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Peter Ruiter hosts regular tours of Blackrapids farm near Ottawa. Photo by Jonah Grignon
Barns, Dairy, Machinery, Milking equipment, News

Meeting government on the farm

Farmer, equipment representatives say it is important for government to meet them where they are

By Jonah Grignon September 12, 2025
Government employees gathered at Peter Reuter’s dairy farm just outside Ottawa to learn more about agricultural technology at a Demo Day hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers

James Duke, founder of ADF Milking, demonstrates the company’s automatic dipping and flushing system to a group of Ontario dairy farmers at EuroTier.
Cow health, Dairy, Milking equipment

Ontario dairy farmers look to Europe for smarter feeding

Progressive Dairy Operators trip to European show sees precision technologies scaling to larger farms

By Melanie Epp April 29, 2025
A trip by the Canadian Progressive Dairy Operators to EuroTier sees that precision technologies are scaling to larger farms.

Shari van de Pol is the CEO of CATTLEytics, a livestock data company, at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show.
Calf health, Cow health, Dairy, Milking equipment

CATTLEytics creates artificial intelligence system to write dairy protocols

The system easily creates rules for farm activities - but make sure to check them

By John Greig March 17, 2025
The CATTLEytics ariticial intelligence system writes dairy farm protocols - but make sure to check them, says Shari van de Pol, CEO of the company.

The Canadian Dairy Xpo runs April 2 and 3 in Stratford.
Calf health, Cow health, Dairy, Milking equipment

Canadian Dairy XPO: What to know before you go

Check out the details for your best experience at the 2025 Canadian Dairy XPO

By Sarah McGoldrick March 14, 2025
The Canadian Dairy Xpo runs April 2 and 3, 2025 at the Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario. Here’s how to get there, where to buy tickets and what to see.

Jordon Underhill is the founder and manager of the Canadian Dairy Xpo.
Calf health, Cow health, Dairy, Livestock, Milking equipment

Canadian Dairy XPO to bring industry together in spirit of patriotism and focus on growth

CDX runs April 2 and 3, 2025 in Stratford at the Rotary Complex

By Sarah McGoldrick March 14, 2025
The Canadian Dairy Xpo bring together the latest in the dairy sector in Canada, featuring innovation and youth programming April 2 and 3, 2025 in Stratford, Ontario.


Jersey cows wait to enter a milking robot on an Ontario farm.
Dairy, Livestock, Milking equipment

Herds eliminating feed pellets in milking robots

Cows shown to learn to be milked without pellets in the robot in guided traffic systems

By John Greig February 11, 2025
Updated March 12, 2025 Feeding cows to entice them to visit milking robots has been a best practice since cows started being milked automatically in Canada about 25 years ago. […] Read more

The cost of feed has declined in 2024, putting a lid on the need for a milk price increase.
Dairy, Livestock, Milking equipment, News

Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

The slight decrease is due to a decline in the cost of feed

By John Greig November 1, 2024
The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024.

A private member’s bill that wants to take supply management off the trade table is at the centre of attention in Ottawa.
Dairy, Livestock, Milking equipment, News

Supply management bill moves slowly through Senate

A private member’s bill that aims to take supply management off the trade table is at the centre of attention in Ottawa

By Karen Briere October 18, 2024
Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-282 in the Senate is not expected until November, after the Bloc Quebecois deadline for triggering a federal election.


Cow in a dairy farm
Dairy, Milking equipment, Nutrition

Western milk concentration plant closer to completion

Farmer-funded milk plant will help make western Canadian milk more competitive to transport

By Jeff Melchior September 3, 2024
Glacier FarmMedia – A first in Canada new milk concentration plant will reduce transportation costs for dairy farmers in western Canada by about $15 million per year. Western Milk Pool […] Read more

As employee numbers increase on dairy farms, farmers have to learn to communicate the process improvement that has been part of their own way of working.
Barns, Cow health, Dairy, Milking equipment

Make your dairy processes lean and clean

Stopping and observing are the first steps to efficiency

By John Greig May 13, 2024
Dairy farmers work through similar processes every day, but taking another look at ordinary tasks can yield significant time and financial savings. Process evaluation has many names, including lean, Kaizan […] Read more

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