NEWS

More than 200 stakeholders from various segments of the dairy and food industry gathered in Ottawa, on Nov. 7 and 8, to discuss the state of sustainability in the dairy industry and where it is headed in the future.

Various research initiatives since 2009 that culminated to a national project funded under the Dairy Research Cluster 2 and led by University of Guelph has resulted in the development of genomic evaluations for digital dermatitis in Holsteins.

A year has passed since Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) unveiled its new organizational logo on Nov. 1, 2016 – and what a year it has been.

The 2018 B.C. Dairy Expo will once again be held in conjunction with the Pacific Agriculture Show on Jan. 25-27 at the Tradex – Trade and Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

On Oct. 17-19, the Progressive Dairy Operators set out on a second trip to farms and businesses in Michigan and Indiana. The group took buses on a similar tour in August and the popularity of the trip led to plans for a second visit for the members that ended up on the waiting list.