Membership in DCA: Support an industry that supports you!

For 75 years, Delmarva Chicken Association has worked for the common good of the broiler industry. Today, we represent 1,600 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 encourage 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
  • Subscriptions to our magazine, Delmarva Chicken, and Chicken Chatter, our weekly e-newsletter
  • Member-exclusive advertising opportunities in Delmarva Chicken and Chicken Chatter
  • 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

  • Opportunity to participate in our electric buying group, saving thousands on Delmarva Power bills
  • Eligible for cost-share programs, like our Delaware Buffers Grant
  • Invitations to our Grower Socials
  • Free technical assistance in installing vegetative environmental buffers on farms
  • Learn first about HPAI outbreaks and benefit from our year-round work with companies, states, and others to prevent and manage poultry disease
  • Subscriptions to our magazine, Delmarva Chicken, and to Chicken Chatter, our weekly e-newsletter
  • Ability to participate on DCA committees, including Grower, Environmental, Poultry Health & Government Relations
  • Each $150 in dues allows two to attend our summertime Booster BBQ

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.

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!