Delmarva Chicken Association is the 1,400-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.
FEATURED NEWS
DCA Presents Awards to Allies of the Chicken Community
- James Fisher
- June 05, 2025
- DCA
Delmarva Chicken Association presented three awards – to Far Nasir; a Maryland chicken grower; Ed and Chad Jackson of Affinity Energy Management; and Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware – whose support, work and advocacy have been crucial to the success of Delmarva's $4.8 billion chicken community. The chicken industry on Delmarva supports 1,206 family farms and 18,000 chicken company employees, along with hundreds of allied businesses.
Outstanding Chicken Growers Are Honored at Delmarva Chicken Association's Booster BBQ
- James Fisher
- June 05, 2025
- DCA
Delmarva Chicken Association announced the recipients of its Outstanding Grower awards, honoring 12 farm families in Delmarva's chicken community with recognition as exemplary farmers raising broiler chickens. Each grower operates an independent, family-owned farm raising chickens in a contract with one of Delmarva's five chicken companies. There are 1,206 chicken grower families on Delmarva, each one an important part of the $4.8 billion...
Delmarva Chicken Association Awards Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships to Twelve Students
- James Fisher
- May 28, 2025
- DCA
Delmarva Chicken Association has granted scholarships totaling $23,500 to 12 students pursuing college and graduate studies connected to careers in Delmarva's chicken industry through the DCA College Scholarship Program. Ten of the recipients are enrolled in undergraduate programs and received $2,000 scholarships, and an eleventh undergraduate student received a 'pick of the flock' $500 scholarship. A graduate student was also awarded a...
FEATURED VIDEOS
10 Generations of Farming
- Join Jenny Rhodes and her son, Chris, as they share their family's 10-generation journey in farming. Discover how they've built their chicken farms to support their families and help feed Delmarva. - Posted: January 15, 2024
The J. Frank Gordy Delmarva Distinguished Citizen Award: Virgil Shockley
- Virgil Shockley, a Snow Hill, Md. chicken grower, has consistently, relentlessly advocated for chicken growers, farmers, and Eastern Shore communities. - Posted: January 15, 2024
Delmarva's Outstanding Chicken Growers
- Each grower operates an independent, family-owned farm raising chickens under contract for one of Delmarva's five chicken companies. There are more than 1,330 such chicken growers on Delmarva, each one an important part of the $5 billion chicken community. - Posted: January 15, 2024