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Dairy sector gets $350 million from feds

The investment is intended to offset losses expected in the sector when CETA is implemented

By Alex Binkley November 22, 2016

Dairy farmers and processors are welcoming a $350-million investment in their sector ahead of the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement coming into force. The $250 million over five years, available through the Dairy Farm Investment Program, will assist farmers to update their equipment to improve productivity, said an announcement from Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. The money would

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Ottawa looking at alternative to CETA compensation for dairy producers

The move comes as a surprise to industry groups like the Dairy Farmers of Canada  who were promised cash by the previous government

By Alex Binkley November 16, 2016

The federal government is considering a transition program rather than promised compensation for dairy farmers and processors hurt by increased European cheese imports under the Canada-Europe trade deal. Government officials at an off-the-record briefing for reporters on technical details of the deal said Ottawa preferred “a package of transition assistance to position both processors and

Dairy cattle, News

Fewer farms and processors but more dairy products

The economic contribution of Canada’s dairy industry continues to grow, a report says

By Alex Binkley October 19, 2016

Canadian dairy industry output has grown even as the number of dairy farms and processors has declined. That’s according to a recent study, commissioned by the Dairy Farmers of Canada. The study, by Montreal-based EcoRessources, looks at changes between 2013 and 2015 and is the latest biannual examination of the sector dating back to 2009.

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair David Wiens described the Canadian dairy sector’s proAction initiative at the inaugural One Welfare conference.

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Providing the proof consumers want on animal care

DFC’s proAction animal welfare assessment program helps farmers demonstrate that high standards are being met

By Lorraine Stevenson October 18, 2016

In 2008 two brothers who farm near Ste. Anne built a new barn to replace the one their father erected in the 1960s. His was “a Cadillac barn” and the best of the best for its time, but by the mid-2000s times had changed. It wasn’t just a robotic milking system for their 220 cows

Dairy producers say they can talk until there’s nothing left to say, but it’s the government that must act to solve border issues.

Dairy cattle, News, Poultry

Much talk, no action on supply management border issues

A Commons trade committee meeting heard lots of words but little new information at a recent hearing

By Alex Binkley October 12, 2016

Many words were spoken, but little new was said. At a recent two-hour session of the Commons trade committee, representatives of the dairy and poultry sector and Lawrence MacAulay, the federal agriculture minister, all spoke at length about border issues — but largely reiterated previous statements. Following a Parliament Hill protest by dairy farmers this

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Diafiltered milk issue sours on slow federal response

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 17, 2016

CNS Canada — Two weeks after rallying on Parliament Hill to protest Trans-Pacific and European trade agreements, some dairy farmers say the government is still slacking when it comes to supporting their industry. The immediate crisis, according to Jan Slomp, a Vancouver Island dairy farmer and president of the National Farmers Union, is diafiltered milk.

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Agropur halts its diafiltered milk imports

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 10, 2016

Updated, May 11, 2016 — Canadian dairy processing co-operative Agropur says a three-month national program to subsidize use of Canadian dairy ingredients will allow it to “immediately” end its own imports of diafiltered milk. “We had pledged to stop importing diafiltered milk as soon as conditions allowed,” co-op president Serge Riendeau said Tuesday in a

Dairy cattle, News

Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers

The program aims to meet consumer concerns in a farmer-friendly fashion

By Alex Binkley May 3, 2016

Canadian dairy farmers have launched a mandatory program to document the sector’s commitment to food safety, environmental protection and animal care. The proAction Initiative, a Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) undertaking, is designed to show consumers how farmers tend to their animals and land in a sustainable way and will allow farmers to benchmark their

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy farmers step up pressure on Ottawa over diafiltered milk

Milk producers say the rules around diafiltered milk in cheese making need to be enforced

By Alex Binkley April 27, 2016

Dairy Farmers of Canada and a coalition of Quebec farmers and processors are stepping up the pressure on the federal government to curb importation of diafiltered milk. They’re calling on the government to enforce eight-year-old changes to cheese compositional standards that barred the use of high-protein milk products. DFC president Wally Smith joined Quebec Agriculture

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy market loss close to four per cent

Dairy groups told no answer is coming until after the deals are ratified

By Shannon VanRaes April 15, 2016

Dairy farmers are still waiting to find out if the new federal government will honour the word of its Conservative predecessor. They were promised compensation to offset market loss under two proposed trade deals, but six months into its mandate, the Trudeau government has been noncommittal. Speaking at a Dairy Farmers of Manitoba meeting here

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Dairy sector gets $350 million from feds

Ottawa looking at alternative to CETA compensation for dairy producers

Fewer farms and processors but more dairy products

Providing the proof consumers want on animal care

Much talk, no action on supply management border issues

Diafiltered milk issue sours on slow federal response

Agropur halts its diafiltered milk imports

Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers

Dairy farmers step up pressure on Ottawa over diafiltered milk

Dairy market loss close to four per cent

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