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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Processing own milk has challenges and rewards

The quota system doesn’t impact a producer’s ability to make the leap into processing, but having enough time to pursue a new business does

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What does it take to make a go of on-farm dairy processing? A good plan, a lot of time and plenty of hard work. “That’s why I look so tired,” joked Lisa Dyck, owner of Cornell Creme. Speaking at the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba’s annual conference in Winnipeg, Dyck recounted her journey to becoming the
Dairy Farmers of Manitoba vice-chairman Henry Holtmann
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Local news

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba opens quota exchange

Dairy producers in Manitoba will soon be able to exchange unused production credits provided they meet certain criteria

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Manitoba milk producers will soon have a public exchange for unused quota credits. “We’ve never done this in Manitoba, but the other provinces have always had those tools for their producers, so we’re trying to harmonize,” Henry Holtmann, vice-chairman of Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, told a meeting here last week. Currently, producers need to actually
dairy cattle in a barn
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Local news

Consumers top of mind in new dairy program

Four years' worth of funding has been provided to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba to hire and train staff for ProAction program

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It’s an initiative that will bring together on-farm food safety, sustainability, milk quality, biosecurity and more. ProAction — a nationwide accreditation program for dairy producers — aims to consolidate a wide variety of best management practices together under one umbrella, something industry representatives believe will streamline auditing and inspection processes for farmers. “We’re trying to
Although late, Manitoba’s first-cut hay is mostly up now and yielded well outside of the flood area, says John McGregor of the Manitoba Forage and Hayland Association. This field was being baled near Miami July 29.  photo: allan dawson
Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock

First-cut hay late, but plentiful in unflooded areas

Hay will be scarce and costly in flooded areas, but that could be offset by producers reducing cow herds

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Manitoba’s first-cut hay crop, while late, is yielding average to above average in areas not hit by excessive moisture or flooding, says John McGregor of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association. “There’s a lot there, but they (beef farmers) don’t just rely on one cut,” McGregor said in an interview July 30. “They need to
Dairy cattle, Livestock

British Columbia dairy farm confronts abuse allegations

The owners say they were unaware and are co-operating fully with an investigation

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Allegations of animal abuse against eight employees of a B.C. dairy farm are under investigation by the provincial Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after videos showing scenes of alleged mistreatment were released by a Toronto-based vegan organization opposed to livestock production. Jeff Kooyman, co-owner of the Chilliwack Cattle Company, said it is co-operating
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Opinion

A cause for dairy industry reflection

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Milk is not just any food — as the first meal for humans and all fellow mammals, it is literally the giver of life, and as such has spiritual and even religious significance. We have special feelings about milk. One of the most successful advertising slogans in history was Carnation’s “From contented cows.” It connected
Two cattle producers from Mali
Dairy cattle, Livestock

The FarmQuest Project: Fanto Samake

A young producer from Mali discovers the challenges and opportunities of raising dairy cattle

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As a young boy in Mali, Fanto Samake started out his herd with just three cattle. Samake sees the advantages other farmers have who raise cattle, but it doesn’t come without its own set of challenges. For instance, he can only milk his cows in the rainy season because there isn’t enough grazing pasture for them to produce
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Compensation good for all dairy producers

Nearly 600,000 litres of milk left the province and 300,000 more were discarded

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Dairy Farmers of Manitoba has reached a settlement with Trans-Canada Pipelines following the explosion of a natural gas pipeline near Otterburne in late January. The fiery pipeline rupture left 4,000 homes and nearly 200 barns without heat. It also shuttered two dairy processors in the area — Parmalat in Grunthal and Bothwell Cheese in New
Cattle grazing in a pasture.
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Which is better: big cows or little cows? It depends

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Heavier-milking, bigger cows are more efficient in some situations, while moderate,
lighter-milking cows are more efficient in others

Marketing cows because they are open, calved late or their conformation is breaking down are easy decisions. Marketing cows or retaining heifers based on productive efficiency definitely requires more thought. Biological efficiency is not always the same as economic efficiency. In a cattle production system, efficiency is often a combination of those two. How we

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