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  1. Dr. Nathan Pelletier’s research on sustainability in the egg industry receives support from NSERC

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/press/dr-nathan-pelletiers-research-on-sustainability-in-the-egg-industry-receives-support-from-nserc/
    Industrial Research Chair partnership will advance knowledge of sustainability measurement and management in the Canadian egg industry KELOWNA, B.C. – January 18, 2018 – As a leading Canadian expert in sustainability, Dr. Nathan Pelletier has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Research Chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will advance […]

  2. Ask an egg farmer

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/2017/05/ask-an-egg-farmer/
    Welcome to our brand new, soon-to-be regular Q&A feature: Ask an egg farmer! For our first edition, we’re chatting with Stephanie Nanne, a seventh generation egg farmer in Perth, Ontario. Stephanie grew up around egg farming, and her family helped instill in her a strong work ethic and values that she embraces day-to-day with her […]

  3. Creating better housing for hens

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/2016/03/creating-better-housing-for-hens-2/
    Guelph researcher says understanding animal behaviour is critical The simplest way to describe what Tina Widowski does is to say she’s trying to understand what makes for better housing systems for laying hens. Except that improving housing for hens is no simple matter. It involves study of the animals’ behaviour, as well as an understanding […]

  4. Canadian egg and chicken industries team up to support youth and leadership

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/press/canadian-egg-and-chicken-industries-team-up-to-support-youth-and-leadership/
    OTTAWA, February 17, 2016 – Egg Farmers of Canada and Chicken Farmers of Canada are proud to be the Visionary Sponsors of Forum for Young Canadians, a program that supports an aspiring generation of Canadian leaders. Every year, Forum for Young Canadians welcomes hundreds of students from across the country, who are seeking a unique experience to learn […]

  5. Stephanie Nanne: I’m very blessed

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/2015/02/stephanie-nanne-im-very-blessed/
    Stephanie Nanne Perth, Ontario Age: 24 Stephanie Nanne is the seventh generation of her family to farm the same piece of land in rural Eastern Ontario. Next year will mark the 200th anniversary of the day her ancestors came over from Scotland to settle there. Stephanie is very proud of that fact that the land […]

  6. Michael Wallington: Being my own boss is one of the most important things for me

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/2015/02/michael-wallington-being-my-own-boss-is-one-of-the-most-important-things-for-me/
    Michael Wallington Hay River, Northwest Territories Age: 37 Michael Wallington is one of only three egg farmers in the Northwest Territories. All three (one of the other two is his father Glen) operate out of the same barn in Hay River, on the south shore of Great Slave Lake. It’s a convenient arrangement that eases […]

  7. Jason Thiessen: I never met an egg farmer who complained

    https://www.eggfarmers.ca/2014/02/jason-thiessen-i-never-met-an-egg-farmer-who-complained/
    Jason Thiessen Schoen Eggs, Winkler, Manitoba Age: 35 Jason Thiessen was a grain farmer looking to expand his operations. As he thought about what would be a good fit for himself and for his young family, he began to consider the possibility of becoming an egg farmer. “I never met an egg farmer who complained,” he […]