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Dave is a tall, lanky man with a solid wave. He waves to me every day at a quarter to noon, just after he pulls his long, yellow school bus up to the end of the drive and opens the door.
Spring spells the beginning of outdoor running season in Canada. This makes it a perfect time to reach out to runners (and other athletes) and remind them of the benefits of chocolate milk for post-workout recovery.
A special visit from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Honourable Jeff Leal, at the 2015 Canadian Dairy XPO on Feb. 4, reaffirmed Ontario’s strong position on the Canadian supply management system.
Being able to talk freely with your farm team and feel they understand what you need is a huge gift. Farm families in business sometimes get stuck with problems when they get trapped in the “blame game” of blaming someone else for their problems.
Feb. 19 marked the date of the 2015 South Western Ontario Dairy Symposium, which took place in Woodstock, Ontario.
In its 32nd year, symposium founder and organizer Jack Rodenburg was proud to set a new record with more than 800 attendees and 122 exhibitors at this year’s event.
A recent survey of Canadian corn silage samples from September to November 2014 tested for mycotoxin contamination found an average 4.8 mycotoxins per sample. Based on these results, experts have placed the mycotoxin risk level for dairy cows at high alert.
Nearly two years into its 10-year timeline, the proAction Initiative is well underway. Four technical committees have been established to focus on animal care, biosecurity, traceability and environment.
On June 2, 2014, the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received an undercover video from a national activist group which triggered the SPCA to launch an animal cruelty investigation at a large dairy farm in the Fraser Valley.
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