Insights and Stories on Dairy Cattle

Jul. 28, 2017 at 12:01 pm CDT

Wellington / Reuters – New Zealand’s first outbreak of a serious bacterial cattle disease was well under control, the Primary Industries ministry said on Friday, with stock movement restrictions in place and testing continuing. News of the discovery of mycoplasma bovis earlier this week on a single farm in the […]

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa

May. 5, 2017 at 9:40 am CDT

With Canada’s 150th birthday just around the corner, dairy farmers across the country are sharing their stories in a new book. “It’s a really neat look at our history,” said David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair, at a recent district meeting. Printed in both French and English, Dairy Farmers, […]

By Shannon VanRaes

Apr. 19, 2017 at 3:41 pm CDT

Reuters – Australia and New Zealand dairy industry leaders say they would support moves by the United States to draw the World Trade Organization into a trade dispute with Canada, after President Donald Trump said existing rules were unfair. On a visit to the U.S. cheese-making state of Wisconsin on […]

By Benjamin Weir, Charlotte Greenfield

Mar. 3, 2017 at 10:51 am CST

At some level, every brother-sister story is unique, and that’s certainly true of Misty Glen Farms near Belmont, Ont., where Suzanne and Tom Pettit milk about 50 cows with a robot in an efficient freestall barn built in 2012. They’ve been making most of the cow-related decisions on the farm […]

By John Greig

Dec. 21, 2016 at 9:21 am CST

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to two weeks ago, grower bids on feed grade organic grains were steady with instances of 50 cents higher. Food grade corn spot and contract activity moderate with demand light to moderate. Low protein food grade soybeans mostly 19.00 to 20.00 […]

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