Source: Venture Play
Venture Play, the national marketing services firm and part of the Venturepark business growth ecosystem, is pleased to announce that following an RFP process, it has been chosen as Marketing Agency of Record for Alberta Milk, the...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Ontario
Dairy Farmers of Ontario to increase donations, totaling over 1 million litres of milk
Food banks across Ontario are to receive additional supplies to cope with increasing demand for nutritional staples
Feed Ontario, formerly the Ontario Association...
Source: Lactanet Canada
In April 2020, the Industry Standards Committee of Lactanet Canada proposed recommendations allowing greater flexibility in the requirements for publishable lactations and official genetic indexes for production traits. These recommendations, which were approved by the Lactanet Board...
Source: NASDA news release
NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, hand-selected nine issues to serve as the organization's primary policy focus for 2022. They include the 2023 Farm Bill, animal health, climate resiliency, food safety, the...
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: Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society
2020 Virtual National Milking Shorthorn Show
Judge: Rob Kite, Staffordshire, UK
Class 1: Junior & Intermediate Calves (Sponsored by RBC) (PHOTOS)
1. Oceanbrae Lass Ballerina (Bentley) – Oceanbrae Farms, Miscouche, PEI
2. Lynmark B Roxy (Blaine) – Lynmark Farms,...
The Western Canadian Dairy Seminar (WCDS) is celebrating its 40th anniversary at the Red Deer Resort & Casino (formerly Cambridge Hotel), Red Deer, AB from March 7 – 10, 2023. Over 3 days, industry leaders will present on current research...
Source: Government of Canada
Allocation Policy Changes
CUSMA TRQ
Current Policy
Proposed Policy
Milk
85% is allocated to processors on a market share basis, for milk in bulk (not for retail sale) to be processed into dairy products used as ingredients for further food processing.
15%...
Source: Dairy Processors Association of Canada
The Dairy Processors Association of Canada (DPAC) acknowledged yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Canada as a step in the right direction, but that it is far from being sufficient for the entire food...
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation news release
The American Farm Bureau Federation sent a letter today to U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Gloria Montaño Greene and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux urging the agencies to open enrollment for...
