The Poultry Industry Council wishes to thank Keith Robbins for his contributions to the organization and the industry for the past six years and wish him well in his new position as General Manager of the Ontario Processing Vegetables Growers. Effective September 17 the Board of Directors has appointed Laurie Nicol, as Interim Executive Director. [...]
PIC Seeking New Executive Director The Poultry Industry Council is seeking an experienced Executive Director with seasoned leadership and communication skills. Working in close collaboration with the Chair, Board of Directors and Committees, the Executive Director will champion the organization’s growth and development as a not-for-profit agency focused on Poultry education and extension. Key responsibilities [...]
Program Administrator – Agriculture Description: Fitzgerald & Co. has an opportunity for an individual to provide a variety of administrative services. Our office covers a wide range of activities including project management, conference and workshop coordination, literature reviews and research report writing, workshop facilitation, strategic planning, developing human resource and educational material, as well as association administration [...]
Science in the Pub for September 23rd is now full. Please note that we will not be taking at the door registration due to the limited size of the venue. Our Science in the Pub sessions allow a broad range of stakeholders in the Ontario poultry industry to gather in an informal and lively atmosphere [...]
PIC's Fundraiser Golf Tournament Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored, volunteered and worked at our September 4th, 2019 Golf Tournament. It is all of you who made the day such a success. The day started out cool but a great time was had by all 180 golfers, and 192 dinners. A special thank you goes [...]
Paul Leatherbarrow, at PIC's golf tournament September 2018 We are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Paul Leatherbarrow, an industry icon, who sat on the PIC Board & was the recipient of the 2002 Ed McKinlay Poultry Worker award. Paul will be missed by our board and staff. Our most heartfelt condolences. A [...]
Registration is open for PIC’s Innovations Conference on November 21-22, 2019 at the DoubleTree by Hilton London Ontario, 300 King Street, London, ON N6B 1S2 The Innovations Conference is a biennial event that takes a unique approach to discussing innovations and their impact on poultry welfare, feed, sanitation and more. We anticipate 150 – 175 [...]
The University of Guelph is looking for commercial broiler and layer farms from the Niagara, Hamilton, Chatham-Kent, Kingston and Ottawa areas to provide poultry fecal samples. Two fresh fecal and two older manure samples to be collected to look for the fecal indicator Bacteroides Salanitronis. Farms to remain anonymous. Biosecurity and sampling supplies provided. Contact Jeffrey [...]
Our Science in the Pub sessions allow a broad range of stakeholders in the Ontario poultry industry to gather in an informal and lively atmosphere to discuss, debate and share different perspectives on timely topics and issues affecting the poultry industry. Click Here to register for our Monday, September 23, 2019 panel discussion on "Gut [...]
Poultry Welfare Auditor Course (PAACO) Registration is now open for PIC’s Canadian offering of the Poultry Welfare Auditor Course conducted by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) being held in Guelph, Ontario from October 7 – 9, 2019. For Certified Auditors, please note that PIC’s education and extension sessions are on the [...]