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…
An opportunity to reconnect Pullet Growers of Canada (PGC) held its 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 22, in Ottawa. This was the first in-person AGM since 2019, and if the time spent chatting after the AGM is any…
Addressing climate change has become a priority for Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industry, and every sector needs to identify how it can contribute to this priority. At EFC’s Open Board Meeting, held March 23, Dr. Nathan Pelletier, chairholder of NSERC/EFC’s…
PGC is very concerned about Avian Influenza (AI) cases detected in wild birds and on a growing number of poultry and egg farms in certain parts of Canada and the United States. At the time of writing, AI has been…