultural practices and embrace innovation through on-farm programs and a comprehensive research program.
Canada’s egg farmers are proud to deliver top-quality products while also responding to a strong and growing interest to purchase local eggs. In fact, 93% of Canadians feel it is important that the eggs they buy come from Canada. The pandemic heightened this even further, with nearly two-thirds of people saying they are more inclined to purchase Canadian eggs. EFC’s Egg Quality Assurance™ certification program makes it easier for Canadians to identify made-in-
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Canada eggs produced to the highest quality.
The egg industry outlined their commitment to the future through their inaugural Sustainability Report, released in November 2020. The report presents concrete ways in which egg farmers are moving towards increasingly sustainable practices and highlights the egg industry’s recent advances. EFC’s approach to sustainability draws on a holistic outlook based on five pillars and is available at eggfarmers.ca.
EFC’s robust research program supports innovation in the egg farming sector. More than 45 EFC-funded research projects are currently underway at universities across Canada, covering priority
areas ranging from animal care science to sustainability and nutrition. EFC also supports a unique multidisciplinary Research Chair Network focused on economics, poultry welfare, sustainability and public policy, in addition to a broad range of research partnerships.
Through the much-loved Get Cracking® brand, quick-witted television ads inspire Canadians to eat eggs at any time of day, including for lunch, dinner or a snack. The marketing initiative is reaching consumers across Canada, demonstrating how eggs fit into their lifestyle.
EFC’s mission is to position the Canadian egg industry as a leader in Canada’s agricultural future through sustainable growth, continuous improvement and social responsibility. Their philanthropic work is driven by a vision of a world where everyone can enjoy the immeasurable benefits of the humble egg. Millions of eggs are donated every year in Canada and globally through partnerships with Food Banks Canada, Breakfast Club of Canada, Heart for Africa (Canada) and Canadian Food For Children. These partnerships are a testament to the power of the humble egg and the commitment of Canadian egg farmers to give back.
Under the leadership of Chair Roger Pelissero and with the dedication of a 16-member Board of Directors, EFC is known for its leadership and forward-looking approach. To learn more visit eggfarmers.ca and sign up for their newsletter, follow @eggsoeufs on Twitter and Facebook, or visit them on LinkedIn.
Pullet Growers of Canada (PGC) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2006 to form a national grower association to represent the common interests of Canadian pullet growers towards government officials and Egg Farmers of Canada. For the past 15 years, PGC has served as a national voice for all Canadian pullet growers and provided a body to address their needs and issues.
The members of PGC are the provincial egg boards that represent the interest of pullet growers and egg farmers. Currently, three provincial egg boards are active members of PGC: Egg Farmers of New Brunswick, Fédération des producteurs d’œufs du Québec and Egg Farmers of Ontario.
PGC strives to solidify its reputation and enhance its recognition as the source of support and expertise for all problems and processes related to pullet production. This includes but is not limited to the Animal Care Policy for Pullets and the national Code of Practice, as well as ensuring the financial stability and viability of the industry by helping achieve a fair price to the grower.
PGC defends the interests of Canadian pullet growers, working to ensure their success as critical partners in the Canadian egg industry.
Canada is the only country to have a national organization representing the interests of pullet growers. This translates into a unique opportunity to put into practice relevant principles for all the Canadian pullet growers such as obtaining a fair return for their production in a consistent way across Canada. With the rising demand for pullets reared in noncage systems and pullet growers investing substantially in their facilities, it is more important than ever that the price received by pullet growers minimally reflects the cost of growing pullets in these new and improved facilities. PGC is the only organization
that can contribute to the establishment and implementation of the cost of growing in the various operating facilities.
Acting as a facilitator between the pullet growers and national organizations such as the National Farm Animal Care Council and Egg Farmers of Canada, PGC is also the only organization that can contribute to the implementation of national standards for pullet production in a consistent way and in harmony with egg production standards. Through its involvement in the implementation of a certifiable and auditable national standard, PGC will contribute to making Canada one of the few countries to have an Egg Quality Assurance™(EQA™) program spanning from the day-old chick to the laying hen.
