The program was launched in June and took applications until
September 15 and has granted provisional approval to 80 applications.
Now it’s open again. Those who failed to win approval in the
first round will have their applications reviewed again and newcomers can now
file applications.
This is one of several initiatives the chicken board has
taken within the last year to service specialty and niche markets.
The Association of Ontario Chicken Processors, which speaks
for the mainstream large-volume processors, has filed an appeal that is
scheduled to be heard over three days, beginning March 30 at the OMAFRA
tribunal offices in Guelph.
It’s not yet clear how that appeal might impact the various
programs aimed at satisfying demand from farmers who hold no quota and
entrepreneurs who want to get into the chicken-processing business.
