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I need to go to the grocery store. I’ve been saying that every day for the past week, and as each day passes and the cupboards and refrigerator continue to empty, it becomes even more apparent.
The Canadian agriculture industry is unique in many ways. One of the most unique things about the sector is: 98 percent of farms are family owned-and-operated.
In order to control their own destiny in the marketplace, some dairy producers are turning to on-farm processing and producing their own dairy products.
The Janssens family came from the Netherlands, where the family mixed farm was too small to support another generation. Jim’s grandparents immigrated to Canada in 1949 with eight children; Klaas Mol, their hired hand, came along as well.
From my hotel room on the outskirts of Regina, Saskatchewan, I was greeted this morning by the sight of fresh fallen snow. The vast prairie landscape, which had only yesterday showed signs of spring, had instantly been transformed back to winter.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, research on North American dairy farms reported that on average one out every four cows was lame. Fast-forward to present day, and we see nearly identical numbers.
With test results in the palm of his hand, Chris Mustard now has the ability to more accurately treat mastitis. Mustard farms with his brother, Craig, and their father, Grant, on a 70-cow farm near Uxbridge, Ontario.
Ultrasound equipment has advanced to the point it is portable and affordable for individual farms to acquire. For some dairies, adoption of this technology could yield a high return on investment. For others, the returns may not be ideal.
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