Agropur has gone back to Plan A for the fate of a major Quebec soft cheese processing plant after halting talks with the province’s goat dairy farmer association. Canada’s biggest dairy co-operative had announced in September last year it would close the former Fromagerie Damafro plant at Saint-Damase, Que. in April this year, but delayed […] Read more
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Agropur halts talks with Quebec goat dairy producers
Goat milk market rearranged
A price plunge late last summer sent goat milk farmers and brokers scrambling. New players have emerged
The Ontario Dairy Goat Cooperative (ODGC) has lost members in the past six months, but it is forging ahead with a joint venture with Netherlands-based Unica Global aimed at marketing goat’s milk powder around the world. A newly-formed co-op that includes some former ODGC members from eastern Ontario, meanwhile, recently secured approvals to act as […] Read more
Seven tips for better dairy goat performance
A herd’s average production may be a go-to parameter for many goat dairy managers, but Amanda Davison believes their focus should shift instead to the average among a select group of that herd. “Don’t look at average production,” advised Davison on March 21 in Woodstock, as she addressed producers attending the annual general meeting of […] Read more
Saputo buys goat cheesemaker Woolwich Dairy
Canada’s biggest cheesemaker is expanding its reach in the goat dairy market with a friendly all-cash takeover of Ontario goat cheese firm Woolwich Dairy. Montreal-based Saputo announced Monday it has paid $80 million for the family-owned cheesemaking company, including its three plants and distribution centre. Based at Orangeville, north of Guelph, Woolwich has operated since […] Read more
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