No one likes to make a mistake, do something wrong or get caught up in a bad situation. It can be even worse when it is recorded and put out there for the world to see. Yet as difficult as that can be, I firmly believe there is a lesson, or lessons, to be learned and good that can come from it.

DFC is launching a multicultural campaign aimed at promoting dairy products to the growing population of ethnic Canadians. The campaign is focusing on Chinese and South Asian communities since they represent the largest ethnic groups in Canada.

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Dairy Farm Sustainability Award, which is sponsored by DeLaval Canada.

Summer is wedding time, and I wonder who is a new member of your family farm this year? My new book, “Farming’s In-Law Factor,” co-authored with Dr. Megan McKenzie, has some tools to help you have more harmony and less conflict on your farm.

An important factor in calfhood health is the presence of maternal antibodies in calf serum during the critical first few weeks of life for protection from disease. One study shows that compared to maternal colostrum, feeding a lacteal-derived colostrum replacer provides a more uniform range of antibody titres to some common respiratory viruses affecting calves.

Dairy cattle face numerous sources of stress, expected and unexpected, throughout their life cycle. One of the most predictable is heat stress, which can compromise cow health and production, both of which can have a significant economic impact on the profitability of a dairy.

Long considered one of the top lobbyists in Ottawa, Dairy Farmers of Canada’s Executive Director, Richard Doyle, will retire this year, after a remarkable career of 38 years of continuous service to Canadian dairy farmers. While he plans Aug. 31 will be his last day as executive director, he will stay on as special adviser to the president until December.