Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Technological innovations have contributed enormously to the transformation of Canada's agriculture sector and strengthened its competitiveness internationally. To help sustain today's evolving global trade environment, the Government of Canada is making strategic investments that will...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Reducing food waste in Canada can help save consumers money, improve food security, support efficiency in the agriculture and food sector, and significantly cut our pollution. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting innovative...
Source: Lactanet, Brian Van Doormaal
Where the relative emphasis placed on each of the three main components in each breed is presented in the following table along with the multiplicative factors for each component.
Breed
LPI Constant
Production
Durability
Health & Fertility
Emphasis
Factor
Emphasis
Factor
Emphasis
Factor
Ayrshire
2004
46
.5685
32
.7215
22
.9561
Brown Swiss
959
55
.5440
27
.6786
18
.8349
Canadienne
932
55
.4565
30
.6653
15
.8759
Guernsey
644
50
.5540
35
.7523
15
.6923
Holstein
2200
40
.5408
40
.8243
20
.6967
Jersey
1087
50
.5970
30
.6387
20
.7483
Milking Shorthorn
1065
56
.5389
30
.7992
14
1.0363
Production Component...
Source: University of Saskatchewan
Two University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded $322,000 in total by a federal agency for developing drought and salinity-tolerant forage crops, and reducing heat stress in dairy cattle.
The funding is from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s...
Source: Dairy Processors Association of Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has launched the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) to assist dairy, poultry and egg processors mitigate the impacts of CETA and CPTPP.
The $292.5 million program provides processors with non-repayable contributions up...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Exceptional circumstances such as feed shortages due to drought and delays stemming from the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine have disrupted supply chains and increased input costs for Canadian farmers, including for fuel...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
DFC reacts positively to the clarity provided by the government in the 2022 budget on the timetable for an announcement for full and fair compensation for the impacts of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Yet, the...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Ontario
To ensure new entrants maintain the organic milk supply, Dairy Farmers of Ontario is giving priority access for up to one position from the 2023 New Entrant Quota Assistance Program (NEQAP) to organic applicants.
The Organic...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) today offered the following statement regarding the government’s tabling of the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy:
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Dairy Farmers of Canada welcomes the funding and programs announced today by Minister...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Recognizing that farmers are key players in reducing greenhouse emissions, the Government of Canada is investing to help them in the adoption of clean technologies and sustainable agricultural practices.
At their visit at Ferme Roflamme Inc....
