The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate
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At Ag in Motion: New tester monitors bull fertility
Glacier FarmMedia – Slow-swimming bull sperm will have no place to hide. A Scottish company, Dyneval, has created a new semen analyzer that measures a wider range of concentrations of semen than previous testing methods. This will allow veterinarians, beef and dairy producers to have more control over semen quality. The Dynescanl analyzer is also[...]
Agropur to shut Winnipeg fluid milk plant
Dairy co-operative Agropur will consolidate its fluid milk production for Western Canada further west this fall, as it moves to shut its operation in Winnipeg. The Quebec-based co-operative announced Tuesday it will close its Winnipeg fluid milk plant effective Sept. 24 -- affecting 48 jobs -- and transfer that work to plants at Edmonton, Victoria[...]
Eastern Manitoba ice cream maker closes shop
An eastern Manitoba dairy farmer who began producing a specialty ice cream with the farm's own milk in 2013 has closed shop citing rising production costs. Lisa Dyck, owner of the Cornell Creme ice cream brand, began producing a line of hand-crafted ice cream in 2013, using milk from the family dairy farm northeast of[...]
Agropur to buy Safeway dairy plants in West
Dairy co-operative giant Agropur is set to build its milk muscle in Western Canada with a $356 million play for Sobeys' former Canada Safeway milk processing plants. Quebec-based Agropur and Nova Scotia-based Sobeys on Tuesday announced a "strategic partnership" agreement in which Agropur will buy the four plants, supply Canada's Sobeys, IGA and Safeway retail[...]
Saputo to shut two Alta. powdered milk plants
Two plants producing powdered and condensed milk in Alberta are set to close by the end of next year as Montreal dairy giant Saputo folds their operations into other facilities. Saputo announced Wednesday it will close its plants at Wetaskiwin, about 60 km south of Edmonton, and at Glenwood, about 80 km southwest of Lethbridge.[...]
Cows learn dairying faster when housed together: study
Housing new dairy cows in pairs rather than individual pens could improve their ability to learn new feeding and milking technologies, a new B.C. study suggests. The study by Rebecca Meagher, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia, shows dairy calves become better at learning by way of a "buddy system" -- and[...]
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