Pessimistic individuals more vulnerable to depressive-like states after hot-iron disbudding
Source: University of British Columbia
Disbudding dairy calves is a common but painful procedure to prevent horn growth. Even when controlling for the immediate, intra-operative...
Technology and youth on the farm: Bringing Alberta’s agriculture into a new age by:...
Just an hour’s drive north of Calgary, the town of Olds lies at the crossroads of a rich farming tradition and next-generation technology.
The locals...
A healthy processing sector is essential to keeping the supply management system viable
Source: The Dairy Processors Association of Canada
DPAC and CPEPC call on the government to fulfill its commitment to dairy, poultry and egg processors
What does...
DFO welcomes Rosa Checchia as new Chief Marketing Officer
Source: Dairy Farmers of Ontario
DFO is pleased to welcome Rosa Checchia as our new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
“With more than 20 years experience in...
Minister Bibeau announces new support for Quebec farmers at the Union des producteurs agricoles’...
Source: Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada
Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri‑Food, took part in the 96th Congress of the Union des...
Extending cow longevity on dairy farms by improving calf management practices in the first...
Source: Dairy Research Cluster 3
Principal Investigators: Greg Keefe and J Trenton McClure (University of Prince Edward Island)
Co-Investigators: Elsa Vasseur (McGill University), Luke Heider (University...
Housing systems: unweaned calves
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 1.1.1
There are distinct advantages...
The Dairy Processors Association of Canada and the Quebec Dairy Industry Council welcome the...
Source: Dairy Processors Association of Canada
The Dairy Processors Association of Canada (DPAC) and the Quebec Dairy Industrial Council (QDC) welcome the announcement made last...
New undesirable genetic factor identified in Jersey breed
Source: Jersey Canada
A new undesirable genetic factor, known as Jersey Neuropathy with Splayed Forelimbs (JNS), has been identified in the Jersey breed. The Jersey...
Dairy Farmers of Canada welcomes compensation announcement
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
The announcement today by the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, of the second year of promised compensation for...
