Insights and Stories on Dairy Cattle

Jul. 22, 2018 at 4:24 am CDT

Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Elmira, Ont. for well known dairy farmer Bettina Schuurmans, who with her husband took to the road this summer in support of Canada’s dairy sector. Schuurmans and husband Henk, who owned and operated Milky Wave Farms near Elmira with their sons, had been […]

By Staff

Jul. 12, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

The makers of those little individual cheese snacks in the red wax shells plan to start producing them at their own new Canadian plant starting in early 2020. France’s Bel Group, whose brands in Canada include The Laughing Cow, Boursin and the aforementioned Mini Babybel, announced Thursday it will put […]

By Staff

Jul. 9, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

Reuters — J.M. Smucker Co. said on Monday it would sell its U.S. baking business, which includes brands such as Pillsbury, Martha White and Hungry Jack, to private equity firm Brynwood Partners for US$375 million. The deal includes a manufacturing facility in Toledo, Ohio, but excludes the baking business in […]

By Reuters

Jun. 29, 2018 at 12:11 pm CDT

DeLaval is set to launch its new Voluntary Milking System (VMS) V300, a milking operation the company says will make dairy farmers “less reliant on future labour market uncertainties” while keeping them “at the forefront of animal welfare and food safety.” Based on data the company said it collected on […]

By Staff

Jun. 18, 2018 at 1:42 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Saputo, one of Canada’s largest dairies, supports ending a domestic milk ingredient pricing system that has angered the United States, CEO Lino Saputo Jr. said on Monday, showing a rare crack in solidarity among processors and the country’s dairy farmers. The Class 7 pricing agreement, struck […]

By Rod Nickel