Delmarva Chicken Association is the 1,600-member trade association working for the common good of the meat chicken industry in Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Our mission: To be the Delmarva chicken industry's voice as the premier membership association focusing on advocacy, education and member relations.
Our vision: To be the most-respected chicken organization in the United States.
Ever wonder what's happening inside chicken houses? Curious about how farmers keep their chickens healthy? Then check out these videos from DCA and other groups.
Visit page >>Planting trees around chicken houses has both air quality and water quality benefits. Properly designed buffers with farm specific plants, either trees or grasses, help capture air emissions from chicken houses and absorb nutrients. DCA is leading the way in helping farmers get grants for buffers and giving technical assistance in installing them.
Learn more >>We know our way around a kitchen here at DCA, and over the years, we've collected some great-tasting recipes that make chicken a focus.
Visit page >>If your business is linked even in part to the chicken industry, please consider becoming a member of DCA. We work tirelessly on behalf of the entire industry. Help us ensure that an industry you count on will continue to thrive.
Learn more >>Delmarva Chicken Association is inviting high school seniors, college students and graduate students to submit applications for its 2023 College Scholarship Program. Applications are being accepted for undergraduate scholarships of $2,000 and graduate-degree scholarships... Read More
Delmarva Chicken Association, a 1,600-member trade association for the chicken community, told the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control it supports a plan to build a self-contained anaerobic digester near Seaford, Del. The