Dairy farmer Paul Vickers knew change was coming, but he was still a bit shocked when his June milk payments brought in less revenue than usual. Like many dairy farmers across Canada, Vickers is adjusting to swings in revenue unlike anything seen since the advent of supply management almost 50 years ago. A greater percentage […] Read more
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The new world of Canadian dairy pricing
Nearly 30 per cent of the price farmers receive for milk is now tied to global prices
Cross-country milk tour to continue
Henk Shuurmans plans to leave in about six weeks, this time using a truck, with his five children taking turns travelling with him
The Canadian Milk Tour will continue. Henk Shuurmans, who was travelling across Canada by tractor with his wife Bettina before she was killed in an accident, told Farmtario that he will return to the road in September, but this time, in a truck. Henk was seriously injured in the July 9 crash and says he […] Read more
Russian dairies compete on value added
Dairy farmers from Russia recently learned about Canada’s dairy system on a tour of Ontario farms
Russian dairy farmers often process their milk as a way to survive the prices offered by large processors. Vladimir Kalgin is one of those farmers. He, with his business partner, found the price that was being paid by the Pepsi-Co-owned large processor was below their cost of production. Kalgin was in Canada recently as part […] Read more
Editorial: In defence of animal care
Prison farm activists cheer animals’ return
The announced return of the animals to prisoner rehabilitation farms in the Kingston area was an exciting victory for many in the eastern Ontario farming community. Farmers, and other community activists, had worked hard, protested, and protested some more over years to bring the prison farms back. The farm was eliminated eight years ago by […] Read more
The end of the dairy breeder
Genomic testing has ushered in vast changes in how dairy genetics are developed in Canada
At the Lehoux dairy farm at Saint-Elizéar, Que., the family once had a market for bulls sold to dairy genetics companies. They still sell heifers and cows to other farmers, but the bull market has dried up, as it has for most dairy farmers across the country. Why this happened: The market has changed rapidly […] Read more
Dairy services organizations create partnership
Three major service providers in Canadian dairy farming have formed a partnership that will result in one company supplying herd management and genetic services to Canadian dairy farmers. The partnership, including CanWest DHI, Valacta and the Canadian Dairy Network (CDN), still has to be approved by farmer-members of the organizations. CanWest DHI provides on-farm testing […] Read more
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