Membership in DCA: Support an industry that supports you!

Since we were founded in 1948, Delmarva Chicken Association has focused on the common good of the broiler industry. Today, we represent 1,400 members, and we're the Delmarva chicken industry's voice as the premier membership association focusing on advocacy, education, and member relations. Our vision is to be the most-respected chicken organization in the United States.

We welcome chicken growers, allied businesses with customers in agriculture, individuals who work in the chicken community, grain farmers, and anyone who values a vibrant chicken industry to become members of DCA.

"The reason I am a Delmarva Chicken Association member is to give back to the industry for their contributions that have helped me over the years. DCA does such a great job to protect and promote the poultry industry and I want to give back to that effort."

Bud Malone, Malone Poultry Consulting DCA Member

Allied/Individual Member Benefits

  • Opportunity to participate in electric buying group, saving thousands on Delmarva Power bills
  • Sponsorship opportunities at DCA events, including the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing & Live Production, the Booster BBQ, our annual golf tournament on-farm field days, and Grower Socials. See our media kit and sponsorship brochure for all your options in 2026.
  • Subscriptions to our magazine, Delmarva Chicken, and Chicken Chatter, our weekly e-newsletter
  • Member-exclusive advertising opportunities in Delmarva Chicken and Chicken Chatter. See our media kit and sponsorship brochure for all your options in 2026.
  • Networking opportunities with growers, legislators and industry members at our Booster BBQ and annual College Scholarship Golf Tournament
  • Inclusion in our searchable online member directory
  • Ability to participate on DCA committees, including Grower, Environmental, Poultry Health & Government Relations

Grower Member Benefits

  • Up to 100% cost-share funding for buffer plantings & other conservation
  • Text alert system for avian disease and animal activism incidents
  • Electric bill savings for Delmarva Power customers in MD and DE through a community solar program, as well as our long-running electric buying group
  • Grower Socials in Salisbury, Marydel and Frankford in 2025
  • A NEW legal fund for actions defending the chicken community
  • The Booster BBQ, coming up on June 3, 2026
  • Lunch & Learns
  • Committees, including the grower committee, where you offer your feedback and network with others
  • Monitoring regulations or legislation that could impact your business
  • The Chicken Community Information Hub, an online resource just for our members
  • The Malone Environmental Award

Membership Cost

Suggested minimum dues for growers are $75 for each chicken house in operation on your farm.
Suggested dues for a four-house farm, for example, are $300.
Growers, pay your dues directly to DCA online or by mail (instead of by flock settlement deduction) to be entered into a drawing for a poultry equipment dealer gift card.

Suggested minimum dues for business members are as follows:

  • 1-5 employees worldwide: $150
  • 6-49 employees worldwide: $300
  • 50-99 employees worlwide: $500
  • More than 100 employees worldwide: $1,000

Suggested minimum dues for individual members are $150.

For each $150 in annual membership dues, a member is eligible for two registrations for the Booster BBQ.

Apply for membership today!