History
Our company was formed in the late 2000’s, when we opened as the sole distributor in Canada for Brinsea incubation products. The business grew quickly, and we were proud to have offered high quality incubation equipment to Canadians. Unfortunately, our investment in marketing and promoting the brand in Canada grew too quickly and other larger companies soon took over the market at uncompetitive price structures. We ceased to carry and service Brinsea products in 2018.
Now, we are pleased to return to business, this time with a very different focus. Our founder, Clayton Botkin, has decided to take his extensive experience in working with the agriculture industry and provide consulting services. Our clients range from various levels of government, researchers, businesses, and individuals from various backgrounds, to industry associations. Clayton has a number of formal academic credentials in One Health, Risk Management, Applied Biology, and Incident Command Systems, as well as a Professional Agrologist with the BC Institute of Agrologists. He also brings many years of unique government experience ranging from youth development and industry specialist to program development and management. In addition, through decades of volunteer experience, he has developed strong leadership and communication skills and a background in governance. In 2021, Clayton become one of Canada’s few licensed poultry judges by the American Poultry Association. He has also led a number of projects through his volunteer commitments, one of the largest being the 2023 Waterfowl Conservation Workshop, in Seattle, Washington. Clayton is the current president of the International Wild Waterfowl Association, and a board member of the World Pheasant Association, International Turaco Society, Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust, and the BC Waterfowl Society. He is also the president of the Fraser Valley Poultry Fanciers Association.
Our Work
We are pleased to work with a number of clients ranging from small non-profit organizations to government agencies. We aim to provide project development and management services, and professional services when our clients have needs that align with our expertise. The recent changes to British Columbia’s Professional Governance Act have changed the landscape for professionals in the Province, requiring specific declarations, academics, and experience to offer services in our field. We are here to help clients navigate their needs and support the advancement of the agriculture industry and how it plans, adapts and responds to emergency management. We are also pleased to support small flock clients in building and delivering extension programs and learning opportunities to improve the viability and support long term growth in the sector.
Some of our recent project work includes:
- Development of the BC Poultry Health Network – our team led the project design and administration, and provided extensive professional leadership and expertise through the development of this network. The BC Poultry Health Network is BC’s primary small flock poultry health extension hub, providing resources on poultry health, disease, and risk mitigation for small flock owners. This project partnered with government, industry professionals, regional associations, fairs and exhibitions, and other community groups around British Columbia in its delivery, reaching over one thousand individuals through its online and in-person education sessions. The Network, through the Fraser Valley Poultry Fanciers, continues to deliver training on euthanasia for small flock and non-supply managed poultry keepers around the province.
- Leadership of the BC Poultry Industry Emergency Operations Center – from August 2023 through September 2025, our organization provided leadership and administration for the poultry industry’s emergency operations program. This work largely focused around leading the BC poultry industry’s response and preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza throughout the response. Our collective efforts supporting improving industry’s response capacity, improving our ability to respond, and improving communications across stakeholders to provide more timely, accurate, and relevant information.
- Administrative support and professional expertise for the BC Agriculture Emergency Preparedness Program, delivered by the BC Agriculture Council – our team provided event coordination and professional services supporting, hosting, and delivering training for agriculture coordinators, and BC farmers and ranchers supporting emergency preparedness across British Columbia.
- Event coordination for Drought Workshops, delivered by the BC Cattlemen’s Association – our team coordinated drought workshops on behalf of our client and their partners across British Columbia in the fall of 2024 and into 2025.
