BY:
Tom
Van Dusen
PUBLISHED:
Jul 7, 2021 4:18pm EDT
One of eastern Ontario’s most prominent milk producers believes the dairy industry will continue to weather the overall downturn as COVID-19 gradually fades from the farm scene.
The largest agricultural sector both in eastern Ontario...
Ovino is hoping that the demand for sheep-milk products continues to increase, and with their state-of-the-art facility near Acton, Ontario, able to accommodate 2,000 sheep, they're ready to meet that demand.
"We've found a niche for sheep milk that wasn't...
June 21, 2021 (Ottawa) – Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) today launched a dynamic new marketing campaign focusing on the rigorous standards behind our nation’s high-quality milk. Dairy Farming Forward – High Standards highlights the progressive practices Canadian farmers use to maintain...
A first-ever University of Guelph study has discovered that dairy herd health may be linked to the farmer’s mental well-being.
The study, published in the journal Animal Welfare, focused on Ontario dairy farms that had adopted robotic milking systems, an automated...
Fully robotic milking farm will advance dairy research, attract students and educate public.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) Dairy Education and Research Center will become the largest robotic milking research facility in North America with the addition of six...
Source: Dairy Research Cluster
For more than 20 years, David Fraser, Dan Weary and Nina Von Keyserlingk at the University of British Columbia have been the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) – Industrial Research Co-Chairholders in Dairy Cattle...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, during Canadian Environment Week, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced details of the new $165.7-million Agricultural Clean Technology Program.
Under the program, farmers and agri-businesses will have access to funding...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Mitloehner brought up two key problems with the way cattle emissions have been portrayed:
One, that the way we measure greenhouse gasses (GHG) is not realistic;
And two, that methane should not be...
Source: DairyTrace
Dairy producers work everyday to ensure the health and welfare of their animals. But what happens when a disease outbreak, provincial emergency, or a natural disaster occurs that is beyond the control of a single producer?
This is the...
Source: Science Direct
Abstract
Interventions that aim to help farmers change on-farm practices recommend that advisors communicate effectively with farmers, work collaboratively to set goals and provide farmers with resources that are applicable to the farm context. We developed an intervention...
