Flocking to digital: Re-imagining the future of poultry through innovation We found this very interesting article written by Aidan Connolly on LinkedIn.  We’d love to hear your thoughts on the future technology for poultry producers in BC! — Growth in poultry farming has been relentless. In fact, despite the continued preference for pork in Asia, current growth means that global chicken meat consumption will exceed that of pork by 2022, making it the number one meat globally. Egg consumption continues to grow as well because eggs are inexpensive, mild-tasting and are easy to process and ..read more

Our client, Matt Vane, shares with Egg Farmers of Canada about his life as a farmer: “Welcome back to our regular Q&A feature, Ask an egg farmer! In this edition, we speak with Matt Vane, an egg farmer based in Chilliwack, BC. Matt became an egg farmer in 2011 thanks to the British Columbia Egg Marketing Board New Producer Program—a program designed to make it easier for new egg farmers to get a start in the industry. Today, Matt runs Cherry Creek Enterprises with more than 7,500 egg-laying hens. Matt is incredibly proud to be an egg farmer, and because of his hard work and dedication, Ca ..read more

“Canadian chicken farms are run by hardworking men and women who take to heart their responsibility to uphold animal health and welfare on their farm and share Canadian values,” says Mr Fontaine, chair of Chicken Farmers of Canada. “They are proud ambassadors in promoting and defending their good management practices, and believe that there is no defense for the mistreatment of birds.” At Denbow, we agree! There is lots of misleading information out there and we thought that this article from The Poultry Site was helpful in clarifying the facts. Animal rights groups claim that mistreatmen ..read more

Last week we were proud to meet many of our clients and industry partners at the BC Poultry Conference.  This second annual conference for the poultry industry combines seminars, networking and AGM’s for members of the BC Egg Marketing Board, BC Chicken Growers Association, BC Hatching Egg Producers Association and BC Turkey Association into one location. Our gift of Denbow umbrellas for delegates were perfect in the rainy weather.  Involved in the poultry industry?  Didn’t get an umbrella the conference? We’d love to meet for coffee and get you covered with a Denbow umbrella ..read more

The day finally arrived for the 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament  put on by a great team from the BC Hatching Eggs and BC Chicken Growers associations.   On this day, the weather forecast  was not looking very co-operative for us fair-weather golfers!   But, with great attitudes, regardless of the rain storms that erupted from time to time, over 130 golfers took part in this event with the ambition to raise as much money as possible for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. The happy recipients and the chairs of both associations, Bryan Brandsma and Dale Krahn ..read more

We have the best clients – and to prove it, they’re winning awards!  Our congratulations go out to: Bontanica Design who won a top choice award for best landscaping company in Vancouver! Jovak Landscaping for their award winning booth at the BC Home & Garden show in February! Elkview Enterprises – BC Egg Producer of the Year 2015! Congratulations Jeff & Joleen Bisschop. Elkview Enterprises | BC Egg Producer of the Year Jovak Landscape team | Feature Garden Silver Award Botanica Design | Vancouver Top Choice Award – Landscaper The post Award Winning Clients appeare ..read more

Today Michelle is at the BC Poultry Conference in Vancouver.  The morning started out with the BC Egg campaign handing out egg breakfast sandwiches. Margaret Dunn, Joe Neels and Steve Heppel serving free egg sandwiches In Vancouver | March 11, 2016 Through sponsorships and direct participation, BC Egg supports a range of events and organizations with the goal of connecting the public with egg farmers, educating people about egg nutrition, and encouraging healthy, active lifestyles for all British Columbians. #bcegg  #BCPC2016 The post BC Poultry Conference appeared first on Denbow ..read more

Support our local BC poultry industry, and eat chicken! Check out www.bcchicken.ca for some yummy recipes, or try this recipe from Michelle, our Agriculture Services Manager: Mango Chicken 4 chicken breasts ½ cup + 2 Tbsp Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce ½ cup water ½ cup tropical fruit juice (passion fruit/pineapple/orange/mango/peach) ¼ cup sugar 2 Tbsp vinegar 2 Tbsp cornstarch/water 1 large ripe mango Marinade chicken in ½ cup Thai sauce for 4-6 hours, or overnight. Mix water, juice, sugar and vinegar in sauce pan. Bring to a slow boil; thicken with cornstarch mixed with water. Stir in 2 Tbsp Thai ..read more

In Episode 4 & Episode 5 of the Chicken Squad series, we get to see the First Day on Set, behind the scenes.  See how professional chicken farmers transform into actors – the good guys and the bad guys! The post Chicken Squad – Episode 4 & 5 appeared first on Denbow ..read more

Educational Mini Barn With farms off limits to visitors due to biosecurity protocols, the BC Chicken Growers’ Association, in partnership with the BC Broiler Hatching Egg Producers’ Association, has developed Poultry in Motion, a mobile mini barn, in an effort to increase public awareness and educate consumers. This fully equipped mini barn has been featured at fairs, schools and agriculture events around the province. The trailer consists of three sections, showing two life stages of broilers, plus their parent stock – the breeders. Each section is set up as a very small scale poultry barn, s ..read more