Reading Time: 2 minutes Danielle Lee hasn’t missed a Calgary Stampede’s Aggie Days yet. Her mom, Debbie Lee, brought her newborn daughter — along with some Jersey calves — to the very first Aggie Days 30 years ago. Debbie also led the cow-milking demonstrations, which both Lee women still do today. What’s changed is the kind of questions that […] Read more
Mother-daughter duo a fixture at Calgary Stampede’s Aggie Days
People make the difference in Outstanding Young Farmer program
Participants say the chance to connect with innovative farmers is at the heart of the program that showcases producers under the age of 40
Reading Time: 3 minutes There’s been a changing of the guard, but last year’s winners are still pumped about their experience as the province’s Outstanding Young Farmers and their trip to the finals in Quebec City in November. “Phenomenal is the best word I can find,” said Nicole Brousseau, who operates Moo-Lait Family Farms with husband Richard near St. […] Read more
Dairy support price trimmed starting March 1
Canada’s dairy producers can expect their overall revenue from sales of industrial milk to slip nearly two per cent starting in March. The Canadian Dairy Commission on Thursday announced it will snip the support price it sets for skim milk powder effective March 1 to $6.3109 per kilogram — down from the current $6.4754 — […] Read more
China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn
Beijing | Reuters –– Small dairy farmers in China are dumping milk and selling cows as demand from processors slows in a sharp turnaround from last year, when a scramble for supplies prompted a huge surge in milk powder imports. Slower growth in milk product consumption, higher yields from modern dairy farms and the excess […] Read more
New program for dairy producers aims to reassure consumers
ProAction replaces the Canadian Quality Milk program by adding components for animal care and environmental sustainability
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dairy producers are revamping the Canadian Quality Milk program by adding protocols for animal care, on-farm food safety, traceability, biosecurity, and environmental sustainability. The new national accreditation program, called ProAction, was designed with consumers in mind, said Mike Slomp, industry and member services manager with Alberta Milk. “ProAction is about the social licence to operate, […] Read more
The time has come to scrap supply management
Canada has a unique opportunity to supply the world with dairy products, but first it must phase out supply management
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dairy supply management is an old solution to an old problem. The approach of setting dairy prices, controlling production, and controlling imports has been costly to Canadians as a whole and to dairy farmers for a long time. Today, Canada has an opportunity to break with supply management for the benefit of everyone — and […] Read more
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