NEWS

A recent study conducted by UNIFORM-Agri compared dairy herd management data among nine countries: Canada (CA), United States (U.S.), Spain (ES), France (FR), Netherlands (NL), United Kingdom (UK), Germany (DE), Belgium (BE) and Denmark (DK)(the bulk of the participants were from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom).

Agricultural students with journalism or communications training are encouraged to apply for Progressive Dairy – Canada’s 2020 editorial internship program. Applications are due Dec. 20, 2019.

Improving the comfort and longevity of dairy cows can improve dairy farm sustainability and profitability. This is the premise of the industrial research chair in the sustainable life of dairy cattle, launched in 2016 and led by Dr. Elsa Vasseur of McGill University.

It’s better with real butter! As part of the organization’s approach to increasing the relevance of Canadian dairy products for consumers, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) unveiled an exciting year-long partnership with Cineplex Media to promote real butter popcorn topping to moviegoers across Canada.

From Aug. 20-23, members of Progressive Dairy Operators (PDO) toured dairy farms and other agricultural businesses in eastern Ontario and western Quebec to gather new ideas to bring back to their dairy operations.