Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Through investments in modern and innovative technology and equipment, the Government of Canada is helping growers to remain competitive, enhance efficiency and boost productivity. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever...
Fresh veggies in the summer and brisk winter snow hills are all reminders of growing up on my parent’s farm. Any farm kid understands the challenges of growing up on a farm—like using the tractor to pull a neighbour...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 2.2.4
Cows that are transitioning from gestation to lactation have increased nutrient demands that must be met. Inadequate nutrition during...
Source: University of British Columbia
Open space is an important feature of a lying environment to dairy cattle, as this allows them to more easily lie down and stand up, and to adopt different lying postures. However, more open lying...
Every year is different, and 2021 is no exception. With record high crop prices, an early planting window across most of Canada, and now a wet July in Eastern Canada, it has never been more favourable for a fungicide...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food
Executive Summary
This document outlines the key findings of the work of the FPT Working Group on Retail Fees, which was established by Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture in November 2020. The Working Group was mandated to...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is excited to announce a $100,000 investment in Tree Canada’s National Greening Program (NGP), which will support the planting of 25,000 trees in various locations throughout Canada. The NGP is...
Maizex Seeds has announced leadership appointments aimed at supporting the growth of
the Maizex Seeds business into the future. As part of a succession management plan, Blake Ashton has been appointed General Manager of Maizex Seeds. Blake joined Maizex Seeds...
Dairy Farmers of Canada’s (DFC) My Dairy Research Student Competition is an online competition for all graduate students (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) involved in a research project funded by DFC in a Canadian university.
The objective is to engage students in...
Source: Dairy Processors Association of Canada
The Dairy Processors Association of Canada has joined others in Canada’s dairy sector to ask Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture to implement mandatory and enforceable provincial Grocery Codes of Conduct, supported...
