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This is the start of our 10th year providing a Canada-specific edition of Progressive Dairy. The traditional anniversary gift list suggests we mark the occasion with tin or aluminum, as both materials represent the durability and flexibility needed to sustain a union.
In response to a growing demand for grass-fed milk products, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has launched the National Standard for the Production of Milk from Grass-fed Cows pilot project.
“Field bean inclusion in the diet of early lactation dairy cows: Effects on performance and nutrient utilization.” Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 102 No. 12, 2019.
If you’re fighting storms or sorting cows, grab five minutes to soak this story in. You cannot neglect tending to the needs of your cows. Let’s talk about embracing the same urgency with your farm transition conversations.
The BC Dairy Expo will once again kick off the Pacific Agriculture Show. On Jan. 29, six local farms will be open for visitors to stop in throughout the day. Then, on Jan. 30, the BC Dairy Expo Seminar will take place in the BMO Room at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
If I say “vegan,” what comes to your mind? Probably a “hippie” eating tofu and veggie pâté while singing “Kumbaya” around a tree with knitted slippers on his feet.
Canada still has room to expand and diversify beyond its largest traditional markets for its top four agriculture exports, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) most recent trade report.
Storing milk in a vertical milk tower isn’t a new concept. It has been implemented for years at milk processing facilities and even on farms in the U.S., Europe and other countries around the world.
Canada’s dairy industry has made great progress in access and usage of data available on-farm in the past years. Information on milk, specifically data on milk component and urea analysis at each delivery, can improve our knowledge of the feed efficiency of our herds and dramatically speed up the response time to a change.
“Fire! Fire! Wake up! Wake up!”
Ruby Peterson woke abruptly to a call from a neighbour informing her that their dairy barn at Peterson Farms, Agassiz, British Columbia, was ablaze.
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