3 cheeses have been selected by the Dairy Farmers of Canada to represent the best of Canadian cheeses as part of the country’s 150th anniversary celebrations. By: JUSTIN GOULET
US dairy lobby submits its demands for NAFTA
The US dairy industry has submitted its demands for the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA, pushing for freer trade in dairy overall and more specifically for a reversal of new Canadian rules on milk-derived products. By Alexander Panetta.
Canada’s dairy farms decline even with strict quota system
Even with its strict production quotas and guaranteed high milk prices, dairy farms in Canada are disappearing at a rate not far below what is happening in the United States. The country’s latest agricultural census shows a 14 percent decline in the number of Canadian dairy farms from 2011 to 2016. By: Jim Webster
U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy-pricing class: Perdue
The United States has asked Canada to eliminate a new “underhanded” dairy-pricing class that has undercut sales by U.S. dairies to Canadian processors, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. By: ROD NICKEL
Unpasteurized milk farm co-op argues they’re not bound by Milk Act
The farm co-op at the centre of a controversy over unpasteurized milk is finally defending itself in court.
Injunction could decide future of unpasteurized milk
The future of unpasteurized milk could be decided in Newmarket.
Raw milk supporters protest injunction case at Newmarket Courthouse
Carrying a protest sign outside the Newmarket Courthouse the morning on May 29, Marilew Albrecht wondered why authorities are trying once again to prevent people’s access to raw milk. By: Lisa Queen
Farmers: Grassland Dairy not open enough about business plans
Leo Heinze, age 3, going on 4 in July, is the seventh generation of the Heinze family dairy farm. By: Emily Davies
Dairy Farmers, Farm Owners Face Final Court Proceedings
Canadian farmers, farm owners and interested citizens plan to gather at the hearing. By: Liz Reitzig
Roskopf’s work hard to keep dairy afloat
The wooden frame at the edge of Dave and Monica Roskopf’s driveway hangs empty. For 11 years, a placard hung there, touting the couple’s 200-cow dairy as a Grassland Farm, but now only the frame remains.