The British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board have made an addition to Part 32 – On-Farm Food Safety Assurance Program (OFFSP) and Animal Care Program (ACP) of our General Orders, making it mandatory for registered growers to be governed by the BC Bio-Security Manuals protocols. Read the full memo covering the
The BC Chicken Marketing Board will increase the grower levy (for all classes of quota including Market Development) effective with the start of quota period A-183 (June 4, 2023) from 2.02 cents to 2.04 cents per kilogram live weight. The reason for the increase is a result of CFC’s approved
The BC Chicken Marketing Board has updated our General Orders Schedule 7 – Lease of Quota without Premises The changes allow a maximum amount to be leased in per period of 100% and the mximum to be leased out per period of 50%. Read the memo to stakeholders here. Read
Whether you have a large, small or backyard flock, help protect them by: Preventing any contact with wild birds and animals. Regularly cleaning equipment, hands and footwear. Reporting any signs of sickness to your poultry vet or CFIA. Limiting exposure to visitors. Keeping new birds separate for at least 30
The BC Chicken Marketing Board has updated our General Orders Schedule 8 – Specialty Market Advisory Committee. The changes include formalizing that one of the grower representatives is a current director of the British Columbia Chicken Growers Association (BCCGA), adding a British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Commission board member as
The BC Chicken Marketing Board is reinstituting the requirement for signature on the load out documentation. Read more here.
On March 23, 2022, Chicken Farmers of Canada made some changes it its Specialty Production policy including replacing the term “breeds” with “classes”, adding some production parameters, clarifying policy compliance and changing annual production to periodic. Read the Chicken Farmers of Canada memo here. Read the revised policy here.
Join us Saturday April 9th at Abbotsford Agrifair to celebrate the resilience of our community in the Fraser Valley. This free event is hosted by BC farmers to say ‘thank you’ for the incredible support shown by the community in response to the recent floods. Your free ticket includes a
When the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was signed on March 8, 2018, Chicken Farmers of Canada worked to ensure the delivery of the full and fair support that was promised by government. Finally, in November 2020, the government announced that it would set up investment programs
About BCCMB: The British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board (BCCMB) is a non-profit agricultural commodity board that monitors and regulates the production and marketing of chicken in British Columbia. Every year we licence over 325 broiler quota holders in BC and 15 primary poultry processors. We also provide permits to approximately 200 small-lot holders who grow 2,000 birds or less.