Insights and Stories on Dairy Cattle

“Animal-free” milk gets green light in Canada

Feb. 5, 2024 at 2:07 pm CST

In a news release today, Israeli startup Remilk, which uses the tagline "Real Dairy. No Milk," announced it had received a 'No Objection Letter' from Health Canada. This will "open the door for use of Remilk's protein in a variety of products with the same taste and texture as milk, ice cream, yogurt, cream cheese, and more," the company said.

CUSMA panel rejects U.S. complaint on access to Canada dairy market

Nov. 24, 2023 at 11:10 am CST

By Reuters

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Nov. 1, 2023 at 2:38 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Hold off on milk price hike, dairy farmers say

Oct. 17, 2023 at 11:28 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Australia buys vaccines for lumpy skin disease to safeguard cattle exports

Oct. 12, 2023 at 2:16 pm CDT

By Reuters

File photo of moose in a Saskatchewan field.

Saskatchewan expands wildlife testing to include bovine TB

Oct. 11, 2023 at 10:37 pm CDT

Recent confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a Saskatchewan cattle herd have led the province to expand its annual wildlife monitoring program for chronic wasting disease (CWD) to also include TB. The province each year since 1997 has asked hunters to submit heads from harvested deer, moose and elk […]

By Dave Bedard

New Zealand, Canada each claim wins in CPTPP dairy dispute

Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:19 am CDT

A dispute settlement panel called by New Zealand under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact has ruled Canada’s limits on dairy market access cramp its agreed-upon obligations. But despite the panel’s findings in New Zealand’s favour, Canada is also framing the panel’s ruling as a win — as it also […]

By Dave Bedard

At Ag in Motion: New tester monitors bull fertility

Jul. 22, 2023 at 8:14 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Slow-swimming bull sperm will have no place to hide. A Scottish company, Dyneval, has created a new semen analyzer that measures a wider range of concentrations of semen than previous testing methods. This will allow veterinarians, beef and dairy producers to have more control over semen quality. […]

By John Greig

Manitoba dairyman named to lead national body

Jul. 12, 2023 at 9:52 pm CDT

The vice-president of Dairy Farmers of Canada has levelled up to lead the organization following elections at its annual meeting Wednesday in Winnipeg. David Wiens, who farms with his brother at Grunthal, Man., about 50 km southeast of Winnipeg, replaces Pierre Lampron, an organic dairy farmer in Quebec’s Mauricie region […]

By Dave Bedard

Dates moved up in dairy sector’s CUSMA compensation calendar

Jul. 12, 2023 at 1:37 am CDT

Changes are being made to the timetable for the remainder of the program compensating Canada’s dairy farmers for market share lost to recent multilateral trade deals. The Dairy Direct Payment Program (DDPP), which issued $1.75 billion over four payments from 2019 to 2023 to compensate for the Canada-European Union (CETA) […]

By Dave Bedard

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