Insights and Stories on Dairy Cattle

Dairytown’s farmers approve merger into Agropur

Jun. 5, 2014 at 3:08 am CDT

New Brunswick butter co-operative Dairytown Products is expected to become part of major Quebec dairy co-op Agropur by month’s end, now that Dairytown’s farmers have approved the deal. The two co-ops announced Wednesday that Dairytown’s “beneficiaries,” the province’s 206 active dairy producers, voted 99 per cent in favour of the […]

U.S. dairy farmers threaten to oppose Trans-Pacific trade deal

Jun. 3, 2014 at 6:57 pm CDT

Que. ag minister, ag critics hold seats in PQ loss

Apr. 8, 2014 at 4:33 pm CDT

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N.B. farmer-owned Dairytown to merge into Agropur

Mar. 27, 2014 at 1:47 pm CDT

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Saputo to shut two Alta. powdered milk plants

Mar. 26, 2014 at 7:10 pm CDT

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Ontario court dismisses raw-milk appeal

Mar. 11, 2014 at 8:41 pm CDT

An Ontario dairyman’s long-fought legal scrap to be able to distribute unpasteurized (“raw”) milk has hit another wall — this time a dismissal by Ontario’s Court of Appeal. The decision, released Tuesday, upholds a September 2011 decision from the provincial Court of Justice against raw-milk advocate Michael Schmidt. [Related story] […]

By Dave Bedard

Cows learn dairying faster when housed together: study

Mar. 3, 2014 at 8:37 am CST

Housing new dairy cows in pairs rather than individual pens could improve their ability to learn new feeding and milking technologies, a new B.C. study suggests. The study by Rebecca Meagher, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia, shows dairy calves become better at learning by way of […]

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Ben + Jerry’s to go full non-GMO by mid-year

Feb. 18, 2014 at 5:57 am CST

Premium ice cream maker Ben + Jerry’s plans to soon pull any genetically modified (GMO) ingredients from its supply lines in both Canada and the U.S. The Vermont-based company, which makes and sells ice cream in over two dozen countries through major retailers and its chain of ice cream shops, […]

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Saputo eyeing further buys

Feb. 6, 2014 at 4:26 pm CST

Reuters — Canada’s largest dairy producer Saputo Inc., which recently won control of Australian dairy Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co., is hungry for further acquisitions in that country, as well as in New Zealand, Brazil and the U.S., CEO Lino Saputo Jr. said on Thursday. Saputo gave no indication […]

By Rod Nickel

Ont. dairy co-op buys Hamilton cheesemaker

Feb. 5, 2014 at 10:00 am CST

Hamilton’s family-owned Salerno Dairy, a specialty Italian-style cheesemaker, is becoming part of Ontario’s largest dairy co-operative. Gay Lea Foods announced Monday it has reached a deal, effective Feb. 1, to buy Salerno for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1962 by cheesemaker Carmine Marzaro and his family, Salerno today makes hard, […]

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