Message from the Chair Dear pullet growers, egg producers and industrial partners, More Challenges These sure are trying times for our industry. After two years of Covid-19 pandemic, Avian influenza now threatens our flocks while inflation and supply constraints for…
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…
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…
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…
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…