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A new dairy plant promises more milk-drying capacity for Manitoba, and the opportunity to fulfil the total quota allocation.
Dairy cattle, Livestock

New milk-processing plant on deck

Manitoba milk producers will have the option of joining the Gay Lea Co-operative 
as the processor expands into Manitoba

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A newly announced milk-processing plant is expected to allow Manitoba dairy farmers to increase production and make use of their entire quota allotment. Last week, Vitalus Nutrition and Gay Lea Foods announced they would partner in the refurbishment of an egg-processing facility in Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Industrial Park. The plant is already equipped with an
dairy cows
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Milk producers seek added processing capacity

Lack of processing is keeping the industry from reaching its full potential 
say the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba

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The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba (DFM) says the lack of processing capacity in the province is hampering its ability to reach quota. At the organization’s first fall meeting held on October 11 in Elkhorn, DFM reported being 6.4 per cent under the issued quota. “Our lack of processing ability has created a situation where, at
European cheese is just one dairy product that’s set to enter Canada in greater volumes if looming trade deals are ratified.
Dairy cattle, News

Trade deals loom for dairy farmers

But compensation packages remain elusive

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International trade agreements continue to weigh on the minds of the province’s dairy producers. The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba held the first of its fall meetings on October 11 in Elkhorn, where conversations frequently turned to the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union. “There was nothing
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

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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
Manitoba dairy farmer David Wiens worked with the RM of De Salaberry and the Seine Rat River Conservation District (SRRDC) to create a water retention area that covers a quarter section of his land and additional Crown land bringing the total to a full section. The undertaking will reduce downstream flooding and erosion, particularly where the Rat River flows into St. Malo Lake. It’s the largest project ever undertaken by the SRRCD.
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Farmer sees water storage as ‘win-win’

The site covering an entire section temporarily holds back water to reduce downstream flooding

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Few landowners would agree to hold water on their land without compensation — but one farmer is working with the Seine Rat River Conservation District (SRRCD) to buck convention. Dairy farmer David Wiens owns a quarter of a section — the rest is provincial Crown land — encompassed by a mile-long dike, constructed to hold
dairy cow
Dairy cattle, News

Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers

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

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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
Close up of milking cluster
Dairy cattle, Local news

Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short

More butterfat means more skim milk, which means Manitoba dairy farmers 
need access to more processing capacity

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An imbalance in processing capacity has left Manitoba dairy farmers unable to fully use the province’s quota allocation. Speaking at a recent producer meeting in Steinbach, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman David Wiens said the organization is working with processors and creating a new class of milk designed to increase investment in the province, while
dairy cattle
Dairy cattle, News

Provinces creating new dairy class

The move is seen as a proactive strike against cheap imported milk proteins

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Anew initiative by Ontario milk producers could help to slow the growing flood of milk protein imports undermining the Canadian dairy industry. Dairy Farmers of Ontario has implemented a new class for dairy ingredients which will allow processors to get competitively priced milk protein concentrates domestically instead of importing them. The new milk class, known
dairy cow
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy market loss close to four per cent

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

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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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