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Hewitt’s Dairy owner Marie Hewitt, left, has reached a deal to sell the family-owned dairy processing business to Gay Lea Foods. (HewittsDairy.com)

Ontario’s Gay Lea to buy Hewitt’s Dairy

A 127-year-old family-owned Ontario dairy processor is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, the province’s largest dairy co-operative, announced Wednesday it reached a deal to buy Hewitt’s Dairy of Hagersville for an undisclosed sum, effective Nov. 1. Hewitt’s is an icon in southern Ontario for its dairy bar just north of Hagersville, about 25

Many modern farms use a lot of large equipment such as silage choppers and feed wagons that can be the source of metal.

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Beef 911: ‘Hardware disease’ is a common problem in cow herds

Good pasture sanitation is important, and rumen magnets are a good investment

By Roy Lewis October 3, 2014

Vets call it traumatic reticuloperitonitis, but it’s better known as “hardware disease,” a term referring to a medical condition caused when an object penetrates through the reticulum, or second stomach causing infection in the abdomen. If a sharp object goes through the diaphragm, the cow can die of heart failure. Hardware disease drains production of

Dairy cattle, Did you know?, News

Even just a little dairy is good for you: researchers

Taiwanese who eat no dairy have higher blood pressure than those who do 

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 25, 2014

A little dairy food daily, even for those who haven’t traditionally consumed it, may reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke, say researchers at Australia’s Monash University. A study of nearly 4,000 Taiwanese was led by Professor Mark Wahlqvist. “In a dominantly Chinese food culture, unaccustomed to dairy foods, consuming them up to seven

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 10, 2014

A bid to boost sales of Canadian dairy, sheep and goat genetics in export markets has picked up seven-figure federal funding. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Wednesday announced $1.6 million for the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association (CLGA), mainly to help the association achieve its target of increasing sales and exports of dairy genetics by 10

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

EU provides aid to dairy sector after Russian ban

By Barbara Lewis, GFM Network News August 28, 2014

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission announced financial support for exporters of dairy products hit by Russia’s ban on Western food imports, adding to emergency measures already taken to help fruit and vegetable producers. Moscow this month imposed a one-year embargo on meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables from the U.S., the European Union,

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Supreme Court rejects raw-milk dairyman’s appeal

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 14, 2014

An Ontario dairyman’s legal challenge of bans on the sale of unpasteurized milk has ended at the Supreme Court of Canada’s doormat. The country’s top court on Thursday dismissed — without costs — the application from Durham, Ont. farmer Michael Schmidt, in which he sought leave to appeal previous losses at Ontario’s Court of Justice and

Although late, Manitoba’s first-cut hay is mostly up now and yielded well outside of the flood area, says John McGregor of the Manitoba Forage and Hayland Association. This field was being baled near Miami July 29. photo: allan dawson

Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock

First-cut hay late, but plentiful in unflooded areas

Hay will be scarce and costly in flooded areas, but that could be offset by producers reducing cow herds

By Allan Dawson August 8, 2014

Manitoba’s first-cut hay crop, while late, is yielding average to above average in areas not hit by excessive moisture or flooding, says John McGregor of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association. “There’s a lot there, but they (beef farmers) don’t just rely on one cut,” McGregor said in an interview July 30. “They need to

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Milk prices sink as ‘white gold’ floods even China’s demand

By GFM Network News August 6, 2014

Wellington/Shanghai | Reuters –– Hopes of a “white gold” rush fuelled by booming Asian demand for milk and other dairy products have been dealt a blow, as swollen stockpiles in top consumer China and a flood of supply pummel dairy prices. Global dairy prices have fallen more than 40 per cent since February, according to

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Saputo posts bigger profit, hikes dividend

By GFM Network News August 5, 2014

Reuters –– Saputo Inc., Canada’s largest dairy producer, reported higher quarterly earnings on Tuesday, lifted by recent acquisitions. The Montreal-based company also increased its quarterly dividend by 13 per cent to 26 cents from 23 and announced a two-for-one stock split. For Saputo’s first quarter through June 30, net income rose to $145.3 million, or

Imports of “pizza kits” for use by Toronto-based Pizza Pizza were cut off last fall by a federal ways-and-means motion adjusting Canada’s tariff schedule on food imports. (Dave Bedard photo)

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. officials call foul over Canada’s ‘pizza kit’ clampdown

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 16, 2014

Ottawa’s move to plug a regulatory hole that eased pizzerias’ access to U.S. mozza seems to have halted traffic in “pizza kits” — but U.S. officials see that move as potentially trade-unfriendly. Officials also estimate the move will effectively shut Canada’s ports to thousands of tons of U.S. pizza toppings valued at up to US$30 million

Daily Network News

Pulse Weekly: War, weather affecting Manitoba pulse prospects

JBS posts flat Q4 profit on record sales but lower U.S. beef margins

Brazil soybean planting outlook hinges on Middle East war, says Agroconsult

Dairy cattle

Ontario’s Gay Lea to buy Hewitt’s Dairy

Beef 911: ‘Hardware disease’ is a common problem in cow herds

Even just a little dairy is good for you: researchers

Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

EU provides aid to dairy sector after Russian ban

Supreme Court rejects raw-milk dairyman’s appeal

First-cut hay late, but plentiful in unflooded areas

Milk prices sink as ‘white gold’ floods even China’s demand

Saputo posts bigger profit, hikes dividend

U.S. officials call foul over Canada’s ‘pizza kit’ clampdown

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