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Welcome to your December 15, 2025
Issue of the Newsletter
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Responding to Flooding and to HPAI
We trust you are staying informed about the response to the ongoing flooding HPAI outbreak around BC. Emails are sent as information is confirmed.
In the past week, many families and farms were evacuated in the Sumas Prairie area of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, including others. Flood watches and warnings remain in effect for parts of the province. Please stay safe and review or enact your flood preparedness plans.
In the past two months, BC has 34 confirmed HPAI Infected Premise.
Fraser Valley Primary Control Zones 1 to 11 are activated.
If you have questions or concerns about what to do in the face of a natural emergency or infection, please reach out:
BC Poultry EOC: eoc.admin@bcpoultry.org
BCCMB Office: info@bcchicken.ca or 604-859-2868
Visit EmergencyInfoBC
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BC Chicken Growers' Christmas Lunch
On December 10, a crowd of chicken growers, reps from hatcheries, processors, and feed companies, and board and commission staff gathered at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley to mark the Christmas season!
Highlights included words of encouragement from Kevin Klippenstein (Board Chair) and Lana Popham (BC Minister of Agriculture and Food) followed by a decadent lunch buffet. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Chicken Takes Centre Stage on MasterChef Canada
Canadian chicken had a spotlight moment on MasterChef Canada this season!
The show dedicated a full episode to chicken, giving viewers a closer look at the care and quality behind birds raised by Canadian farmers.
Watch “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner" (Season 8 Episode 5 on CTV)
(The feature on chicken and its farmers appears at the 1:45-5:00 mark)
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BCCMB Participates in Hill Day
On December 2, members of the Board, the Growers' Association, members of other provincial boards, Young Famers of Canada, and staff from the CFC converged on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Their mission? Advocate for the chicken-growing industry to federal decision makers.
Successful meetings included conversations with many Members of Parliament, including Sukhman Gill (Abbotsford-South Langley), Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni), Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford), Ernie Klassen (South Surrey-White Rock), Mark Strahl (Chilliwack-Hope), Mel Arnold (Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies), Jill McKnight (Delta), Helena Konanz (Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay), Parm Bains (Richmond East-Steveston), Tim Louis (Kitchener-Conestoga, Canadian-U.S. Trade), and several others.
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Upcoming Events:
Mark Your Calendars
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Pacific Agriculture Show
January 22-24, 2026 - Abbotsford
Join thousands of local farmers and producers for a showcase of the latest and most innovative equipment and technology for the agriculture industry. Over 300 exhibitors will be there with ideas to make your operation more efficient.
Check out the Pacific Ag Show
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2026 BC Poultry Conference
March 12-13, 2026 - Langley
The sixth annual BC Poultry Conference is open for registration! The conference includes the BCCMB AGM, which you won't want to miss.
Check out the program highlights, sponsors, and more.
Register for the BC Poultry Conference
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Resources for You:
Programs, Education, and Funding
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BC Interior Quota Conditions
NEW GUIDE
The BCCMB shared a user-friendly guide last week, to help clarify some of the finer points about holding quota and growing chicken in the Interior.
It in guide, you will find answers to questions like:
Do these conditions apply to me?
Can I transfer or relocate my quota in the Interior?
What if I'm a New Entrant Grower?
Read BC Interior Region Quota Conditions Guide
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Food Safety Practice Funding
IAF is happy to share the upcoming funding via the Food Safety Program (FSP) funding provided by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
The FSP seeks to increase adoption of new or improve existing food safety practices and systems by BC on-farm and BC post-farm businesses to enable the BC agrifood sector to meet existing and new national and international food safety regulatory requirements.
Visit IAF's Food Safety Program webpage
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Extreme Weather Preparedness Funding
APPLICATIONS STILL OPEN
The IAF is happy to share that Extreme Weather Preparedness (EWP) is now a member of the Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) family. The EWP provides cost-share funding—up to $50,000—to increase the resiliency of existing farming infrastructure for extreme weather events.
Applications for the BMP: EWP category opened October 1.
Application is open until funding is fully committed.
For details on the EWP or future BMP funding opportunities, sign up for their e-newsletter, or you can even book a 10-minute call, check out its webpage.