Because our industry is evolving fast, PGC aims to become an effective and reliable channel for growers and stakeholders to transfer the latest information regarding all aspects of pullet rearing. PGC intends to remain the common voice of Canadian pullet growers, with the support of provincial egg boards. Because pullet growers are the foundation suppliers that set the layer farm up for success, our organization is crucial to the whole table egg supply chain. To strengthen this national voice for pullet growers, we strongly believe that all provincial egg boards should be members of our organization.
To learn more, visit epc-pgc.ca and subscribe to our newsletter.
Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) has two primary mandates. Our main responsibility is to ensure that our 2,877 farmers produce the right amount of fresh, safe, high-quality chicken to meet Canada’s needs. This evolving risk management system we operate under is commonly known as supply management. This system allows farmers across the country to match their production to Canadian demand. By using this system, consumers are assured a reliable supply of fresh, high-quality food at a reasonable price. Supply management supports a healthy, sustainable sector whose farmers are able to reinvest with confidence in their communities and businesses.
Our second responsibility is to represent the interests of chicken farmers and the Canadian chicken industry. CFC plays a key role in developing, partnering or managing programs for Canada’s chicken farmers that prove our producers continue to grow the high-quality chicken that Canadians trust. Through programs such as our Raised by a Canadian Farmer Sustainability Excellence, Raised by a Canadian Farmer On-Farm Food Safety Program, Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program, and other biosecurity initiatives, CFC works closely with government partners and industry stakeholders to keep the industry innovative and responsive.
Through our government relations program, CFC 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 directions and policies are determined by a 15-member Board of Directors comprised of farmers appointed by the provin-
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cial chicken marketing boards. Non-farmer directors — one from the restaurant industry, another from the further processingindustry, and two representing the primary processing industry — are appointed by their respective national associations. This way, CFC and its stakeholders work together on behalf of Canada’s chicken industry, from farmer to consumer.
Our Vision
Canadian Chicken: Consumers’ preferred and trusted protein.
Our Mission
To lead and grow a sustainable Canadian chicken industry, while strengthening trust and enhancing value for Canadians.
Our Farmers
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. The chicken sector in Canada makes a valuable contribution to the economies of rural and urban communities from coast to coast. In addition to 2,800 chicken farmers and 191 processors, the sector generates employment in not only farming and processing, but veterinary work, transportation, retail, restaurants and more.
In total, the sector:
• SUSTAINS 101,900 jobs
• CONTRIBUTES $ 8 BILLION to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product
• PAYS $1 .9 BILLION in taxes
• PURCHASES 3 MILLION tonnes of feed, supporting other farmers in turn
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.
Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) was created by proclamation of the Canadian Parliament under the federal Farm Products Agencies Act (FPAA) in 1974, as the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency (CTMA).
A primary responsibility of TFC is to ensure our farmers produce the right amount of turkey to meet consumer needs while obtaining a fair return on their labour and investment, through the national system of supply management. TFC works with farmers, processors and further processors to determine anticipated market requirements and it is the responsibility of TFC to set production levels accordingly, in accordance with the Farm Products Agencies Act (FPAA) and the Federal-Provincial Agreement for the Marketing of Turkey in Canada (FPA). In
that capacity, TFC represents the interests of Canadian turkey farmers and of the sector generally, in collaboration with downstream stakeholders.
TFC represents over 520 farmers across the country in our eight-member provinces, from Nova Scotia to British Colombia, the turkey industry generates $4.0 billion in economic activity annually and supports over 16,000 jobs across rural and urban centres. The turkey industry also contributes over $1.2 billion to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and generates approximately $400 million in annual farm sales.
TFC is underway in the third year, of a fully integrated five-year campaign called THINK TURKEY to raise awareness of the benefits of turkey and to increase turkey consumption across Canada. Learn more at www.turkeyfarmersofcanada.ca and www.canadianturkey.ca
Turkey Farmers of Canada Stats 2021
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.
