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Welcome to your August 15, 2026

Issue of the Newsletter

It's Wildfire Season

The Province of BC is encouraging farmers to use available emergency resources and develop or revisit your wildfire plan.

The BC Poultry EOC also lists where to see wildfire updates, register your animals for responders, and access emergency planning guides and a free FireSmart farm assessment.

View BC Poultry EOC Wildfire Safety Notice

Board Member Re-Appointed

The Board has appointed Craig Evans as its Board-appointed non-grower member — a new role within its updated structure — effective Sept 1, 2026

 Craig will simply remain with the Board, moving from a Province-appointed seat into a Board-appointed seat. This change provides valuable stability during our board composition changes and an upcoming new grower director.

Read More about the recent Board Appointment

Chicken's Sustainability Score

The CFC has published its first of five articles highlighting the results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHG), developed in collaboration with AGÉCO, to showcase key findings and the sustainability progress made by the chicken sector across Canada.

The LCA and GHG tell us a lot about chicken farming, and inform decisions for a better, cleaner future. In many ways, the results are worth celebrating.

Read "Measuring Progress" and See Where We've Improved

HPAI Vaccination Field Trials

The CFIA has started its HPAI vaccination confined field trial on a layer farm in Manitoba. The trial will also include a turkey farm in 2027. Targeted species include longer-lived birds and high-risk sectors; broiler chickens are not currently being discussed as a target for HPAI vaccination.

Read CFIA's Statement about Field Trials

Read FAQs about Avian Flu Vaccination in Canada

Mark Your Calendars

Election Candidate Forum

Here's a chance for growers to meet the candidates running in the current election for the open grower-elected Grower Director position on the Board.

Monday, August 24, 2026 - 2:00pm

online webinar

All registered chicken growers or their appointed voters are welcome to attend, and received an invite by email. If you did not receive an invite by email, please contact info@bcchicken.ca

Calling for more im-peck-able recipes

What's your go-to, favourite chicken recipe, that we can showcase on the annual desktop calendars? Send us an email with the recipe and images!

If your submission is chosen to be featured on the calendar, we'd like to thank you with a prize pack featuring a BC Chicken mug, socks, cap, and more!

Email Chicken Recipe for the Calendar

Resources & Opportunities for You

It's Time to Build More Barns

The Board is calling on all BC chicken growers to embrace growth and increase their capacity by building more barn space.

All signals point to a literal, ‘concrete’ solution that could address impacts and prepare the industry for increased demand: building more barns to sustainably increase BC’s capacity for raising healthy chickens.

Learn More about Embracing Growth and Why Build Barns

NTT Stream 1 Open

REOPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

The IAF reopened the Novel Tools and Technology for Prevention of HPAI Pilot Program (NTT) Stream 1. Application submission started on August 11.

NTT is designed to evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of ways to reduce the risk of HPAI on commercial poultry farms in high-risk areas of the Lower Mainland and reduce the overall impact of HPAI in the province.  

Funding of up to 80%,with cost-share up to $30,000.

Past eligible expenses can be included and covered retroactively.

NEW: The previous per farm/Premise ID cap has been lifted. Each Premise ID site is now eligible to apply for upgrades to barns that have not previously received funding under NTT, regardless of whether they are operated under a single CRA business number. Prioritization has also been adjusted.

Learn More about NTT for Prevention of HPAI

Are you a 4-H Alum?

Calling 4-H Alumni! 4-H BC is conducting an alumni survey this fall and is rebuilding its alumni contact list.

4-H BC has been selected to partner with the UBC Sauder School of Business on a project to strengthen the future of 4-H programming in British Columbia.

If you are a former member who participated in 4-H for 4+ years (in any province), and currently live in BC, you’re invited to join the alumni network.

Sign Up as 4-H Alumni

IBH Forum Videos

Learn more or refresh your memory! The informative Forum on IBH, held earlier this summer, was recorded. Two videos are available to growers featuring Part 1, the experts' presentations and Part 2, the moderated Q&A. The event was loaded with practical information and discussion.

Due to proprietary reasons, the videos are only available to growers and are archived on the password-protected Educational and Disease Management section of the Grower's Resources webpage.

To be reminded of how to access those resources, email info@bcchicken.ca

Watch IBH Forum Videos

Barn Entry Barrier

August 23, 2026, also marks the deadline for the updated OFFSAP requirement: having installed or an approved plan for a physical barrier to separate the Controlled Access Zone (CAZ) and the Restricted Access (RA).

Likewise, the Field staff commend BC's chicken growers; most farms visited have already implemented this new requirement — thank you!

Read More about Barrier Requirement

Enhanced C&D Protocols

A deep clean could help set you up for a successful fall. A team of local vets prepared a detailed SOP with recommendations for you — particularly following an IBH infection in a flock. A solid step towards responding to IBH, but also a timely resource to learn from to better your biosecurity!

Read More About Enhanced C&D Protocol SOP

Policy & Marketing Updates

Update to Specialty Pilot Project Timelines

Following the exit of Rossdown Farms & Natural Foods from the specialty market, there have been changes to the Specialty Market Pilot Project. All specialty growers were notified last month by email.

See Specialty Update and Timeline



Period A-206

December 13 – February 6,

2026

CFC Sets Allocation:

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Deadline to submit quota transfer papers: Friday, August 21, 2026

Deadline to submit grower allocation paperwork: Friday, August 28, 2026

Provincial Utilization

Processor Utilization for A-203*

*at this time, these numbers are unaudited.

Broiler Classifieds

For Sale: BC Interior quota. 2,000 birds available, in Armstrong, BC.

Contact Mark: mkrahn1@telus.net.

For Sale: BC Interior quota. 20,000 birds available.

Call Bud: 250-549-0890.

For Sale: BC Interior quota. 9,697 birds (18,705 kgs, Mainstream quota).

Call Jason: 250-215-2317

For Sale: 106 acre Broiler farm (90 useable acres) 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.  

Contact Bud for more info: 250-549-0890.

For Sale: 20.4 acre Broiler farm in Langley, BC:

- 88,463 birds (Mainstream quota)

- full listing details at langleybroilerfarmforsale.ca

Contact JB for more info: langleybroilerfarmforsale@gmail.com