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Pascal Bouilly returns as veal farmers board chair

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Veal Farmers of Ontario (VFO) recently announced the re-election of Pascal Bouilly as chair and the election of Cameron Knip as vice chair, at a recent meeting of the board of directors. Bouilly, the dairy calf supply chain manager with Delft Blue Veal in Cambridge, was appointed to the VFO Board of Directors in 2015 […] Read more
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Licence fees on veal now apply at sales barn

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Sellers of veal through sales barns will now have to pay licence fees to Veal Farmers of Ontario. Veal Farmers of Ontario recently announced amendments to regulations that came into effect Jan. 1 that update the definitions of veal cattle and include the collection of licence fees on veal cattle sold in sales barns. VFO […] Read more
Calves housed in groups compete in a social manner and consume more feed.
Livestock

Group housing gives insight into tailored calf diets

Partnered calves had greater dry matter consumption than singles

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Group housing may be the most cost-effective option for tailoring calf nutrition to stage of growth. Why it matters: The veal and dairy industries continue to weigh the pros and cons of individual versus group calf housing, and studies could tip the scales toward group housing. Attendees at the virtual edition of the Healthy Calf […] Read more
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Veal farmers offer thanks to processing plant workers

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Essential workers at participating Ontario veal processing facilities were recently supplied with gourmet cookies for each staff member as a gesture of appreciation from Ontario’s veal farmers for their hard work and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the commitment of the veal processing facilities and their staff, the Ontario veal supply chain has continued […] Read more
Tom Kroesbergen, chair of the Veal Farmers of Ontario presented an award of recognition to Laurie Nicol, recently-retired as executive director of the Ontario Independent Meat Processors.
Livestock

Award presented to recently retired OIMP executive director

Laurie Nicol served 33 years with meat processing lobby group

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The recently retired head of the Ontario Independent Meat Processors was recognized for more than 30 years of dedication to the province’s livestock and poultry sectors at the recent annual general meeting of the Veal Farmers of Ontario (VFO). Why it matters: Only one federally inspected meat plant in Ontario currently slaughters veal, so the […] Read more
More people are eating veal, but processing capacity is limiting Ontario producers from filling the demand.
Livestock

Producers reluctant to sign on with verified veal program

Lack of Ontario-based federal processing capacity cited as factor limiting adoption of the program

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Veal producers in Ontario are looking on as their counterparts in Quebec see gains in access to both domestic and international markets while their own ability to supply Ontario-raised meat to Ontario consumers continues to be hampered. “I agree, it is always nice to see a local product on a local shelf,” said Auburn-area producer […] Read more
Ontario Goat’s inability to convince producers to fund the organization has led it to leave the Ontario Livestock Alliance.
Livestock, News

Ontario Livestock Alliance to be wound down

Veal Farmers of Ontario and Ontario Goat partnership to stop at the end of 2018

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A long-term experiment in bringing together smaller agriculture groups to give them efficiency in service delivery will end at the end of the year. The nine-year-old Ontario Livestock Alliance at once was home to four organizations, but is now down to its original members, Ontario Goat (OG) and the Veal Farmers of Ontario (VFO) and […] Read more

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