Scott Gillingham, DVM
AVIAGEN Since 1923, Aviagen® has established itself as a global poultry breeding company that develops 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, Africa, and the U.S., and joint ventures in Asia. In Canada, the primary team members are Regional Business Consultant, Scott Gillingham, DVM (604) 302-4615, sgillingham@aviagen.com; and technical managers Mark Belanger (518) 5693150, mbelanger@aviagen.com and Matt Klassen (604) 302-5452, mklassen@aviagen.com. For more information visit www.aviagen.com.
BAYER Dedicated Farm Hygiene Solutions from Bayer. No matter what kind of pest control you need to protect your poultry, Bayer is ready with trusted solutions that deliver the results animals need for healthy development. Annihilator POLYZONE® liquid concentrate provides broad-spectrum control of crawling and flying pests, including flies, darkling beetles (lesser mealworms), mosquitoes and ticks. Credo® SC premise spray provides dedicated control of darkling beetles. Ready-to-use QuickBayt® kills house flies inside livestock facilities. Tempo® 20 WP is a broad spectrum, fast-acting general surface spray that controls flying and crawling insects in livestock structures. Together, Bayer’s farm hygiene formulations provide proven protection for all your poultry facilities
Gunta Vitins BSc (agr) BEd MBA
BC EGG MARKETING BOARD Gunta Vitins has been spearheading innovative agri-food initiatives in the public and private sectors for over 25 years. Her work experience spans government, academia, international business and trade, agricultural production, processing, sales and marketing. Over her career, Gunta has worked with global leaders in organic and natural foods and was active on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Organic Value Chain Roundtable as industry Co-Chair, and Chair of the Market Development Working Group. Gunta is also past President of the Canada Organic Trade Association, and founding director of the Pacific Agricultural Certification Society. Gunta was appointed Chair of the BC Egg Marketing Board in 2017 by the BC Minister of Agriculture.
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 250-748-2130 or via e-mail: boultermac@shaw.ca. Check us out 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.
Brian Bilkes, Chair;
CANADIAN HATCHING EGG PRODUCERS
Founded in 1986, CHEP is a national organization that represents 220 producers from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Our mission as an organization is to continue to grow a sustainable and profitable broiler hatching egg industry in Canada to ensure a strong, efficient and competitive industry that creates a dependable supply of quality broiler hatching eggs to Canadian chicken producers. 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. CHEP is dedicated to animal welfare, is a leader in food safety initiatives and provides research grants to support continuous improvement in the industry. Canadian farmers produced more than 805 million hatching eggs in 2020.
CHARISONS TURKEY HATCHERY LTD. has been supplying Western Canada with poults for over 65 years. We continue to work closely with producers to provide the quality poults they are looking for. For more information, please call Jamie or Shane at 204-886-2922.
Benoît Fontaine, Chair CHICKEN FARMERS OF CANADA. Hailing from Stanbridge Station, Quebec, Benoît Fontaine, Chair of Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC), first joined the Board of Directors in 2013 as an alternate and became the Quebec Director in 2014. He farms in the Lac Champlain area and raises chickens and turkeys. A former high school Canadian history teacher and principal, and 2nd generation chicken farmer, Benoît has also been heavily involved with the Éleveurs de volailles du Quebec since 1999. Benoît became Chair of CFC in 2016.
CHORE-TIME Chore-Time continues its tradition established in 1952 of leadership in the design, manufacture and marketing of equipment for poults and egg production. With complete end-to-end systems for feeding, feed handling, drinking, egg handling, climate control and house management, Chore-Time is a market leader known for product performance, tailored solutions and a proven independent distribution network. Part of the CTB, Inc. family of companies, Chore-Time now offers a complete line of nests and aviaries for cage-free production. Chore-Time operates globally from facilities in Indiana, Alabama, the Netherlands and Poland. For more information or to find your local distributor, see www.choretime.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
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 at our private Port terminal in Mobile AL. with 38 feet of depth. 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 30,000 sq. ft. of parts as well as components for new systems including feeding, watering, housing (cages & nests) light-
ing, heating, ventilation, and the latest in controller technology. 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.
