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Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

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

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Court Ruling Upholds Milk Board Authority

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

Arecent Nova Scotia court decision upholding the provincial milk board’s legal right to reduce the amount of producer-held quota is being hailed as a victory for supply management. Had the ruling gone the other way, it would have undermined the board’s ability to control milk production, one of the system’s essential pillars, said Brian Cameron,

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

New SCC Standard Announced For Dairy Farmers

By Ron Friesen February 10, 2011

Manitoba dairy farmers will see a sharp reduction in allowable somatic cell count limits for milk next year. The maximum allowable somatic cell count (SCC) will be lowered to 399,000 from the current 499,000, effective Aug. 1, 2012. The change shouldn’t affect most producers much, if at all. Manitoba’s current SCC average is 265,000, according

Dairy cattle, News

Canadians Throw Out $27 Billion Worth Of Food Annually

By Lorraine Stevenson December 2, 2010

Next time you’re tempted to scrape leftovers into the garbage or toss out unused food in the refrigerator, consider this: Canadians waste about 40 per cent of all food produced in the country. That mountain of edibles is worth $27 billion. That’s only slightly less than Canada’s agricultural and agri-food exports in 2007 and more

Dairy cattle, News, Poultry

EU Trade Talks Set To Resume

By Alex Binkley October 14, 2010

Farm groups remain hopeful the next round of free trade talks between Canada and the European Union, scheduled for Oct. 18 to 22 in Ottawa, will bring some positive results. The talks have yet to move beyond exploratory discussions. A proposed agreement is seen as a possible boon for livestock and crop producers and a

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

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Real Canadians Don’t Eat “Frozen Dessert” – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is warning Canadians to beware of imposters masquerading as ice cream. They are urging all ice-cream lovers to visit www.nicecream.cato get the scoop on how to ensure they are buying real ice cream and not “frozen dessert.” There was a time when everything in the ice-cream freezer was made from

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Real Canadians Don’t Eat “Frozen Dessert” – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is warning Canadians to beware of imposters masquerading as ice cream. They are urging all ice-cream lovers to visit www.nicecream.ca to get the scoop on how to ensure they are buying real ice cream and not “frozen dessert.” There was a time when everything in the ice-cream freezer was made

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Canadian Groups Knock UN Climate Change Report

By Alex Binkley July 1, 2010

Areport by the Intern ational Panel for Sustainable Resource Management that calls for drastic cuts in animal agriculture shows little understanding of Canadian practices, Canadian farm groups say. “How the world is fed and fuelled will in large part define development in the 21st century as one that is increasingly sustainable or a dead end

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Lactose Intolerance May Be Exaggerated, Study Suggests

By Ron Friesen May 6, 2010

“Even individuals who are lactose intolerant can consume milk and milk products.” – DFC Alot of people who think they’re lactose intolerant may not be, which could be good news for the dairy industry. The true prevalence of lactose intolerance in the general population isn’t known because of insufficient data. But it’s probably lower than

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Tag Archives Dairy products

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

Court Ruling Upholds Milk Board Authority

New SCC Standard Announced For Dairy Farmers

Canadians Throw Out $27 Billion Worth Of Food Annually

EU Trade Talks Set To Resume

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

Real Canadians Don’t Eat “Frozen Dessert” – for Aug. 12, 2010

Real Canadians Don’t Eat “Frozen Dessert” – for Aug. 12, 2010

Canadian Groups Knock UN Climate Change Report

Lactose Intolerance May Be Exaggerated, Study Suggests

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