The Chicken Farmers of Ontario marketing board is launching
a round of consultations to gather opinions about how it ought to allocate
production increases it expects to gain from the national Chicken Farmers of
Canada.
The national agency recently adopted a new policy on
allocating growth in the market. Under that policy, Ontario and Alberta will
begin to gain a larger percentage of the growth than they were gaining under the
old system which kept on dividing national production into historic provincial
market shares.
The consultation meetings will include district meetings
with quota holders, meetings with stakeholders and meetings open to the general
public.
There will no doubt be strong representations from small
flock owners who have been lobbying for an increase from 300 to 2,5000 birds
farmers can produce annually without having to own quota.
This is when and where some of the meetings will be held:
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Date
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Location
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Venue
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Address
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Room
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Time
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December 11, 2014
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Elora, ON
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Elora Legion
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110 Metcalfe St.
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Maple Leaf Room
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7:00PM
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December 15, 2014
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Milverton, ON
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Perth East Rec Complex
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40 Temperance St.
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Board Room
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7:00PM
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December 16, 2014
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London, ON
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Four Points Sheraton
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1150 Wellington Rd. South
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London Room
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7:00PM
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December 17, 2014
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Brantford, ON
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Best Western Plus
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19 Holiday Dr.
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Pauline Johnson Room
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7:00PM
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December 18, 2014
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Vineland, ON
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Vineland Research Centre
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4890 Victoria Ave. North
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Rittenhouse Hall
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7:00PM
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January 5, 2015
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St. Isidore, ON
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St. Isidore Rec Centre
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20 Arena St. South
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Sports Bar/Bar Sportife
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10:00AM
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January 5, 2015
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Trenton, ON
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Ramada Inn
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99 Glen Miller Rd.
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Loyalist Room
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7:00PM
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January 6, 2015
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Orangeville, ON
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Best Western
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7 Buena Vista Dr.
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Ballroom B
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7:00PM
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January 7, 2015
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Clinton, ON
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Clinton Legion
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95 Kirk St.
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Upstairs, Small Room
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7:00PM
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January 8, 2015
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Cayuga, ON
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Agricultural Community Centre
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1084 Kohler Rd.
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Haldimand Auditorium
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7:00PM
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