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A small room off the milkhouse, encompassing the front of the tank, helps to limit contact with the milk truck driver at the Herrema farm at Uxbridge, northeast of Toronto. (Gerrit Herrema photo)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery & Shop

Dairy sector shuts down most visits from off-farm providers

In agriculture, dairy farms are among those most called-on by outside services

By Jennifer Glenney, GFM Network News March 27, 2020

New additions to Gerrit Herrema’s dairy barn have made it easier for his family to abide by recent directions to avoid contact with milk truck drivers to reduce COVID-19’s spread. “We have boot washes and other biosecurity measures in the barn. We need to take these measures in order to minimize the damage,” said Herrema, […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario to host plant for U.S. lactose-free milk maker

By Alberta Farmer Staff June 6, 2018

A lactose-free milk brand distributed by Coca-Cola will be produced at a new dairy processing plant to be built at Peterborough, Ont. by early 2020. The facility’s first product will be Fairlife Ultrafiltered Milk, a lactose-free product billed as providing 50 per cent more protein and 50 per cent less sugar than traditional milk. Canada […] Read more

Dairy Farmers of Ontario CEO Graham Lloyd says dairy marketing activities need to show that they can build the market for milk. (John Greig photo)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario’s dairy farmers ramp up own marketing

By John Greig January 18, 2018

Dairy Farmers of Ontario is starting to build its own consumer marketing department, now that it’s retaining marketing funds collected from farmers and no longer sending tens of millions of dollars to Dairy Farmers of Canada. What does it mean? Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s withdrawal from national marketing of milk has meant upheaval at Dairy […] Read more

Eastern Canada’s dairy producers are expecting another announcement this month from processing co-operative Agropur about new construction. (Canam-Construction.com)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

More milk quota increases expected for Eastern Canada

By John Greig January 11, 2018

Updated, Jan. 15, 2018 –– Dairy Farmers of Ontario expects it will need six per cent more milk from producers in the next year. DFO chair Ralph Dietrich told the organization’s annual meeting that new processing capacity coming online this year will help drive the continued increase in quota allocated to meet the demand. The […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario’s dairy group names new GM

By John Greig May 23, 2017

Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) has found its new general manager within the organization. Graham Lloyd, the organization’s general counsel, secretary to the board and director of communications, is the new general manager, replacing Peter Gould, the organization’s long-time manager. Gould, trained as an economist, has been with DFO since 1981 and has been the […] Read more

Peter Gould, general manager and CEO, Dairy Farmers of Ontario. (John Greig photo)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario dairy sector optimistic with expanding demand

By John Greig January 16, 2017

Ontario’s dairy industry is in a period of unprecedented growth, with over 15 per cent more quota going to dairy farmers in less than two years. There are almost certainly more quota increases to come, in order to increase milk production to displace significant volumes of butter now being imported. “It’s an absolutely great time […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy ingredients strategy starts to drive investment

By John Greig November 21, 2016

Ontario’s Gay Lea Foods has announced $140 million in projects to be spent over four years to dramatically increase dairy ingredient processing in the province. The announcement last week in Teeswater, Ont., is the result of several years of work to bring revitalized ingredients processing to the province and to stem the flow of milk […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets

High-fat dairy demand leaving Ont. skim milk homeless

By Alberta Farmer Staff June 19, 2015

Strong demand for high-butterfat dairy products, soft demand for fluid milk and maxed-out capacity to make skim milk powder have led Ontario’s dairy farmers in recent weeks to dump surplus skim milk in lagoons. A letter to producers last Friday from Dairy Farmers of Ontario board chairman Ralph Dietrich, intended to “put to rest the […] Read more

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Canada left with very tight canola, barley stocks

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures up on beef prices, demand

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Dairy sector shuts down most visits from off-farm providers

Ontario to host plant for U.S. lactose-free milk maker

Ontario’s dairy farmers ramp up own marketing

More milk quota increases expected for Eastern Canada

Ontario’s dairy group names new GM

Ontario dairy sector optimistic with expanding demand

Dairy ingredients strategy starts to drive investment

High-fat dairy demand leaving Ont. skim milk homeless

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