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Dairy cattle, Local news

Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short

More butterfat means more skim milk, which means Manitoba dairy farmers 
need access to more processing capacity

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An imbalance in processing capacity has left Manitoba dairy farmers unable to fully use the province’s quota allocation. Speaking at a recent producer meeting in Steinbach, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman David Wiens said the organization is working with processors and creating a new class of milk designed to increase investment in the province, while
Skim milk powder. (PelchGroup.com)
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Dairy support price gets boost starting Feb. 1

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Canada’s dairy farmers can expect a two per cent bump in their overall revenue from industrial milk sales starting Feb. 1 next year. Citing dairy producers’ increased costs of production, the Canadian Dairy Commission on Wednesday announced its support price of butter will increase effective Feb. 1 to $7.7815 per kilogram, from $7.4046 currently. Its
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Canadian dairy industry is a source of pride

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Iam proud of Canada’s national agriculture policy for dairy — supply management. Like many rural initiatives of the past, it has deep co-operative roots that have nurtured the development of a viable, modern dairy sector in every region of Canada. It provides the degree of discipline and organization necessary for dairy farmers in the organized
Dairy cattle, News

Food strategy missing from ag committee report

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The Commons agriculture committee is backing calls for a national food strategy, but says there’s not time to develop one before the launch of the Growing Forward Two program next April. “It’s really a different issue from Growing Forward, which is a slate of programs to help farmers,” said Tory MP Larry Miller, the committee’s
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy discussions continue

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Dairy farmers are looking at quota harmonization across western provinces as a way to improve efficiency. Henry Holtmann, chairman of the Western Milk Pool’s (WMP) quota harmonization committee, said the process of making recommendations is moving forward as representatives from the four provinces work to build trust and mutual understanding. “I think we will move
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

National Pooling Report Advances Single Milk Pool Discussion

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Areport to the Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee this month could be the first step toward establishing a long-discussed national all-milk pool for dairy farmers. The report by a two-person industry committee caps months of talks with provincial milk boards to gauge their feelings about national pooling. The response so far has been generally positive
Dairy cattle, Livestock

National Milk Pool Urged To Soften Dairy Import Risk

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Volatile fluid milk prices in the United States show the need for a national all-milk pool in Canada, Manitoba dairy farmers were told last week. A combination of low U.S. prices and a strong loonie could allow fluid milk to enter Canada despite high import tariffs, according to the head of the Canadian Dairy Commission.
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Industrial Milk Supports To Rise Feb. 1

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Canadian dairy farmers can expect about a 1.5 per cent increase in perhectolitre revenue from industrial milk starting Feb. 1. The Canadian Dairy Commission on Friday rolled out the increases for support prices for butter and skim milk powder to take effect Feb. 1, 2011. “The current situation is that farm revenues are lagging behind

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