CUMBERLAND Cumberland is a world-class poultry equipment manufacturer offering a full line of proven and dependable solutions to maximize production returns for broiler, breeder and turkey producers around the world. Cumberland’s product offering includes feeding and watering systems, feed storage and delivery systems, ventilation equipment, heaters, cooling systems, controls and alarms, nesting equipment and more. Able to accommodate the needs of poultry production operations large and small, Cumberland delivers products engineered to outlast and outperform, service that doesn’t punch a clock, expertise that understands the industry inside and out and the vision to see what’s coming next. For more information visit cumberlandpoultry.com Cumberland is a part of GSI, a worldwide brand of AGCO.
DISTRIBUTION AVI-AIR INC. is established near Granby Qc. It manufactures, distributes and supports poultry barn heat exchangers across Canada. Avi-Air also offers conventional ventilation products including MULTIFAN ventilators, MONITROL Genius Itouch controllers and Emerson ASCO stainless electric water valves.
EGG FARMERS OF ALBERTA Established in 1968, Egg Farmers of Alberta (EFA) represents Alberta’s 170+ 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.
EGG FARMERS OF CANADA Roger Pelissero is a third generation egg farmer from St. Ann’s, Ontario and Chair of the Egg Farmers of Canada Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment as Chair in 2017, Roger represented Ontario on the Egg Farmers of Canada Board of Directors. He has also served on numerous Board appointed committees including Executive, Cost of Production, Marketing and Nutrition, Service Fee and Production Management. He currently serves on the Egg Farmers of Ontario Board of Directors representing Zone 4 and has also served as a member of Egg Farmers of Ontario’s Executive Committee. As Director for Ontario’s Zone 4, Roger represents Ontario’s Counties of Brant and Haldimand and the regional municipalities of Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara. As a representative of Egg Farmers of Canada, Roger has appeared before the House of Commons Standing on Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry to brief MPs and Senators on the egg industry’s activities and objectives. He is an advocate for evidence-based research that supports progress and innovation, and a member of the
Egg Industry Center Board of Advisors of Iowa State University.
Roger has been farming with his family and wife Lorrie since 1984.
Roger Pelissero Président des Producteurs d’œufs du Canada LES PRODUCTEURS D’ŒUFS DU CANADA
Roger Pelissero est un producteur d’œufs de troisième génération de St Ann’s (Ontario) et président du Conseil d’administration des Producteurs d’œufs du Canada. Avant sa nomination à titre de président en 2017, Roger a représenté l’Ontario au Conseil d’administration des Producteurs d’œufs du Canada. Il a également été membre de nombreux comités constitués par le Conseil d’administration notamment le comité exécutif ainsi que ceux du coût de production, du marketing et de nutrition, des frais de service et de la gestion de la production.
Il représente à l’heure actuelle au Conseil d’administration des Egg Farmers of Ontario la zone 4 et a également fait partie du comité exécutif des Egg Farmers of Ontario. À titre d’administrateur de la zone 4 de l’Ontario, Roger représente les comtés de Brant et Haldimand et les municipalités régionales de Hamilton-Wentworth et Niagara en Ontario.
À titre de représentant des Producteurs d’œufs du Canada, Roger a comparu devant le Comité permanent de l’agriculture et de l’agroalimentaire de la Chambre des communes et le Comité sénatorial permanent de l’agriculture et des forêts pour informer les députés et les sénateurs à propos des activités et des objectifs de l’industrie ovocole. Il préconise la recherche fondée sur des données probantes permettant d’appuyer le progrès et l’innovation, et est membre du comité consultatif de l’Egg Industry Center de l’Iowa State University. Roger travaille dans le secteur agricole avec sa famille et sa femme Lorrie depuis 1984.
Jeff Clarke, Chair
EGG FARMERS OF NOVA SCOTIA
Jeff Clarke is the Chair for the Board of Directors at Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia, the organization that represents the province’s licensed egg and pullet farmers. As a fifth-generation farmer of Southview Farms, Jeff’s dedication and knowledge in egg and pullet production is an asset to the industry. Southview Farms is a family farm located in beautiful Annapolis Valley and is home to Jeff, his wife Kelly, and their three children.
