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Following the annual general meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), which brought together some 200 dairy farmers from across the country in a virtual format, dairy farmers expressed concern that they have waited over a year for an announcement on the compensation owed for losses related to recent international trade agreements.
“Consensus recommendations on calf- and herd-level passive immunity in dairy calves in the United States.”Journal of Dairy Science, Vol. 103 No. 8, 2020.
Farmers are problem-solvers and fixers, but I don’t think we anticipated the ripple effect of a pandemic on our families, our farms and our future. I’ve spent the last few weeks anchored at my farm office calling out to farmers, listening and drilling deep to share a well of hope.
Labour is a necessary part of any farm operation and business. Dairy farms are intensive operations that require labour 365 days a year. Understanding how much time is being spent per cow per day for all tasks around the farm can help find efficiency and improve workflow.
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is Canada’s national hazard communication standard and is aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
We all agree that a deterioration in the reproductive performance of dairy cows can have a significant impact on the profitability of dairy farms. The immune system has been shown to play an important role in reproduction.
There is no doubt large-scale, sector-wide disease outbreaks can have significant economic consequences. Outbreaks can result in not only the loss of production from the disease itself but also the loss of infected animals in situations where it is beneficial or mandated to cull animals as a means of controlling the disease.
Researchers at the University of Alberta are in the process of developing a test that may allow dairy producers to test their cows for mastitis and receive the results in a matter of minutes.
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