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DFM says extraordinary cost increases justified a nearly 11 per cent increase in milk prices.
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Province’s dairy farmers needed second price hike, DFM says

Lack of transparency in price-setting makes Canadian dairy an easy target for critics

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High feed costs, after-effects from last year’s drought and other rising costs made double dairy price hikes necessary for Manitoba farmers, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba says. “Farmers were telling us – you know, I could feel it too – that, you know ‘I’ve already used up all my cash reserves’, and costs were rising quickly,
File photo of soy-based milk alternatives. (SherSor/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Lactalis to shift from milk to near-milk at Sudbury

Facility to halt fluid milk processing, switch to plant-based product lines

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The processor of the Beatrice and Lactantia milk brands plans to put its fluid milk processing plant in northern Ontario over to plant-based dairy substitutes. The Canadian arm of France’s Lactalis said Wednesday it will stop fluid milk processing and packaging at its plant at Sudbury effective Sept. 30 and convert that plant to a
(AgropurSolutions.ca)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Agropur cheese plant workers take deal, halt strike

Milk not taken at Granby, Que. plant for over five weeks

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Milk delivery to a major cheese plant in Eastern Canada is expected to resume soon as unionized employees at dairy co-operative Agropur’s facility at Granby, Que. end a five-and-a-half-week strike. The plant’s 250-odd workers, represented by the Syndicat des salaries de la fromagerie — an arm of Centrale des syndicats democratiques (CSD) — have voted
Ag university students make up Moller’s milking workforce.
Dairy cattle, Livestock

How do you make a Danish cow stop burping?

The Danish dairy sector is under pressure to curb emissions, especially methane

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Four fibreglass boxes, like small rooms, stand inside a bright, pristine space. Each box has metal stanchions, a hefty air-handling unit and a rubber mat that could be thought of as a bed. “So,” asks one of several journalists clad in biosecurity gear, “you trap the cow in there with their burps?” “No, no, no,
On dairy farms, methane from cattle is a big part of their carbon footprint, but researchers say diet can control emissions at least somewhat.
Dairy cattle, News

Dairy carbon plans still on the drawing table

The sector’s net-zero plan banks on technology not yet available

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The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has a goal to reach net zero on carbon emissions but admits the plan to get there doesn’t exist. Not yet, at least. “It kind of reminds me of JFK saying, ‘By 1969, we’ll have a man on the moon’ and they hadn’t invented rockets yet,” said DFC director
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Farm-gate milk price increase predictable, says economist

Mid-year hike has been controversial but soaring costs have to be recognized, says J.P. Gervais

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Anyone expressing surprise or dismay at the recently announced plan to increase the farm-gate milk price this fall is ignoring financial realities, says the chief economist at Farm Credit Canada. “I definitely saw it coming,” J.P. Gervais said about the Canadian Dairy Commission’s approval of a 2.5 per cent price increase to take effect Sept.
(Artisteer/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

New CEO named for Canadian Dairy Commission

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The Canadian Dairy Commission has hired from within for its new chief executive. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced Benoit Basillais, the CDC’s director of policy and economics, became the Crown corporation’s new CEO effective Monday. Basillais replaces Serge Riendeau, the dairy producer and former Agropur Co-operative president who’s been the CDC’s chief
An original proposal by Health Canada to label ground beef as high in saturated fat has been shelved. Photo: Jeff Haynes/Reuters
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hogs

Health Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods

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Ottawa | Reuters – Foods high in sugars, sodium and saturated fat will come with clear warning labels in Canada starting in 2026, the federal government said on Thursday, in an effort to promote healthier eating choices and reduce chronic health risks. “We know that it’s not always easy to make healthy choices,” Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told
File photo of the Agropur logo on its former fluid milk plant in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Agropur backs major upgrades for Nova Scotia ice cream plant

Dairy co-op puts up $34M to 'redefine space' at Truro

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Major dairy co-operative Agropur is putting up eight figures to upgrade an ice cream and frozen novelties plant it owns in Nova Scotia to handle new premium product lines. The co-operative said June 17 it will invest $34 million in the former Scotsburn plant at Truro, to “redefine the space within the plant (and) support
(Noel Hendrickson/DigitalVision/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Mid-year farm gate price hike approved for milk

Processors say incremental hike may soften impact on consumers

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A request from Canada’s dairy farmer organization for an unscheduled increase in the current farm gate price for milk, to help farmers catch up with steep rises in their costs of production, has been granted. The Canadian Dairy Commission said Tuesday it will recommend that the farm gate price for milk be increased effective Sept.

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