Environment

Canadian chicken farmers are committed to sustainability excellence: Saskatchewan example

Tiffany and Tyler, chicken farmers from Saskatchewan, show us some of the ways they are reducing the environmental impact of the chickens they raise to feed Canadians. They explain the importance of manure management for optimal soil health and reducing fertilizer inputs, the benefits of their solar panel systems, and the way straw from grain crops is recycled on the farm as bedding for the chickens.

Canadian chicken farmers are committed to sustainability excellence: Ontario example

Scott, chicken farmer from Waterloo region in ON, shares some of the ways he has invested in environmental improvements on his farm. From evaporative cooling to wind breaks, LED lighting, a solar wall, and many more innovations, Scott is committed to reducing the environmental impact of the chickens he raising to feed Canadians.

Canadian chicken farmers are committed to sustainability excellence: Quebec example

Hubert, who raises broiler chickens with his father in the Centre-du-Québec region, explains some of the ways they are implementing environmentally sustainable practices on their chicken farm. The use of monitoring systems on the farm has allowed them to optimize conditions in the barn and combined with a wood pellet heating system and other innovations, has reduced the environmental impact of raising chickens on their farm.

Environmental performance of Canadian chicken

From 1976 to 2016, the carbon footprint of Canadian chicken was reduced by 37% due to major productivity gains and improvements in the feed to gain ratio (the efficiency of converting feed to muscle).

Life Cycle Assessment

A life cycle assessment was recently completed to benchmark and assess the environmental and social performance of Canadian chicken. This is an internationally recognized approach to evaluate the impacts associated with all of the stages of a product’s life – in this case chicken.
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Life Cycle Assessment - key results

Check out these infographics which highlight other key results from the environmental and social life cycle assessment the Canadian chicken industry.
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