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“Free Your Milk” Campaign Launched

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Over half of Canadians think dairy products are too expensive, according to a recent survey by a restaurant and food services association. The current system is making Canadian milk and cheese less attractive and less affordable for everyone, said Garth Whyte, president and CEO of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA). The survey conducted
Dairy cattle, News

DFC Elects New President

British Columbia dairy farmer Wally Smith was elected president of Dairy Farmers of Canada at the organization’s annual conference in Winnipeg July 13. Smith, who hails from Chemainus, B.C., replaces outgoing president Jacques LaForge, who retired after seven years at the helm. Manitoba producer David Weins joined Ron Versteeg, Marcel Groleau, Ron Maynard on the
Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Ritz Returns, Outsider Named To Transport Post

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The return of Gerry Ritz to the agriculture portfolio was welcomed by many farm groups, although they’re still trying to get a handle on some new faces in cabinet posts that impact farming. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture “and its members are eager to continue working with Minister Ritz,” said president Ron Bonnett. “We believe
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy Expansions Slow, Quota Shortage Feared

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Aslowdown in the consolidation of dairy farms across Canada may create a shortage of quota for producers who want to expand, an industry official warns. The current rate of dairy farm consolidation is about half of what the rate was at the start of the decade. This will put pressure on producers’ ability to expand
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Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

Buoyed by endorsements from farm groups for the 2011 budget, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lashed out at opposition parties March 23 in what sounded more like an election rally than a news conference. “The coalition of opposition parties should explain why they will vote against the budget that has the support of farm groups,” said
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Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

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They’ve promised to try to get along better but processors and dairy producers look set to get into another scrap over the amount of milk in a dairy product. Saputo and Kraft Canada went to court when Ottawa imposed new compositional standards for cheese, which required greater use of milk, in 2008. In February, the
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

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Say cheese. Canada’s dairy farmers and Ottawa are both smiling after a federal Appeal Court upheld regulations requiring cheese to be made from fluid milk and not other milk products. “We are pleased that the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional standards,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
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“Greed” Drives Quota Cost, Says Delegate

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What do Amish bishops and Canada’s supply management officials have in common? According to Ian Cumming, an Ontario dairy farmer who moved to the U.S. to escape the restrictions of quota, both provide insulation from an uncertain world, but at the cost of suffocating growth and initiative. “Our bishops at Dairy Farmers of Canada, like
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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