In this episode of our Year in Review series, we chat with Drew Black, CEO of Egg Farmers of Canada, about the most important developments for egg producers in 2023 and look ahead to 2024 ..read more

In this episode of our Year in Review series, we chat with Tim Klompmaker, chair of Chicken Farmers of Canada, about the most important developments for broiler producers in 2023 and look ahead to the next year ..read more

For our four-part Year in Review Podcast series, we spoke with Brian Bilkes, chair of Canadian Hatching Egg Producers. We discuss the most important developments for hatching egg producers last year ..read more

Hi, I’m Brett Ruffell, editor of Canadian Poultry magazine. For our four-part Year in Review Podcast series, we spoke with Phil Boyd, executive director of Turkey Farmers of Canada. We discuss the most important developments for turkey producers last year ..read more

Dr. Valarie Carney has been one of North America’s most respected poultry science leaders for nearly two decades. Based in Edmonton as the Poultry Innovation Partnership lead, she supports excellence in research and innovation in Canada’s poultry industry. In the latest Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture podcast, Canadian Poultry editor Brett Ruffell talks to Carney about taking risks, her defining moment and the struggle to find work-life balance ..read more

Marc de Beer became Aviagen’s new president of North America this past spring. He oversees the company’s business strategy and customer service throughout Canada and the U.S. A poultry nutritionist by trade, he has a wealth of experience on both the breeder and nutrition sides ..read more

The North American poultry industry has been on edge since late last year. That’s when highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was discovered on the continent for the first time since the 2015 outbreak when it was detected in wild birds in Newfoundland. Here to provide an update on the situation is Dr. Tom Baker, manager and incident commander of the Feather Board Command Centre. He spoke with Canadian Poultry editor Brett Ruffell about the story in North America so far, how the disease typically spread and preventative measures farmers can take to protect their flock ..read more

In this edition of the Feature Forum podcast series, Canadian Poultry editor Brett Ruffell talks to Darren Ference, a turkey producer and chair of Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC). He discusses the outlook for Thanksgiving, TFC's Think Turkey campaign and the state of the turkey industry ..read more

In this the third installment of our Top 4 Under 40 series, we talk to chicken and egg farmer Anneke Stickney. Based in Elora, Ont., she led her farm’s expansion into broiler production. She also led her egg farm’s transition from conventional layer housing to an enriched system. What’s more, she goes the extra mile both for her industry and her community ..read more

In the final episode of our 2023 Top 4 Under 40 podcast series, we talk to Dr. Ryan Snyder. Snyder is a scientist with Ceva Animal Health, where he works on the company’s vaccination programs. He also recently opened his own poultry research barn, where he runs research trials. And he goes the extra mile for his community and industry ..read more