A new building has been rising within sight of the well-respected Enniskillen dairy barn, within a couple of hundred barn near the Old Scugog Road. The new on-farm processing facility […] Read more
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Well-known Jersey farm to process its own milk
Processing facility almost ready at Sargent Family Dairy to make milk, butter and camembert cheese
Agropur to shed bulk milk handling in Quebec, Nova Scotia
Unnamed buyers to take over Quebec milk runs
Dairy co-operative Agropur is stepping away from hauling farmers’ milk in two of the provinces where it does business. The Quebec company announced Monday it would sell its Quebec bulk […] Read more
Agropur to shut Winnipeg fluid milk plant
Work to be consolidated in B.C., Alberta
Dairy co-operative Agropur will consolidate its fluid milk production for Western Canada further west this fall, as it moves to shut its operation in Winnipeg. The Quebec-based co-operative announced Tuesday […] Read more
Riding the wave of change in milk products
COVID-19, consumer expectations, buyer standards mean changing directions in dairy
A rise in consumption of fluid milk for the first time in many years is just one example of the changes wrought in the dairy market by the COVID-19 pandemic. […] Read more
Canadian feed-grade dairy product class expanded
Buttermilk products now qualify for 4(m) permit price
A dairy product class set up to boost markets for solids non-fat (SNF), by boosting their use in animal feed such as milk replacer, has been expanded to include more […] Read more
On-farm processing dream perseveres through adversity
Mistyglen revived plans to process milk during the pandemic, and after a tornado wrecked its barn
A venture that had been set aside “indefinitely” by a Belmont-area dairy farm several years ago received a full reconsideration during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as […] Read more
Simplifying dairy logistics with Canadian start-up technology
Milk Moovement tracks shipments and gets information quickly to farmers
A powerful tool that streamlines dairy supply chain logistics has landed an Atlantic Canada start-up coveted spots in a couple of big-name agriculture technology accelerators. Milk Moovement is the only […] Read more
Pandemic spurs farm gate milk price hike
Dairy Commission to lift price effective Feb. 1 next year
With the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the Canadian Dairy Commission has set aside its usual milk price adjustment formula and will instead increase the price based on its own review. […] Read more
Report pushes changes within supply management
System needs to better respond to consumer demand and create a long-term plan, report says
A new report from Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph paints a way forward for the dairy sector within supply management. The report, called Supply Management 2.0, calls for […] Read more
Fairlife Peterborough milk plant now in operation
New Fairlife plant began production after extended pandemic delay
After months of pandemic-induced delays, a new Peterborough-area milk processor is up and running. Fairlife – a division of Coca Cola – first announced plans to construct the facility in […] Read more