Industry: Broiler hatching egg
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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.
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Letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Eligibility criteria for new entrant programs
BCFIRB provides draft supervisory directions to supply-managed boards and commissions to ensure consistency in new entrant program eligibility criteria across the supply management system, addressing inquiries from various boards.
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Report: Risk analysis of the B.C. poultry industry — Final recommendations, strategies and analysis reports
Serecon Management Consulting Inc. presents a comprehensive analysis of risk management strategies for the B.C. poultry industry, focusing on industry concentration, active surveillance, universal biosecurity, and compensation. The report emphasizes the importance of integrating biosecurity and surveillance to reduce future animal disease risks.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCBHEC and BCCMB — Long-term chicken pricing supervisory review draft recommendations
After receiving the boards’ January 7, 2022 draft pricing recommendations, BCFIRB provides preliminary comments in advance of a stakeholder roundtable scheduled to discuss those drafts. BCFIRB emphasizes the need for a comprehensive pricing formula.
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Letter: Poultry boards to BCFIRB — Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance
The four poultry marketing boards (BCBHEC, BCCMB, BCEMB, BCTMB) submit a joint proposal to BCFIRB regarding the use of regulatory authority for mandatory avian influenza insurance, assessing jurisdictional and sound marketing policy considerations.