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David Hudson explains the very high overall sentiment towards dairy farmers in Canada at the Canadian Dairy Xpo’s 2025 Dairy Business Summit. Photo: John Greig
Livestock, News

Canadian Dairy Xpo: Consumer support for buying Canadian dairy rises

New Canadians also look to use dairy for nutrition and in cooking

By John Greig April 2, 2025
The buy-Canada movement has helped boost support for Canadian dairy products, according to David Hudson of IMI International, speaking at the Canadian Dairy Xpo's Dairy Business Summit.

Illness during the transition period has significant effects on cow success during the rest of her lactation.
Cow health, Dairy, Livestock, Transition cows

AUDIO: New thinking on health of transition cows

There’s now more concern about fresh cow blood calcium levels after day four post-calving

By John Greig April 17, 2024
New research on transition cows shows that dairy farmers should adjust traditional ways to manage post-calving calcium levels and ketosis. More than half of dairy cows in high managed herds […] Read more

Next year, Lactanet plans to publish fertility ratings for sexed bull semen.
Cow health, Dairy, Genetics

Lactanet to publish sexed semen fertility ratings

Farmers will now have access to information previously only sent to bull line-up owners

By Stew Slater November 30, 2023
Canadian dairy farmers will soon have access to fertility ratings for sexed bull semen. Lactanet recently announced it plans to publicly release the ratings, previously provided to artificial insemination service […] Read more

Hannah Woodhouse recently won the top student poster award at the International Dairy Federation’s meeting in Chicago. Her work involves free fatty acids in milk.
Dairy, Genetics, Milking equipment, Nutrition

Many factors affect milk frothing problem

Lactation length, milking frequency, prechilling and filter replacement all contribute to higher free fatty acids

By John Greig November 29, 2023
A frothy problem identified by Starbucks baristas in British Columbia does not have a simple solution. Elevated levels of free fatty acids in milk can result in cheese coagulation issues, […] Read more

Cows could be evaluated on numerous traits using a Canadian camera-based system that could replace the need for on-farm classification.
Cow health, Dairy, Genetics, Livestock

Taking the human out of dairy cow classification

Canadian start-up eyes artificial intelligence-based dairy cow evaluation

By Stew Slater November 22, 2023
A Canadian start-up company says results from its artificial intelligence-based classification of dairy cows come within two per cent of human results. Animal science specialist Ghader Manafiazar, one of three […] Read more


EastGen asked attendees to look over these heifers, assess their characteristics, and decide which two to keep in the milking herd and which two to sell. After choosing, attendees were shown genomic evaluations for comparison.
Dairy, Genetics, Livestock

Dairy farmers challenged to make tough genomics choices

Heifers at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show displayed competing genomic priorities

By Stew Slater October 5, 2023
At Rose Vega Farm near Cambridge, Luke and Kelly Donkers agree that emotion sometimes creeps its way into dairy breeding decisions. But at the recent Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS), […] Read more

The ailment can be found in all ruminants but has particularly high incidence in dairy cattle.
Dairy, Livestock, News

Researchers work to develop Johne’s vaccine

Two Canadian universities are developing vaccines, with plans to see if they can be combined

By Alex McCuaig May 19, 2023
Glacier FarmMedia – Researchers at the University of Calgary are one step closer to introducing a vaccine that will help dairy producers combat Johne’s disease in cattle. The ailment, closely […] Read more

Mariposa Dairy at the Kawartha Lakes Spotlight on Agriculture Gala.
Dairy, Livestock, News

Goat milk processor honoured by Lindsay Ag Society

Mariposa Dairy handed the Excellence in Agriculture Award

By Stew Slater May 19, 2023
A family-owned milk processor that has grown from humble beginnings to become the second largest goat cheese manufacturer in North America was recognized recently through a prestigious award from the […] Read more


A panel of three dairy farmers at Grey-Bruce Farmers Week noted diverse experiences with robotic milking.
Milking equipment

Use of robotic milkers continues to grow, but it’s not for everyone

Producers share lessons learned and why robot milkers work for them, or why they don’t

By Diana Martin March 16, 2023
If growth continues in Canadian dairy farmers’ use of robotic milkers, robots will milk half of the national dairy herd by 2040, said Carolin Turner. Turner, with Holstein Canada’s classification […] Read more

Paul Vickers, a Meaford dairy farmer, shares his concerns about policy changes addressing the storm. He suggests the DFO maintained more credibility standing behind bad policy than by making changes to cater to singular complaints.
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Spilled milk sparks DFO policy and emergency strategy review

Impacted producers will be compensated via cost-recovery plan

By Diana Martin February 2, 2023
Dairy Farmers of Ontario is reassessing some of its policies and emergency preparedness strategies following the mass milk dumping caused by the Christmas blizzard. Mark Hamel, Region 11 board member, […] Read more

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