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Despite projections of record income for U.S. food producers, University of Idaho (U of I) Agricultural Economist Garth Taylor cautions 2022 won’t necessarily be a banner year for agriculture.
As the next generation of Canada’s dairy farmers prepare to take over the family business, they are operating in a vastly different market than generations before them.
“Effects of restricted dietary phosphorus supply during the dry period on productivity and metabolism in dairy cows.” Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 105 No. 5, 2022. This article, from German researchers, investigated levels of phosphorus in dry cow diets.
The seventh revised edition of the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle feeding guide, considered an international reference, came out in 2001.
Canadian breed associations recently recognized some of Canada’s top herds with the prestigious Master Breeder award. Presented by Holstein Canada, Jersey Canada, Ayrshire Canada, Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society and Canadian Guernsey Association, the 2021 recipients are featured below.
In November 2021, as floods ravaged the Pacific Northwest, The Canadian Podcow hosts Sarah Sache and Andrew Campbell were recording a pre-scheduled interview with Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) President Pierre Lampron.
“Effect of dry-off management on milking behaviour, milk yield and somatic cell count of dairy cows milked in automated milking systems.”Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 105, No. 4, 2022.
On Feb. 2, Pierre Lampron, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), announced that DFC is committing to a goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farm-level dairy production by the year 2050.
Dairy cow longevity is a key aspect of achieving a sustainable dairy industry. The longer cows remain productive in a herd, the more profitable the herd will be because cows only become profitable after the third lactation, which is when the revenue from selling milk up to that point breaks even with all the costs associated with the rearing period.
As global leaders in sustainable farming, Canadian dairy farmers are naturally committed to protecting, preserving and improving their land over time, and many farmers are readily implementing strategies that promote biodiversity, reduce waste and conserve wetlands.
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