Read More about EWP
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Rules of the Roost:
Best Practice on your Broiler Farm
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CFIA’s Latest Results on Spread of HPAI's
The CFC has published an online article reviewing the latest risk factor study from CFIA on risk factors that contribute to the spread of Avian Influenza.
Read about CFIA's latest HPAI data
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Change In Some Vaccine Withdrawal Times
This is good news for users of these vaccines, as a booster dose will now be possible later in the flock. The main message for growers is to continue following withdrawal times on the veterinary prescription and reporting these appropriately on the Flock Information Reporting Form.
Read the Notice about Withdrawal Periods
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Employee Hiring Screening
A reminder that Canadian Hatching Egg Producers (CHEP) offers free employee hiring screening for growers looking to double check the background on potential employees. Forward requests to info@bcchicken.ca
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Period A-202
May 8 – June 27,
2026
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CFC Sets Allocation:
Wednesday January 21, 2026
Deadline to submit quota transfer papers: Friday, January 9, 2026
Deadline to submit grower allocation paperwork: Friday January 16, 2026
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Reminder: Updated Feed Regulations Coming Into Effect
Aspects of the updated Feed Regulations have come into effect over the past 18 months, with the final implementation step coming into force on December 17, 2025. As of this date, an expanded scope of livestock species will be covered under the new regulations and licenses will be required to conduct certain feed-related activities, among other changes.
Read More about new Regulation and Licenses
Direct questions about the updated feed regulations to your local CFIA office.
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New Flock Information Reporting Form
UPDATED FORM
The CFC has released an updated Flock Information Reporting Form, with instructions. The previous form, Version 8.0, can be used until the end of 2025, but the updated form, Version 9.0, must be used starting January 1, 2026.
You can download this new version, customized for BC growers, at
bcchicken.ca -> Grower's Login -> Field Service Forms
Login to Access Form
Watch How-To Complete Flock Form Video
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Catching Cost being removed from Live Price
EFFECTIVE in MARCH 2026
The Board announced last week that it will permanently remove the Catching cost line from both the BC Cost of Production (COP) formula and the BC Live Price, effective in the quota period after the full update of the BC COP formula. That is, the Board is targeting completion of the COP update for A-200, with removal of Catching beginning in A-201 (beginning March 8, 2026).
This aligns BC's practices with the rest of Canada.
Read the Catching Cost Update Memo
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Temporary Changes to Under- and Over- Marketing Sleeves
EFFECTIVE A-199, A-200, A-201
The board acknowledges the challenges regarding hatching egg and chick supply due to the HPAI outbreak and other natural events. More specifically, if shortages occur, there is no direct compensation for this complication.
The Board is actively working with industry stakeholders to find solutions.
To provide some relief, the Board is implementing temporary changes to the Under- and Over- Marketing levies. These will stand as temporary amendments to the General Orders for Period A-199, A-200, and A-201.
Read the Temporary Changes to Under/Over-Marketing Memo
| | | Broiler Quota Ads
For Sale:
106 acre Broiler farm on quiet dead-end road in Armstrong, BC:
- 90 useable acres currently planted in wheat
- 73,000 kg of mainstream broiler quota
-capacity for 94,275kg in 3 separate barns
- Large machine shed, workshop, horse barn, and multiple-purpose building
- Beautiful >4,000sq ft home with swimming pool.
Please contact Bud for more info: 250-549-0890.
For Sale:
Interior quota. 20,000 birds available. Call Bud: 250-549-0890.
For Sale:
Island quota for sale at $80/bird. 17,233 birds (33,243 kgs) available.
Call for more info: 250-863-6734.
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BCCMB Holiday Hours
The team at the Board office will be observing the Christmas holidays.
We hope you too will enjoy time with family and friends!
Closed for Christmas:
12:00 pm Wednesday, December 24 until 8:00 am Monday, December 29
Closed for New Year’s:
12:00 pm Wednesday, December 31 until 8:00 am Friday, January 2
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📸 Send us your festive chick-pics?
We’re hatching a new photo collection—for newsletter covers, etc—and want to see your birds, your barns, and your chicken-themed treats or moments.
With your permission, we may feature them in a future newsletter or even on our social media channel(s). Snap away! Submit those images to our Manager of Communications at michaelprins@bcchicken.ca
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