A Look at our 2024 AGM
PGC held its Annual General Meeting on April 09, in Montreal. The event was a success, thanks to all the attendees and our special guests. The meeting was an opportunity to present PGC’s achievements for 2023 and to look at…
What’s New at PGC
PGC’s directors and staff have been very active in the last few months to advance several important files for the pullet industry. Here is a brief update on some of these files: Strategic Planning Last summer, PGC initiated a strategic…
PGC Welcomes a New General Manager
The PGC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mrs. Marie-Josée Forest, its actual Chair, will also act as Interim General Manager for PGC, starting in January 2024. With her deep knowledge of pullet rearing and involvement in the…
Date-Finder Follow-Up
In 2023, we distributed date-finders to several of you during various events, including AGMs of provincial egg boards members of PGC. Unfortunately, it was brought to our attention that some of them had errors. After checking with our suppliers, we…
PGC supports organic pullet rearing
Pullet Growers of Canada (PGC), in its mission to support all Canadian pullet growers, wishes to mobilize its national network involved in organic production on a concern regarding section 6.13.13 of the Canadian standard for organic production systems. It has…
A Look at our 2023 AGM
PGC held its Annual General Meeting on March 21, in Ottawa. The event was a success, thanks to all the attendees and our special guests. The meeting was an opportunity to present PGC’s achievements for 2022 and to look at…
New Financial Assistance Opportunity for Clean Technologies
AAFC recently announced that the Agricultural Clean Technology Program (ACT) - Adoption Stream is now accepting new applications for grants. These non-repayable contributions of $25,000 to $2,000,000 support the purchase and installation of commercially available clean technology or equipment upgrades…
Welcome to PGC’s New Director Representing Quebec
PGC’s Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Ms. Jessica L. Morin as the new director representing the province of Quebec. Ms. Morin is a young producer from Ferme Avicole B. Morin & Fils Inc., a farm with over 80…
A New Project on Feed Space in Pullet Barns to Inform Upcoming Review of the Code of Practice
EFC reaches out to pullet farmers to improve the Code of practice The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pullets and Laying Hens (“the Code”) requires minimal feed space for each bird in pullet barns. However, scientific…
New management for PGC
PGC welcomes a new general manager The PGC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, after a period as interim, Mr. Renaud Sanscartier is the new general manager of PGC, in replacement of Ms. Katia Colton-Gagnon, who took up…