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Upon a thorough review, changes have been made to the New Entrant Assistance Program that will now offer even more help to those who want to start a dairy farm in Alberta. The changes reflect the industry’s desire for a strong, sustainable industry.
A special visit from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Honourable Jeff Leal, at the 2015 Canadian Dairy XPO on Feb. 4, reaffirmed Ontario’s strong position on the Canadian supply management system.
On June 2, 2014, the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received an undercover video from a national activist group which triggered the SPCA to launch an animal cruelty investigation at a large dairy farm in the Fraser Valley.
A Prince Edward Island Milking Shorthorn cow, Oceanbrae Fawn's Accent-P EX-94, has set a new Canadian breed record for 305-day fat production, breaking her own record set last year.
Progressive Dairyman staff pulled a list of the articles that were most well-read during 2014 at Progressive Dairyman-Canada.
Here is a summary of each article, along with updates from authors or participants.
Foundation Genetics Service Inc., Canada, will join alliances with Accelerated Genetics, USA, and Cogent Breeding Ltd, United Kingdom, to expand their portfolio of dairy genetics, animal health products and value-added services to producers in Canada on Dec. 1.
Semex is saddened to announce the passing of its 11th Millionaire Sire, R-E-W Buckeye.
Proven through Semex’s Premier young sire proving program in the U.S. in August 2005, Buckeye’s popularity was instantaneous, arriving as one of the world’s most popular BW Marshall sons and ranking No. 4 TPI.
Ontario is having a heated battle over milk containers, 3-litre milk containers to be exact.
According to an article in The Star by Brian Platt, the Ontario Dairy Council and the Dairy Farmers of Ontario are at odds over the sale of 3-litre milk containers.
The 12th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP) was held June 22-27, 2014, in Parma, Italy. It was also a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the International Association for Paratuberculosis (IAP), the sponsoring organization. The ICP brings together veterinary and human medical researchers, educators and livestock industry representatives to share current work on paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease).
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