Outcome: Approved
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Decision: Hopcott d.b.a. Meadows Feedlot and Cloudburst Cranberries Ltd. v. British Columbia Cranberry Marketing Board
Appeal of BCCMC’s quota allocation decision to adjust cranberry production quotas. The appellants argued that the BCCMC’s method of calculating the 2001 set aside was unfair and underestimated their production, impacting their ability to sell their crop.
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Decision summary: Primary Poultry Processors Association of BC v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Summary of appeal of BCCMB’s decision to allow Rossdown to custom kill its own production and designation of product to a new entrant without consultation while BC allocation was below processor requests.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Designation of Country Fresh Produce Inc. as an agency
BCFIRB approved the Vegetable Commission’s recommendation to designate Country Fresh Produce Inc. as an agency to market greenhouse vegetables in District 1, effective January 1, 2006, subject to commission terms, conditions, and ongoing review.
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Decision: Vancouver Island Chicken Growers’ Association v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of BC Chicken Marketing Board Interim Order #196 (Nov 5, 1987), which cancelled a $0.01/lb premium for Vancouver Island chicken producers and imposed a one-price system.
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Procedural Decision: Sunrise Poultry Processors Ltd. and Others v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
The BC Marketing Panel addressed a procedural issue regarding the rescheduling of an appeal hearing. The hearing was rescheduled, with conditions on the duration and sequence of witness testimonies.
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Preliminary decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Request for extension of time to file appeal of Order #303 setting minimum and maximum chicken farm sizes. Panel considered whether special circumstances justified granting more time.
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Preliminary decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Interim request for a trust fund order to withhold funds in a trust account until the appeal is resolved. The decision was related to Interim Order #294.
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Preliminary Decision: Primary Poultry Processors Association of BC v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appellants requested an interim live broiler price of $1.25/kg (from $1.26/kg), pending full appeal.
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Preliminary decision: MJ Farm Ltd. v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appellant requested an adjournment of the appeal of BCCMB’s order to cease production and marketing until the Court of Appeal decides on a related case affecting the standard of review.
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Procedural decision: Lilydale Foods Ltd. v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
This decision addresses the document disclosure issue of document production and witness lists in Lilydale Foods Ltd.’s appeal against the BCCMB’s decisions regarding grower payments.