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Panel of farmers address mental health and wellness

September 15, 2020

Good health and well-being of farm team members is paramount to a farm’s sustainability. As part of a mini-series focused on Alltech’s global sustainability goals, the company offered a virtual panel discussion on June 25, highlighting health and wellness from a Canadian perspective.

Research Review: The Mastitis Network: Continuing the advancement of milk quality in Canada

March 31, 2020

Pedro Nogueira

Preventing, managing and treating mastitis is a priority area of research for dairy farmers; it’s one of the costliest dairy cattle health issues on a dairy farm. A study published in 2018 by the Mastitis Network estimated losses associated with mastitis at $665 million per year or $660 per cow per year.

In the news: Clock is ticking on USMCA

July 25, 2019

Carrie Veselka

Time is running out for lawmakers wanting to see the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ratified in 2019. Several barriers stand in the way of the USMCA successfully being ratified, a big one being Democrat concerns about the labor conditions and environmental and enforcement provisions of the USMCA.

Poll: China voted most important trade partner

July 6, 2019

The past year has been marked by several trade disputes between the U.S. and key trade partners. According to an online poll, producers consider China the most vital U.S. trade partner.

Semex's Goldwyn passes 1000 EX daughters in Canada

December 5, 2012

Semex sire Braedale Goldwyn continues his march into the history books with the classification of his one thousandth Excellent (EX) daughter in Canada. Holstein Canada has determined that his one thousandth EX daughter is Donar Pally Jo Goldwyn, who scored EX-90-CAN in her fourth lactation by Holstein Canada Classifier Bruno Jubinville.

Grober Nutrition and Forster-Technik renew partnership

November 6, 2012

Building upon their 2008 partnership, Ontario-based Grober Nutrition and German company Förster-Technik are renewing their North American technical partnership. The partners will continue their collaboration to support and promote the use of automatic calf feeders and group housing to the Canadian and U.S. dairy industry.

Succession planning ensures farms survive for years to come

July 20, 2012

Craig Bremner

A few weeks ago I read a summary of the 2011 Census of Agriculture from Statistics Canada, a report that gets released every five years.

It included some interesting findings. For example, the number of farms in Canada is actually declining but the size of the average farm is increasing – a fact that suggests consolidation continues to be a significant force in Canadian agriculture.

Canadian cow surpasses world milk production record

July 20, 2012

One of the cows from Ferme Gillette has recently made history by breaking the previous world record for lifetime milk production. Gillette Emperor Smurf has produced more than 217,000 litres of milk in now 11 lactations and is still going strong.

Shur-Gain Strykersville receives HACCP certification

April 9, 2012

After months of preparation, Shur-Gain Strykersville in New York has received Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification, becoming a leader in the industry with their pledge of excellence to customers and the community. With growing awareness of the impact the feed industry has on food safety, Shur-Gain Strykersville began implementing a HACCP program that maximizes feed safety.

Vi-COR and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research sheds new light on fighting sudden death in dairy cattle

April 9, 2012

Recent research published in BMC Research Notes (Baines et. al. 2011, 4:110) studied the effects of Celmanax Liquid on etiologic agents of Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS) in dairy cattle. This disease is also known as Jejunal Hemorrhagic Syndrome (JHS), acute hemorrhagic enteritis of the small intestine and bloody gut. It is characterized by large blood clots in the intestine that result in severe enlargement of the bowel, eventual blockage and sudden death.

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Panel of farmers address mental health and wellness

Research Review: The Mastitis Network: Continuing the advancement of milk quality in Canada

In the news: Clock is ticking on USMCA

Poll: China voted most important trade partner

Semex's Goldwyn passes 1000 EX daughters in Canada

Grober Nutrition and Forster-Technik renew partnership

Succession planning ensures farms survive for years to come

Canadian cow surpasses world milk production record

Shur-Gain Strykersville receives HACCP certification

Vi-COR and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research sheds new light on fighting sudden death in dairy cattle

Ranchers navigate tough grazing decisions amid drought

Water is becoming the hard limit on U.S. ranches

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