Scott Helps
EGG FARMERS OF ONTARIO Scott Helps is Chair of Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO), an independent, self-governing association funded entirely by egg and pullet farmers. Elected as Chair of the Board in April 2020, Scott served as Vice-Chair from 2015-2020 and as a Board Director 2012 to present. As the Director for zone 1, he represents farmers in the Counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton. The Chair of EFO serves as the ex Officio on all Board Committees, including Executive, Egg Industry Advisory, Production Management, Finance, Pullet and Public Affairs. Scott also served as EFO’s representative to Egg Farmers of Canada.
EXACON INC. Is your “ONE SOURCE” provider for ventilation in the Canadian Agricultural (poultry, hog, dairy), Commercial, Industrial, and Greenhouse markets. We provide leading edge, high quality products to meet your heating, cooling, feeding and air filtering needs.
Best Brands : AGRIFAN, MULTIFAN, GENIUS ITOUCH controls, FARMQUEST, VARIFAN, Recov-Aire and AVI-Air Heat Recovery, TPIPolytechniek inlets, Better Air, J&D, LB White heaters, Crystal Spring feeders and SOLARWALL. Contact Exacon to find a dealer today. 1-866-3351431, sales@exacon.ca.
FARM CREDIT CANADA
FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture and food lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $41 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and food. We provide flexible, competitively priced financing, management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and food industry. As a self-sustaining Crown corporation, we provide an appropriate return to our shareholder, and reinvest our profits back into the industry and communities we serve. For more information, visit fcc.ca or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.
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FAC est le plus important prêteur à l’industrie agricole et agroalimentaire canadienne et possède un portefeuille de prêts de première qualité de plus de 41 milliards de dollars. Nos employés ont à cœur l’avenir de l’agriculture et de l’agroalimentaire au Canada. Nous offrons des solutions de financement souples et concurrentielles ainsi que des logiciels de gestion, de l’information et des connaissances spécialement conçus pour l’industrie agricole et agroalimentaire. À titre de société d’État financièrement autonome, nous versons des dividendes à notre actionnaire, et nous réinvestissons nos profits dans les secteurs et les collectivités que nous servons. Pour en savoir plus, visitez fac.ca.
FDI POULTRY EQUIPMENT
(FORD DICKISON 2000 INC.) For more than 50 years, FDI has offered a full line of Canadian manufactured poultry equipment ranging from enriched layer and pullet batteries and aviaries, manure and egg conveyance, to specialty systems for quail, rabbits, research farms, colleges and universities. As Canada’s only full line poultry equipment manufacturer, we have a continued devotion to meet the requirements of our customers around the world. We are committed to the constant improvement of our equipment and in charge of the quality of our products from start to finish.
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, LUBINGdrinking systems, FANCOM - ventilation controls, feed weighing/blending systems, live bird weighing systems, HIRED-HAND - super saver heaters, BRANT RADIANT tube heaters and DELTA TUBE hot water heating. Glass-Pac also offers various breeder nesting systems and more. Our products are sold direct with full design, installation, training and support made available.
Grand Valley Fortifiers specializes in the formulation, manufacturing and sale of high-quality animal nutrition products and has established itself as a significant force in the Canadian premix industry. GVF is also a leader in niche market research and product development to improve animal health and production while reducing producers’ costs. We’re committed to providing on-farm support and expertise aimed at improving production and the producer’s bottom line. To learn more about unique GVF Poultry Feeds, Premixes and opportunities, connect with Ryan Snyder, GVF Poultry Production Improvement Specialist, 519-778-5377.
HELLMANN offers a diversified range of products for all layer and pullet producers, including traditional, enrichable and fully enriched systems, as well as alternative free run, free range and bio systems for both layers and pullets. Each system can be designed with a choice of multiple tier heights and depths. Additionally, Hellmann layer systems can be equipped with a choice of egg elevator or egg lift collection systems. Hellmann has nationwide sales, parts and services to support over 300 customers. The company continues to innovate to world-class layer, pullet and alternative housing. For more information on Hellmann GmbH, please visit www.hellmannpoultry.com or call our toll free number 1-800-894-4082.
