NEWS

From the early 4-H years all the way to graduating from a junior breed association, the dozen years or so that span a junior member’s career are sprinkled with opportunities to learn, compete and succeed.

The BC Dairy Expo will once again kick off the Pacific Agriculture Show. On Jan. 29, six local farms will be open for visitors to stop in throughout the day. Then, on Jan. 30, the BC Dairy Expo Seminar will take place in the BMO Room at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

“Field bean inclusion in the diet of early lactation dairy cows: Effects on performance and nutrient utilization.” Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 102 No. 12, 2019.

In response to a growing demand for grass-fed milk products, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has launched the National Standard for the Production of Milk from Grass-fed Cows pilot project.

Fifteen new research projects targeting dairy farm efficiency and sustainability, cow health and welfare, milk quality, and dairy and cardiometabolic health were announced under the Dairy Research Cluster 3 in July 2019.