Statistics Canada began releasing the 2016 Census of Agriculture results as of May 10. Over a six-week period, Statistics Canada published articles that delved into different aspects of Canadian agriculture.

Group housing of dairy calves is becoming more popular, and so are automatic milk feeders. Some of the reasons producers choose to use this new technology include addressing calf health and welfare concerns, and reducing labour while still providing calves with enough milk to reach their growth potential.

The field of genomics has the potential to not only improve the dairy industry at the herd level, but it has implications at national and global levels.

In the first year, the campaign will aim to educate Canadian consumers on the fact that Canadian quality milk is the key ingredient found in the cheese, ice cream, yogurt and butter they enjoy daily.

The following is from an interview with Dr. François Malouin, University of Sherbrooke, member of the Canadian Bovine Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Network.

A revision of Canada's Food Guide Canada’s Food Guide is an important tool on which many nutrition and health educational programs, policies and resources are based.