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Welcome to your January 2, 2026
Issue of the Newsletter
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Celebrating 2025
2025 was a year of significant achievement. This past year saw several major accomplishments that reinforce the integrity of our system and support long-term sustainability for growers. There are highlights worth celebrating, as we enter 2026 with renewed momentum!
Read the 2025 Year-In-Review
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Responding to HPAI
As the wild bird migration tapers off, so has the confirmed cases of HPAI across the province during the holiday season — good news for the New Year!
Since mid October, BC has 37 confirmed HPAI Infected Premises — significantly less than this time last year. Also, there have been no new confirmed IPs for two weeks (since December 19).
Fraser Valley Primary Control Zones 1 to 10 are activated as Security Zones or Infected Zones. PCZ 11 was revoked on December 18.
If you have questions or concerns about what to do in the face of an emergency or infection, please reach out:
BC Poultry EOC: eoc.admin@bcpoultry.org
BCCMB Office: info@bcchicken.ca or 604-859-2868
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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 month, 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 funding opportunity (various $ amounts) 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 on-farm and 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's Extreme Weather Preparedness (EWP) provides cost-share funding—up to $50,000—to increase the resiliency of existing farming infrastructure for extreme weather events.
Applications for "BMP: Planning, Technical Assessments, or Engineered Designs EWP sub-category" is open, until funding is fully committed.
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 study from the 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
It's good news for users of these vaccines, as a booster dose will now be possible later in the flock. 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
IN 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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Updated Flock Information Reporting Form
IN EFFECT
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 now be used going forward from yesterday 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 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. 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.
(We are currently in A-199, which is Nov 16,2025 - Jan 10, 2026)
Read the Temporary Changes to Under/Over-Marketing Memo
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📸 Send us your chick-pics?
We need some new photos in the collection, and want to see your birds, your barns, and your chicken-themed 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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Grower Portal
COMING SOON
Hatching in 2026! A much-awaited online tool has been in the works.
It's nearly ready for you!
The Board is eager to reveal a pivotal resource for chicken-growing in BC. Staff are working out the final tweaks before an initial release of an all-new online Grower Portal — stay tuned for more!
| | | Broiler Quota Ads
For Sale:
106 acre Broiler farm (90 useable acres) on dead-end road in Armstrong, BC:
- 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 >4,000sqft 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 Office Hours
As of January 2, the team at the Board office has resumed regular office hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm weekdays.
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