
Tag Archives Manitoba Chicken Producers — page 2

Avian influenza in U.S. poultry puts the squeeze on Canadian egg imports
Shipments are costing more and taking longer to get here

Processors’ concerns threaten to unravel national chicken allocation agreement
Provincial regulators asked to review the deal

Chicken industry reaches long-delayed allocation agreement
The provinces had to either find consensus or risk losing supply management

Chicken industry struggles with production quota allocations
An old problem takes on new urgency as disgruntled provinces start pulling out of the system

Agricultural Hall of Fame: Waldie David Klassen
Five new members of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame were inducted July 17 at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie. We're featuring a new inductee each week

Infertile roosters increase shortage in U.S. chicken supplies
Canadian hatcheries depend on U.S. imports but have been unaffected to date
Chicken producers will face on-farm audits under new Animal Care Program
Officials say the Animal Care Program meets consumers’ demand for increased accountability to ensure livestock are properly cared for
Chicken producers in Manitoba are about to see more comprehensive audits of their farms as the result of a nationwide Animal Care Program. But for most chicken producers, the program won’t change how they raise their birds. “We’ve been managing the animal care on an informal basis up until now,” said Jake Wiebe, chairman of