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More Milk From Fewer Cows

By Ron Friesen November 25, 2010

How do you get more from less? Ask the Canadian dairy industry. Since 2005, the number of dairy farms in Canada has fallen by 15 per cent. The number of cows is down 3.7 per cent. But the annual volume of milk produced has increased 3.6 per cent over the past five years, according to

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Industry Revisits National Milk Pool – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Ron Friesen September 9, 2010

The Canadian dairy industry will try once again to develop a national all-milk pool despite failed efforts over the last 15 years. The Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee has asked the Canadian Dairy Commission to develop a possible road map for a national pool. The CMSMC at its recent meeting in July called for the

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Innovation, Trade Dominate Dairy Meeting

By Alex Binkley February 11, 2010

One surefire way to make dairy farmers squirm is suggest they consider exporting dairy products again. Sure they’re happy to sell breeding and cull cows outside the country but they don’t want to go anywhere near the international market for dairy products. Gilles Gauthier, Canada’s chief agriculture negotiator at the WTO, suggests that even with

Dairy cattle, Livestock

No Change Planned For Dairy Support Prices

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 10, 2009

Slightly lower input prices and “stable” demand for dairy products have led the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) to leave skim milk powder and butter support prices at current levels. As of Feb. 1, 2010 the support price for skim milk powder will still be $6.1783 per kg; the support price for butter will remain $7.1024

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Planning For A Possible Pandemic

By Daniel Winters September 3, 2009

“Obviously, human health is first and the animals second, but we would do our utmost to ensure that the animals are looked after so there are no animal welfare issues.” – SHEILA MOWAT Cows won’t get the flu, but a lot of farmers might. If even half of what public health officials are saying, both

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Circovirus Vaccine Label Update

By Wyeth Animal Health June 18, 2009

Canadian swine producers can now protect piglets one week earlier against porcine circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) with a new change to the Suvaxyn PCV2 vaccine label. The new label changes the age pigs can be vaccinated from four weeks to three weeks of age. “The sooner producers are able to begin protecting young pigs from

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Massive Dairy Farm A Forgotten Chapter In Manitoba History

By Ron Friesen May 14, 2009

“He was a pretty amazing guy.” – LOUIS BALCAEN They stand like lonely, abandoned sentinels – two massive concrete silos in an empty field gazing sightlessly at the sky. They and a few nearby tumbledown buildings are all that’s left of what was once one of the largest dairy farms in North America. At its

Dairy cattle, News

In Brief… – for Mar. 19, 2009

March 19, 2009

Bobcat, Polaris team up:North Dakota-based skid-steer maker Bobcat Co. and snowmobile and ATV maker Polaris Industries have signed on for a “long-term strategic alliance” that will ultimately lead to co-development of new equipment. “Initially, Polaris will produce and sell highly differentiated work vehicles to Bobcat for sale through the Bobcat dealer network,” Scott Wine, CEO

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Skim milk powder surpluses rise again

By Ron Friesen December 11, 2008

A perennial problem with surplus milk powder stocks has re-emerged to plague Canada’s dairy industry. Year-end stocks of skim milk powder are five times higher than they were for the previous year, according to the Canadian Dairy Commission. This increase comes at a time when falling world milk prices restrict the commission’s ability to remove

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

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Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Tag Archives Canadian Dairy Commission

More Milk From Fewer Cows

Dairy Industry Revisits National Milk Pool – for Sep. 9, 2010

Innovation, Trade Dominate Dairy Meeting

No Change Planned For Dairy Support Prices

Planning For A Possible Pandemic

Circovirus Vaccine Label Update

Massive Dairy Farm A Forgotten Chapter In Manitoba History

In Brief… – for Mar. 19, 2009

Skim milk powder surpluses rise again

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