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Canada’s Supply Management System is the Envy of the World

Canada’s Supply Management System is the Envy of the World

At BC Egg we are proud of our system that supports egg farmers who are accountable, follow standards of biosecurity and food safety, hen health, while being committed to supplying the very best natural protein available. Our farms are local and our product is graded and delivered fresh to your grocer within days.

Inside a Free Run Egg Farm

Inside a Free Run Egg Farm

Janzen has run his own farm for eight years, and for most of that time, his chickens – like the vast majority both in B.C. and around North America – were confined to cages

Freshness and High Quality Among Key Benefits of Established Egg Farming Practices

Freshness and High Quality Among Key Benefits of Established Egg Farming Practices

BC Egg Farmers follow strict regulations and are accountable at regular audits to provide the very best quality eggs that are fresh, local, and traceable.

Supply Management in Canada: Why Politicians Defend Farm Marketing Boards

Supply Management in Canada: Why Politicians Defend Farm Marketing Boards

Supply Management – a new perspective?
The boards, a frequent whipping boy in international trade talks, are both a boon and a bogeyman

When Trade is a Sacred Cow

When Trade is a Sacred Cow

When trade is a sacred cow, investor protection displaces common sense. 
How would the local economy change after losing family-owned dairy farms

Letter: Deal Impacts More Than Farmers

Letter: Deal Impacts More Than Farmers

Consumers in the Fraser Valley appreciate what these industries contribute to the local community. We wonder what really would be the impact when importing from other countries?

Opinion: Canadians Should Keep the Supply Management System

Opinion: Canadians Should Keep the Supply Management System

With all the rhetoric our Trans-Pacific Partnership partners have engaged in, it’s no surprise that there are calls for supply management’s abolition

Critics of Supply Management Should Get Their Facts Right

Critics of Supply Management Should Get Their Facts Right

It is true that low income Canadians pay more for food, but that is a function of their relative poverty, and not a result of supply management.

EFC Funds AI Research

EFC Funds AI Research

The Egg Farmers of Canada has committed $500,000 for avian influenza research to be awarded to and administered by the Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University.

Canadian Retailers set Dairy Prices, not Supply Management

Canadian Retailers set Dairy Prices, not Supply Management

The regulated Dairy Industry, under Supply Management, like the poultry industry, (eggs and chicken) is continuously criticized for imposing high prices on consumers but that is just not the case.

Outbreak of Salmonella Related to Contact with Live Baby Poultry

Outbreak of Salmonella Related to Contact with Live Baby Poultry

Interior Health is advising the public that an outbreak of salmonella is related to contact with live baby poultry originating from a hatchery in Alberta.

Avian Influenza: You Have Questions and We Have the Answers

Avian Influenza: You Have Questions and We Have the Answers

At BC Egg, we appreciate that you have concerns regarding the recent Avian Influenza outbreak in the Fraser Valley and we want to provide with some facts to assure you and alleviate some of your concerns.