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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Dairy defends against provincial trade barrier criticism
There’s disagreement on whether Canada’s supply management system for dairy is or is not a barrier for interprovincial trade.
COMMENT: Bovaer is added to cow feed to reduce methane emissions. Does it get into milk and meat? Is it harmful for humans?
Concern has been rising over the use of a feed supplement, Bovaer 10, to reduce methane production in cows. Bovaer…
Flu strain in U.S. dairy cattle may be a different beast
Veterinarians and food safety officials have been scrambling for about a month to understand the origin and spread of highly…
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Carrier identification coming for dairy genetic defects
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Batch milking combines parlour with robotic automation
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Preventing lameness in dairy cattle
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Taking the bite out of cold-weather livestock care
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Lactanet embarks on LPI modernization process
Glacier FarmMedia – A long-standing tool for predicting the milk production performance of dairy cattle daughters will be “modernized” to…
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Do healthy humans make for happy cows?
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Supply management bill goes straight to Senate
The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate
Dairy defends against provincial trade barrier criticism
Canadian dairy’s supply management system is catching backlash as Canada works to ease interprovincial trade; industry says it’s unfounded
There’s disagreement on whether Canada’s supply management system for dairy is or is not a barrier for interprovincial trade.
DLG North America appoints new managing director
Canadian Dairy Expo set for April 2-3
DLG (German Agricultural Society) has appointed Ulrike Schmidt-Machinek as the managing director at its new DLG North America subsidiary based in Elora, Ont.
COMMENT: Bovaer is added to cow feed to reduce methane emissions. Does it get into milk and meat? Is it harmful for humans?
Concern has been rising over the use of a feed supplement, Bovaer 10, to reduce methane production in cows. Bovaer 10 consists of silicon dioxide (basically sand), propylene glycol (a food stabilizer) and the active compound 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP). Bovaer and 3-NOP were approved for use in Canada in early 2024. Canadian beef and dairy industry
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.
Canada will defend dairy sector against New Zealand trade dispute say ministers
New Zealand on Friday triggered mandatory negotiations over longstanding dairy disagreement
The federal government says it will defend Canada's dairy sector after New Zealand escalated a long-running trade dispute over Canadian dairy market access.
Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought
To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane emissions without wiping out large parts of
Labour savings only the beginning with automated calf feeders
Labour savings are the main reason dairy and veal producers express interest in automated calf feeding systems. But once installed, producers find the systems have other benefits too.
Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows
Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy producing region of the United States, according to an announcement from the state’s agriculture department. More than 190 herds have been infected across the U.S. since March,
U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products
Canadian cases at nil as of mid-June according to CFIA testing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country.
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