Allow ourselves to introduce… ourselves

by Lisa Bishop-Spencer on May 22, 2009

A white chicken

Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) is pleased to be stepping into the realm of social media in a number of different ways, as you’ll learn over the course of the next little while. This blog is just one of many steps we’re taking to talk to consumers, to engage them in conversation and to build on the trust that we’ve created.

We’re often asked why on earth we would bother getting involved in social media. Some people are baffled about what we could possibly offer to the average social media user. For us, social media is a logical step in our mission to ensure that consumers know what they need to know about Canadian chicken. We want to ensure that consumers understand that our farmers are committed to providing them with quality chicken that they can trust. And with all the urban legends, common myths and general misunderstandings that exist out there about such issues as food safety and animal care, we felt that it was high time that we stepped up and took the lead. We know that consumers have concerns – and we’re committed to answering those concerns.

We conduct regular consumer studies and have learned that there are a lot questions that consumers have about the chicken they buy. We want to answer those questions. We want to make sure you have the facts. It’s our commitment to openness, to giving people the information they want and to building on the great Canadian success story that we’ve worked so hard to write.

Over the course of the next few months, we invite you to join our conversation about chicken and help us build Chicken Feeds into a resource that speaks to all Canadians. Here, you’ll learn more about how our industry works, about the nutritional value of Canadian chicken, about how you can use chicken in your healthy lifestyle and about the kinds of things that are interesting to us, and hopefully, to you. We encourage your feedback and believe that we have a lot to talk about.

So, let’s get the conversation started!

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Ryan Anderson May 22, 2009 at 11:11 am

Welcome to the blogosphere, guys!

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Chantal Lafontaine May 22, 2009 at 11:59 am

Hey guys great initiative and amazing design, I love the likeness of the chickens, especially Marty with the glasses and Lisa with the red hair!

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Alia May 22, 2009 at 12:05 pm

I think that this was an excellent move for Chicken Farmers. Food safety is becoming more and more of an issue, and this is an excellent, current way of addressing those concerns. It’s also an excellent way of dispelling some of the myths and “urban legends” on food safety and animal care. Chickenfeeds (great name, too!) goes a long way in informing consumers and putting their potential fears to rest.

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Paul Jenkins May 22, 2009 at 12:40 pm

I’m increasingly interested in consuming local food (not quiet at the 160 km diet, but I’m trying), and would love to know both who produces my food and how. The only thing better than barbecued chicken on a warm summer day would be knowing it was a well treated, well fed, Canadian chicken. Delicious!

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Pierre Leduc May 22, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Great Blog. I love it almost as much as I do chicken grilled on a propane BBQ!
Pierre

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Craig May 22, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Great Blog Folks! Looks fantastic. Love the Chicken faces as well! Sure to be a great source of information and collaboration.
Craig

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Karen May 22, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Love the new site and I’m looking forward to the recipes! Gotta say I enjoyed your Austin Powers reference. I don’t know about anyone else but I’d love to see more of that good looking bald Black girl that you featured in one of your ads LOL!

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Dave Scholz May 23, 2009 at 5:36 pm

All looks good – congrats on getting this up!

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Martin Heneghan May 24, 2009 at 12:53 am

A great site to understand more about the poultry we eat and some fantastic recipes as well. This site has been developed to a very high standard and the creativity and content is first class – definitely be visiting this site on a regular basis and trying out the great recipes

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Leslie Ballentine May 29, 2009 at 4:22 pm

It’s great to finally see this blog. Nice look and easy to read. And what a great way to talk about all things chicken. Maybe now other farmer groups will follow your lead.
Keep it up.

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