HOG SLAT For more than 50 years, Hog Slat has been North America’s leader in providing producers with cost-effective production equipment. From our location in Mitchell, ON, we stock and service a full line of poultry products, including LB White heaters, Cumberland drinkers, Dosatron medicators, and Hellmann nesting equipment as well as Hog Slat’s exclusive GrowerSELECT ventilation and feeding equipment. Hog Slat engineers, manufacturers, and distributes GrowerSELECT products directly to farmers to ensure the best possible price to the end user. The GrowerSELECT ventilation lineup consists of AirStorm fiberglass fans, Windstorm circulation fans, curtain and inlet controllers, tunnel doors, and ceiling inlets. Hog Slat bulk bins and flexible augers complete the feed system highlighted by our Classic Flood, Classic Pullet, and Adult Turkey pan feeders. Give us a call today at 519/348-8483 for a quote on your next new or remodeling project.
JENI MOBILE WASH since 1986 we have been serving the poultry community, our commitment and dedication to “OUR” industry continues. We provide an honest, top quality, reliable, barn washing and disinfecting service to S.W. Ontario. Barn washing is our SPECIALTY. We are safety conscious and WSIB compliant. Well-trained crews to match any size operation. We have 8 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.jenimobile.com
KAISER AG SOLUTIONS LTD. Kaiser Poultry Systems is a Canadian based full service poultry equipment manufacturing, designing and servicing company. We offer equipment for all styles of systems; free-run, free-range, organic, enriched and pullet. We are excited to announce that all of our poultry housing systems are Canadian based, and now offer custom design and manufacturing services! KPS also sells and services associated poultry equipment such as egg packers, farm controls, ventilation inlets and fans. For more information please see our website www.kaiserpoultry.com
KARCHER PROFESSIONAL WASH SYSTEMS can help with all of your sales, service and parts requirements. As a leading supplier of quality cleaning equipment in Ontario for the last 25 years, our mandate at Karcher Pro is to provide our customers with optimum customer service. Our experienced sales staff can assist with choosing the machine best suited to each individual or business need including custom installations, specific applications or a recommendations on equipment that best suits those requirements. Also, our Karcher-trained service department, providing both in-house and on-site service calls, as well as our knowledgeable parts department provide a more comprehensive post-purchase customer experience. We also offer free demos and quotes as well as training on equipment as required. Whether it’s a sweeper, scrubber, vacuum or pressure washer; our Karcher Pro Wash team can provide an efficient and cost-effective cleaning solution for your poultry operation.
LUBING With more than 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
MELLER POULTRY EQUIPMENT provides Egg producers, Chicken producers, and Hatching egg producers with quality products for their farming operations. Meller Poultry Equipment provides Nesting, Slats, and egg collection systems and Aviaries for Layers and Pullets from Jansen Poultry Equipment manufactured in the Netherlands. Also providing the VDL Agrotech Feed systems, Perches, and watering systems for Broilers, Breeders, Free Run/Range Layers. Egg coolers, egg washers, and many other items available for the Poultry industry.
PULLET GROWERS OF CANADA (PGC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 to form a national grower association to represent the common interests of Canadian pullet growers towards government officials and Egg Farmers of Canada. PGC is the only national organization that recognizes pullets from one day to 19 weeks of age. By defending the interests of Canadian pullet growers, PGC works to ensure their success as critical partners in the Canadian egg industry. “Pullet growing is an essential part of the Canadian egg industry success, and PGC intends to work with other stakeholders of the egg supply chain to bring pullet grower concerns to the table in an informed way” - François Jacques, Chair
ROAM TECHNOLOGY are specialised in the production and worldwide commercialisation of residual free and biodegradable disinfectants. We protect the world with science and diligence. Our products are used in 4 general industries: Agro Solutions, Industrial Applications, Medical Support and Consumer Products. Whilst our hightech, sustainable biosecurity products raise the bar in global hygiene, we ensure that they don’t leave a harmful footprint on the planet. Our experts provide solutions and scientific services for specific biosecurity problems. While our specialist teams globally support our product portfolio in a wide range of markets, their knowledge and reliability ensure that our services are based on trust, honesty and proximity.
