February 12, 2021 Newsletter
This is the 28th issue of our electronic news update.
BCCMB News
BCCMB Election
On February 4, 2021 Derek Janzen was re-elected by acclamation to the BC Chicken Marketing Board for a three year term. Congratulations, Derek!

Yellow Biosecurity Status
Due to the recent detection of velogenic Paramyxovirus in wild pigeons along the harbour in North Vancouver, the worsening AI situation in Europe and Asia, and British Columbia’s Covid restrictions, the BC Poultry Association is recommending that producers remain on yellow biosecurity status.
Upcoming Deadlines
Period A-170 (June 6 – July 31 2021)
CFC Sets Allocation Tuesday March 16, 2021
Deadline to submit quota transfer papers: Tuesday March 9, 2021
Deadline to submit allocation paperwork: Monday March 15, 2021 at NOON

DEADLINE FOR QUOTA EXPANSION.
Growers who have not gotten the entirety of the 20% quota Increase must provide barn space by JULY 5th, 2021 at NOON. Insufficient space will result in forfeiture of any portion of the growth quota.
Grower License Update
2021 Grower Licences have not yet been emailed to growers. Programming our new software to email out Grower Licences is taking longer than expected to complete. Staff have been told it will be ready within the next two weeks. Once ready, you will receive your licence by email, the same way you receive your QPA’s and QPU’s.
Mark Your Calendars
The BC Chicken Growers' Association and BC Chicken Marketing Board's AGMs will be held virtually on March 3. Stay tuned for more details.
A-168 Pricing Orders
The BCCMB have issued pricing orders for period A-168.
Congratulations, Bev!
On January 28, 2021, the BC Agriculture Council awarded the Scotiabank Champion of Agriculture Award to BC Chicken Grower Bev Whitta. We are so proud to see the work Bev does recognized by the wider agriculture community.
If you missed the BC Agriculture Gala you can view it on line here. (The award to Bev begins at the 1 hour 1 minute mark. )

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Pricing Review Update
On February 3, a roundtable on hatchery margins and breeder/chick vaccine pricing formula was held.
AgriStability
Help protect yourself against unexpected declines in your net farming income due to market conditions, production loss or increased costs of production. Payments are made if your current year margin falls more than 30% below your reference margin.
Canadian Agriculture News
Canada’s Agriculture Day
Help celebrate the people involved in Canadian agriculture, food and agribusiness with a virtual event and a vibrant social media campaign on February 23, 2021.

You can help promote and celebrate Canadian agriculture by:

• Posting a picture to your social media channels celebrating Agriculture Day on February 23rd. It can be of anything on the farm or of you holding a fork, as per the theme of this year’s event: Forks Up! Please use hashtags #CdnAgDay and #IHeartChickenFarmers so we can retweet/reshare the post on our social networks.
• Sending a picture along with a caption (or general information about the picture) to publicaffairs@chicken.ca . CFC will be accepting submissions until the end of the day on the 23rd.
The 2021 Census of Agriculture of broiler chicken farming in Canada
In May 2021, farm operators will be asked to complete the 2021 Census of Agriculture questionnaire online to help update Canada's agricultural profile. This user-friendly option will save time by automatically adding totals and limiting the questions to those that apply to the operation. All agricultural operations in Canada are legally required to complete the census questionnaire, according to the Statistics Act. The questionnaire can be completed by anyone who is responsible for, or knowledgeable about, the day-to-day management decisions of the farming operation. The information provided will be kept strictly confidential and will be used only for statistical purposes as mandated by the same act.

Data from the census will provide farm operators, farm organizations, policy makers, stakeholders and citizens with relevant information about the Canadian agricultural sector, and will help them make informed decisions regarding agricultural investments and practices in Canada.
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