Insights and Stories on Dairy Farmers Of Canada

U.S. throws down CUSMA challenge on Canada’s dairy import limits

Dec. 9, 2020 at 4:50 pm CST

Five months and counting since the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement came into force, the U.S. government has launched a CUSMA challenge of how Canada applies tariff exemptions on dairy imports. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said Wednesday he has served Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng with written notice that the U.S. […]

Dairy cattle traceability system switched on

Oct. 5, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Report pegs U.S. dairy support levels

Feb. 13, 2018 at 12:31 pm CST

By John Greig

Milk ad awareness beating top brands

Feb. 9, 2018 at 10:01 pm CST

By John Greig

Ontario’s dairy farmers ramp up own marketing

Jan. 18, 2018 at 6:32 pm CST

By John Greig

National dairy group loses executive director

Jun. 29, 2017 at 6:58 pm CDT

Caroline Emond has resigned as executive director of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) after two and half years in the position. Emond will be stepping down effective July 4, DFC announced Wednesday. Emond has dealt with some significant files and changes to dairy marketing since she replaced long-time retiring executive […]

By John Greig

Dairy protection sought ahead of NAFTA talks

Jun. 21, 2017 at 2:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The head of Canada’s dairy industry group highlighted the role of Canadian dairy producers in the domestic market, as the potential for trade agreement renegotiations loom. U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier in the year he was considering pulling the U.S. from the North American Free Trade […]

By Jade Markus

Canadian dairy history book celebrates Canada 150

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

Trump wins support for possible WTO action on Canada dairy

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

Dairy sector still working toward ingredients strategy

Feb. 15, 2017 at 3:12 pm CST

The Canadian dairy industry has missed a self-imposed deadline for the Feb. 1 implementation of a national ingredients strategy — but work continues toward that implementation. The strategy is meant to create a lower-priced class of milk, Class 7, to encourage the use of skim milk powder in further-processed ingredients. […]

By John Greig

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