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Kashfia Sailunaz, a member of Dalhousie’s Mooanalytica Research Group, records cow vocalizations at Sussex Dairy Farm using a field microphone and recorder setup to capture the animals’ emotional expressions.
Photo: Suresh Neethirajan, Dalhousie University

What’s in a moo?

New apps interpret moos and measure methane on dairy farms

By John Greig 5 days ago

Dalhousie University researchers use artificial intelligence to create new dairy farm apps that interpret moos and measure methane.

Lovhill Sidekick Kandy Cane was the Grand Champion Holstein at the 2025 World Dairy Expo. Photo: Courtesy World Dairy Expo

Dairy, Genetics

Canadian-bred cow wins World Dairy Expo Holstein show

Lovhill Sidekick Kandy Cane is the second champion of the show bred by the Lovich family of Saskatchewan

By John Greig October 7, 2025

A cow bred in Saskatchewan, Lovhill Sidekick Kandy Cane, is the Grand Champion Holstein at the 2025 World Dairy Expo.

Dairy, Genetics, News

VIDEO: EastGen unveils refreshed brand identity at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025

Announcement made at Customer Appreciation Lunch in Dairy Innovations Centre

By Lora Bender September 17, 2025

EastGen revealed a new brand identity at customer appreciation lunch at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

Donna Boyd, Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada president, back left, and Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show’s man in black, Rob O’Connor, show director, emceed the Innovation Program Awards on Sept. 8, 2025, the night before the Farm Show opened.
Chuck Baresich, Haggarty AgRobotics founder, back centre, won in the Equipment category. Behnam Abbasian, BioFerScience, back right, won in the Livestock category. Kristine White, Spornado CEO and co-founder, front left, took home the Agronomics award. LaSalle Agri Inc., Marketing Coordinator Amin Phoenix, accepted the Environmental Sustainability award, and Bruna Mion, Lactanet dairy production expert, captured the Business Solutions award.

Dairy, Genetics, News

Innovators honoured ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025

Innovation awards recognize agriculture technology and improvements across five categories

By Jonah Grignon September 9, 2025

Canada’s Outdoor Farm show hosts an annual Innovations Awards program to recognize the best and brightest in agricultural equipment and innovation.

The trend in the percentage of Canadian dairy breed females expected to be carriers of the polled gene. Source: Lactanet

Dairy, Genetics

Polled genes continue to spread quickly in Canadian dairy cattle

There are now seven of the top 100 Lifetime Profit Index bulls carrying polled genes

By Allison Fleming, Hannah Sweett August 29, 2025

There are more and more dairy cattle carrying polled genes - meaning they’ll have no horns. In fact, the percentage of dairy females with polled genes grew to more than 12 per cent today from less than two per cent a decade ago.

Nadia Uhr with her heifer at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Photo: Courtesy Nadia Uhr

Dairy, Genetics

Uhr, Goodwill Ontario representatives at European Young Breeders School

The two young dairy farmers selected for a trip to Belgium for the international experience

By Stew Slater August 11, 2025

Nadia Uhr and Robert Goodwill, two young Ontario dairy farmers, made the recent trip to Belgium for European Young Breeders School

Illustration of impact of top five and bottom five Holstein sires on respiratory problems and diarrhea problems. Photo: Lactanet

Calf health, Dairy, Genetics

Dairy calf health genetic tool launches Aug. 12

Farmers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea

By Hannah Sweett and Colin Lynch August 11, 2025

Canadian dairy armers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea with a new tool from Lactanet that launches Aug. 12, 2025.