SCHIPPERS CANADA At Schippers Canada, we believe that every farmer should have access to the best products, enabling them to optimize their hygiene, prevent disease and realize sustainable growth. By providing best-in-class products, we set you on the right path to success and help in the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Our new MS Gold product range consists of the very best hygiene and care products, created with livestock farmers, for livestock farmers. Available in over 40 countries, the MS Gold label is only awarded to products that outperform the highest standards in the specialized hygiene applications that we find in the livestock industry. For more information, visit www.schippers.ca or give us a call at 1-866-995-7771.
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 supplies equipment for broiler, breeders, turkey and duck barns. Installation and ongoing service by trained personnel. Contact us at martin@spechtcanada.com
SUNRISE HATCHERY Family owned layer
hatchery supplying Western Canada with Shaver White, Bovans, Dekalb and ISA from breeders in secure Alberta locations. Our bio-secure hatchery is designed to supply all the western provinces from Manitoba to British Columbia. Sunrise Hatchery offers combined experience in breeders, layers and hatching that total over 68 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 1-877-57FARM (3276), email: dennis@surefootslats.com.
VAL-CO is committed to creating an unparalleled farming experience. As a leading manufacturer of production equipment for poultry and egg industries, VAL-CO creates new and exciting products based on innovative thinking, technical research, and field experience. By controlling the manufacture of all the components, VAL-CO engineers its products to work together as complete systems, where compatibility is not only preferred but essential. VAL-CO prides itself in driving innovation through product development, providing its customers with premier next generation products and systems that help to ensure success in poultry and egg production operations. With VAL-CO, you’re not just getting innovative, precision-manufactured products – you’re also getting specialized attention, 24-hour technical support, and access to resources to help you learn about our products and get the optimum bird performance from them. We help you grow at VAL-CO. val-co.com • marcom@val-co.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) 6643711 or email Scott Weber, sweber@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 popular 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.
Location: Rosenort, Man.
Sector: Layers
The business
Jerry Bartel is a second-generation egg farmer from Rosenort, Man. He farms with his son Justin, who plans to one day take over the family farm. They have 10,700 laying hens. Bartel has owned and operated the farm for the last 30 years, including 19 years of free-run flocks.
The need
In 2019, the family decided to build a new layer barn. Bartel spent a lot of time researching, visiting other facilities and trade shows and thinking of improvements for their operation. In 2020, the producers were finally ready to make these improvements and built their dream barn that they designed themselves.
The barn
The Bartels built a new single-tier freerun facility and placed the first flock in May. The barn boasts state-of-the-art manure scrapers along with a dedicated manure room. The family included these features specifically to address the high ammonia level in winter, which has been a big challenge for facilities with a manure pit underneath the slatted floor. “The manure scraper installed in the storage pit underneath the floor allows frequent removal of manure from the laying facility,” says Manitoba Egg Farmers’ extension specialist Dr. Wei Jia. “We look forward to seeing how much this device will help improve indoor air quality when the winter comes.”
Egg Farmers of Canada is proud to represent more than 1,200 egg farmers and farm families in every province and the Northwest Territories. Over 789 million dozen eggs are produced on Canadian farms every year, and Canadians can count on our farmers to deliver the steady supply of fresh, local, high-quality eggs they want and enjoy.
Roger Pelissero Chair
Tim Lambert Chief Executive Officer
Board of Directors
Beatrice Visser AB
Walter Siemens BC
Kurt Siemens MB
Hans Kristensen NB
Joseph R. W. Smallwood III NL
John Penner NT
Glen Jennings NS
Scott Brookshaw ON
Ian Simmons PEI
Emmanuel Destrijker QC
Regan Sloboshan SK
Wayne Beggs CAC
Ted Hudson CPEPC (Grading)
Mike Vanderpol CPEPC (Processing)
Drew Corneil CPEPC (Hatcheries)
• Leading FCR
• Impressive Daily
• Strong Livability
• Highest Yield
• Excellent Breeder
Performance
• Exceptional Livability
