NEWS

Canadian dairy producers will meet with representatives from environmental, animal care and health NGOs, financial associations, retailers and food services at DFC’s Building a Sustainable Dairy Industry symposium, Nov. 7-8, to address sustainability in Canada’s dairy sector.

In late August, more than 100 members of Progressive Dairy Operators (PDO) filled two coach buses and departed across the Great Lakes to tour farms in Michigan and Indiana. Stops included:

Pierre Lampron, a dairy farmer from St. Boniface, Quebec, was elected president of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) for a two-year term at the annual general meeting, July 18-19, in Edmonton, Alberta.

Automated milking system use has increased in the dairy industry in the last few years as producers are investing in new technologies and new barns are being built. 

Observing animals to look for signs of well-being is not new, but measuring specific animal-based indicators is. The Canadian dairy industry is making these measurements an essential part of the animal care module of proAction.