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…
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…
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…
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…
To all members, pullet growers, egg farmers and partners, I would like to express my gratitude to the directors for their trust and support by appointing me as Chair of the Board of Directors. It is a great honour for…
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…
Dear pullet growers, egg producers and industrial partners, Now that the holidays are over and our batteries are (hopefully) charged, it’s time to get back in the saddle and look ahead to 2023. For PGC, the coming year will be…
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…
A new study to reflect rising costs It’s been over 8 years since the last Cost of Growing (COG) survey for pullets was conducted, and much has changed since: gradual replacement of conventional housing, new Code of Practice for the Care…
This AGM being the first in-person since 2019, PGC took this opportunity to pay a tribute to Mr. Andrew DeWeerd, for his dedicated involvement with PGC, which spanned many years. Mr. DeWeerd played a central role in the creation of…