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Lintfield Farms was started by Ben and Annemieke Brinke when they moved to Canada in 1990. They purchased a 40-cow tiestall herd in Granton, Ontario, and began construction of a double-5 parlour and three-row freestall barn.
When Remco and Karen Brinke decided to join his parents, Ben and Annemieke, at Lintfield Farms in Granton, Ontario, they knew the original double-5 parlour and three-row freestall barn built in 1990 wasn’t going to be big enough for the farm growth necessary to support two families.
Advancements in technology, data collection and the future were top of mind during this year’s Canadian Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Forum and CDN Annual General Meeting.
As a principal in the Agri-Food Management Excellence program and owner of his own consulting business, Dr. Larry Martin has worked with a lot of farmers across Canada to analyze and improve their businesses.
Booker prize-winning novelist and art critic John Bergen said, “What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary materials are light and time.”
A large audience of hoof trimmers listened attentively to a guest speaker who was addressing the important topic of lameness prevention at the Hoof Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in February 2016.
In early October, I was sitting in a meeting at World Dairy Expo with an organization our publication works closely with as partners in this great industry.
Canadian dairy producers will meet with representatives from environmental, animal care and health NGOs, financial associations, retailers and food services at DFC’s Building a Sustainable Dairy Industry symposium, Nov. 7-8, to address sustainability in Canada’s dairy sector.
A research project financed in part by Dairy Farmers of Canada and its partners under the Organic Science Cluster investigated sustainable alternative sources of bedding for dairy cows.
People issues can be a make-or-break proposition for your dairy. How do I know this? I’ve spent more than 38 years in the dairy industry. Wow, the time has gone by fast. I still have a desire to go to the barn at 4:30 every morning, and I love it as much as I ever did.
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