Local Spotlight
Success from the roots up

Success from the roots up

Sponsored by FMC

Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Milk

Dairy cattle, Hogs, News

High feed intake essential in lactation

By
Peet on Pigs Anything that reduces the palatability of the feed will reduce intake. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. First of two articles on nutrition during lactation The nutritional demands on
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Single fluid milk price threatens provincial commission

By
“The commission is concerned with the protection of consumer interests.” – CRAIG LEE, MMPRC CHAIRMAN A Manitoba agency formed during the 1930s to control the price of milk could vanish if plans for a uniform fluid milk price across the Prairies come to pass. The Manitoba government has agreed in principle to harmonizing producer milk
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Skim milk powder surpluses rise again

By
A perennial problem with surplus milk powder stocks has re-emerged to plague Canada’s dairy industry. Year-end stocks of skim milk powder are five times higher than they were for the previous year, according to the Canadian Dairy Commission. This increase comes at a time when falling world milk prices restrict the commission’s ability to remove
Other, Poultry

China detains suspect

The owner of a Chinese feed factory suspected of adding melamine to its product which turned up in tainted eggs has been detained, state media said Nov. 5. Chinese products ranging from milk powder to chocolate and yogurt have been recalled throughout the world due to contamination fears. Melamine, used in making plastic chairs among
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin, which is also called rbST, is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces
News

Organic milk finally produced in Manitoba

By
Homegrown organic milkwill finally be available on grocery shelves in Manitoba before the end of this year. Organic Meadow of Guelph, Ontario plans to commercially launch locally-produced organic milk in either late November or early December, dairy farmers were told last week. The milk will come from farms belonging to a Manitoba organic milk co-operative.
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy processors cheesed off at new regulations

By
“There are other ways to support dairy producers’ incomes in Canada than to destabilize all of the industry.” – Yvan Loubier Canada’s largest dairy processors have gone to court to block new federal cheese regulations from taking effect later this year. Kraft Canada, Parmalat Canada and Saputo last week asked the Federal Court of Canada
Oilseeds, Other

Testing ordered on Chinese feed ingredients

Dairy ingredients and soybean meal coming from China for use in Canadian livestock feed now must be tested for melamine. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, working with the Canada Border Services Agency, ordered the new testing regime for such products on Oct. 17, “effective immediately,” looking both for melamine and for cyanuric acid, often found

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Feb. 20, 2026

Sponsored by:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →