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3 Open Minutes with Dr. Nigel Cook

December 10, 2025
Kimmi Devaney

During a Dairyland Initiative podcast episode, Courtney Halbach and Dr. Nigel Cook discussed how to manage sand bedding in freestalls. Progressive Dairy visited with Cook to follow up on a few of the topics covered and discuss the most important points he would like dairy producers to know when bedding freestalls with sand.


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3 Open Minutes with Jodi Wallace

February 22, 2024
Lora Bender

Dr. Jodi Wallace becomes the first Quebec woman to win the Bovine Practitioner of the Year award for her work with milk quality and calf care.


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3 Open Minutes with Steve Funk

February 8, 2024
Emma Ohirko

Progressive Dairy Editor Emma Ohirko caught up with Steve Funk to discuss the role of risk management for farm businesses and some strategies to minimize farmer risk and optimize program coverage. 




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3 Open Minutes with Jenn Charlton

September 19, 2023
Katie Coyne

Less than 10 years after competing on the coloured shavings of World Dairy Expo in showmanship, Charlton will be back to place the Junior competition.


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3 Open Minutes: PJ Budler

May 24, 2023
Matti McBride

PJ Budler founded a successful cattle operation in South Africa and now consults on operations all over the globe. Learn from his international perspective in our latest article. 


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3 Open Minutes with Albert Cousineau

January 31, 2023
Jenn Coyne

Albert Cousineau recently set down the hoof knives and grinders after an impressive 42 years in business. As of Jan. 1, and nearly 200,000 cows later, Cousineau retired as one of Ontario’s staple hoof trimmers and sold the business to his son, Joël.


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Roger Massicotte

3 Open Minutes with Roger Massicotte

October 19, 2021
Lora Bender
Roger Massicotte is the president of Agropur (since February 2019) and has been a member of Agropur’s board of directors for 16 years, representing the Mauricie-Portneuf region.
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3 Open Minutes with Grant Roy & Paul MacLeod

February 11, 2012
Karen Lee
In a news release, Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) Chairman Grant Roy and Holstein Canada President Paul MacLeod (pictured on the right) announced that following in-depth discussion and with the total support of their board members, their organizations will discontinue the current amalgamation plans. Progressive Dairyman Editor Karen Lee spoke with each of them to learn more about the situation and discover what the future holds for each organization.
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3 Open Minutes with Wally Smith

November 1, 2011
Wally Smith

In July, dairy farmer delegates from across the country elected a new president of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC). Wally Smith resides on British Columbia where he owns and operates MariaHolme Farms.


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