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A little over a year ago, I wrote about dairy producer Hank Wagner who says learning should never end. In addition, he suggests everyone take the time to read a bit every day.
Various research initiatives since 2009 that culminated to a national project funded under the Dairy Research Cluster 2 and led by University of Guelph has resulted in the development of genomic evaluations for digital dermatitis in Holsteins.
Canadian dairy farmers are constantly targeted by new policies and activists. They typically all fuel off the same issue: negative consumer perspective – and the new updated Canadian food guide is no different.
2017 will go down in the books for its unique rainfall pattern. As a whole, most farmers in Ontario experienced a wet spring. Come summer, the tap turned off in some areas, and the sink overflowed in others.
It will definitely be a minority of farms where people wake up in the morning and get excited about the prospects of discussing farm finances within the family, and almost certainly when the discussions involve the next generation.
The 2018 B.C. Dairy Expo will once again be held in conjunction with the Pacific Agriculture Show on Jan. 25-27 at the Tradex – Trade and Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
A background in dairy farming and a love for science led Bill Vanderkooi to own and operate EcoDairy. This farm focuses on agritourism and research. In doing so, it regularly adopts systems that are new to British Columbia and sometimes Canada.
On Oct. 17-19, the Progressive Dairy Operators set out on a second trip to farms and businesses in Michigan and Indiana. The group took buses on a similar tour in August and the popularity of the trip led to plans for a second visit for the members that ended up on the waiting list.
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