Industry: Broiler hatching egg
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Specialty Market and New Entrant Submissions: Policy, Analysis, Principles and Directions
BCFIRB outlines directions and principles for specialty and new entrant programs in B.C.’s supply-managed sectors, including eggs, chickens, turkeys, hatching eggs, and milk. The document details BCFIRB’s assessment of submissions from various boards, focusing on specialty market development, quota management and new entrant opportunities.
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Letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Exemption of siblings from quota transfer assessments
BCFIRB amends its September 2005 directions to allow exemptions for quota transfers between siblings, specifically for succession planning purposes, ensuring the quota remains attached to the family farm.
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Letter: Poultry Risk Management Steering Committee to BCFIRB — Insurance product for avian influenza
The Poultry Risk Management Steering Committee requests that BCFIRB review the authority of B.C. poultry boards to implement a mandatory self-insurance program for avian influenza, including premium collection and fund management.
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Cover letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Review of specialty production and new entrant programs
BCFIRB summarizes the outcomes of its review of specialty production and marketing in the regulated marketing system, providing the full report to supply-managed boards and directing them to provide draft orders by the end of October 2005.
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Decision: Cross (d.b.a. Royal Columbian Poultry) v. B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
The B.C. Marketing Board issues a decision on an appeal regarding the BCBHEC’s payment to Western Hatchery Ltd. for breeder chicks, addressing authority and procedural fairness. The matter is referred back to the commission for reconsideration.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. poultry boards — Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance
BCFIRB directs the B.C. poultry boards to make joint submissions on the proposed poultry insurance program. Phase 1 submissions are to assess whether the program is sound marketing policy, and whether the boards have the legal authority to implement it.
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Letter: Primary Poultry Processors Association of B.C. to BCFIRB — Recommendations on avian influenza producer insurance program
PPPABC submits recommendations on mandatory participation, biosecurity audits, industry review and cost allocation for a proposed avian influenza producer insurance program.
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Letter: Duecks Poultry Farm to BCFIRB — Avian influenza insurance
A producer expresses concerns about the proposed avian influenza insurance program, stating it disproportionately benefits large corporate farms and does not provide real benefits to smaller farms.
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Email: Ray Nickel to BCFIRB — Avian influenza insurance
A producer discusses the soundness of poultry disease insurance as a marketing policy, and the potential benefits of a producer association-owned captive insurance company.
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Letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Eligibility criteria for new entrant programs
BCFIRB issues formal supervisory directions to supply-managed boards and commissions to amend eligibility criteria for new entrant programs, and reiterates the importance of ongoing monitoring, auditing and enforcement.