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Spoelstras named Ontario’s 2026 Outstanding Young Farmers

Drew and Heather Spoelstra of Roy–Lea Farms Ltd., in Binbrook Ontario have been named Ontario’s 2026 Outstanding Young Farmers. The…

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 1 min read ● Published: April 9, 2026

Canadian Dairy XPO 2026 spotlights innovation, draws thousands to Stratford

Canadian Dairy XPO 2026 in Stratford featured top dairy innovations, expert insights and a major charity auction raising $383,000 for…

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 1 min read ● Published: April 8, 2026

Calves for a Cause sale averages almost $7,000

The Calves for a Cause 2026 sale raised funds for children’s health care in southern Ontario. It was held at…

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: April 2, 2026

Show tips from a dairy judge

Young people at the Canadian Dairy Xpo heard about how a judge looks at a showmanship class.

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: April 2, 2026

Trade talk and more international flavour at Canadian Dairy Xpo

Canadian Dairy XPO highlights global growth opportunities as the industry navigates CUSMA reviews and strengthens European partnerships.

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 2 min read ● Published: April 2, 2026

Canadian Dairy Xpo 2026 returns

The Canadian Dairy Xpo dairy trade show in Stratford, Ontario mixes community and business.

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: March 30, 2026

Lora’s Dairy Corner: Hello and watch for more dairy news coming soon

Lora Bender talks about the value she finds being part of the dairy industry.

By Lora Bender ● 4 min read ● Published: March 23, 2026

Dairy, poultry payouts cut in Agriculture Canada reductions

Agriculture Canada is cutting its annual budget and reducing staff, as part of austerity measures at the federal government and…

By Robert Arnason ● 3 min read ● Published: March 20, 2026

Udder health gets priority for top two farms in Lactanet’s 2025 ranking

Udder health gets priority for top two farms in Lactanet’s 2025 Best Managed Herds in Canada ranking.

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: March 18, 2026

Dairy farmers look to limit more loss of market

Canadian dairy farmers have given up 18 per cent of the domestic market in recent trade deals and want the…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: March 18, 2026

Dragon’s Den appearance by Ontario agtech company yields publicity, but no investment

Ontario agtech company Cattleytics pitched an investment to the dragons on CBC’s Dragon’s Den. The company came away with more…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: March 8, 2026

Cattleytics on Dragon’s Den March 5

Cattleytics, an Ontario dairy software and data company pitched its product to the entrepreneurs on the CBC show Dragon’s Den…

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: March 2, 2026

Herd longevity increasing for top management Canadian dairies

Herd longevity is increasing for top management dairies, according to Lactanet’s look at data from dairy farms across Canada.

By Stew Slater ● 5 min read ● Published: March 2, 2026

Vertdor Dempsey Minou is the 2025 Holstein Québec’s Coup de Coeur cow

Vertdor Dempsey Minou is the 2025 Holstein Québec’s Coup de Coeur cow. She’s classified Ex-95 with 10 Excellent daughters.

By Marie-Josée Parent ● 3 min read ● Published: February 24, 2026

Lactanet mines its data for dairy insights

Increasing positive tests for ketosis are among the data benchmarks Lactanet has identified in a data deep dive.

By Stew Slater ● 5 min read ● Published: February 20, 2026

Milk pricing formula changed again to help meet protein demand

Eastern Canadian farmers will have to make management changes to manage April 1, 2026 milk pricing changes to meet new…

By John Greig ● 4 min read ● Published: February 11, 2026

Better calf strategies for healthier, more profitable herds

Improved colostrum management, nutrition, and prevention-first health calf programs are boosting herd profitability, efficiency, and milk production.

By Diana Martin ● 6 min read ● Published: February 9, 2026

Nova Scotia Animal Breeders joins EastGen

The Nova Scotia Animal Breeders co-operative is joining EastGen.

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: February 9, 2026

EastGen names new CEO

EastGen, a farmer-owned business that supplies dairy and beef genetics will have a new CEO, Amanda Stokes, who will replace…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: February 2, 2026

How dairy farm management can adjust to new milk pricing

Protein demand is growing and that’s mean the provincial boards who set how Canadian dairy farmers are paid are changing…

By John Greig ● 6 min read ● Published: February 2, 2026

Cottage cheese, chicken lead charge in multi-billion-dollar protein boom

Dairy farmers, meat producers, and food brands are pivoting to meet the surge in consumer interest and shifting health trends.

By John Greig ● 4 min read ● Published: January 26, 2026

U.S. unlikely to ask to dismantle supply management: trade experts

U.S. unlikely to ask to dismantle supply management in a CUSMA review, says Canadian trade experts, but there will likely…

By John Greig ● 4 min read ● Published: January 15, 2026

Ford pledges support for supply management

Ontario Premier Doug Ford told the 2026 annual general meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario that he supports the…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: January 14, 2026

Dairy producers urged to replace cows earlier

Dr. Steve Eicker, co-founder of Valley Ag Software, says a chat with a Texas auctioneer brought him to believe there…

By Janelle Rudolph ● 4 min read ● Published: January 12, 2026

USDA confirms bird flu case in Wisconsin dairy herd as new wildlife spillover

The United States Department of Agriculture on Friday confirmed that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Wisconsin…

By Reuters ● 1 min read ● Published: December 22, 2025

Fluids, managed antibiotics are dairy calf diarrhea best practices

Fluids, managing antibiotics and anti-inflammatory treatments are sorme dairy calf diarrhea management best practices.

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: December 16, 2025

Annie AcMoody to be new CEO of Dairy Farmers of Canada

Annie AcMoody has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, effective February 9,…

By Kristy Nudds ● 1 min read ● Published: December 11, 2025

Separated dairy processing waste can be used in cow diets

Researchers found that separated dairy waste can be used to replace high moisture corn in cow diets.

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: December 9, 2025

Haley new director of University of Guelph welfare research centre

Derek Haley is the new director of University of Guelph welfare research centre, the Campbell Centre for the Study of…

By Glacier FarmMedia Submission ● 2 min read ● Published: December 8, 2025

Dairy research initiative funds five projects this year

Western provinces collaborate on five separate research projects to bolster dairy farm sustainability, animal health, composition, processing, and milk quality

By Greg Price ● 2 min read ● Published: December 7, 2025

Greg Dietrich named CEO of Holstein Canada

Greg Dietrich, a Mildmay-area farmer, has been named CEO of Holstein Canada

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: November 27, 2025

Why dairy calves need more colostrum

Dairy at Guelph researchers say increased volume, Brix and immunoglobin G levels are needed for dairy calves fed colostrum in…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: November 24, 2025

Jocelyn Lambert receives Stewart 4-H Dairy Youth Education Award and Bursary

Jocelyn Lambert of Middlesex 4-H Association received the 2025 Bertram and Hazel Stewart 4-H Dairy Youth Education Award and a…

By Diana Martin ● 1 min read ● Published: November 19, 2025

Milk concentration plant officially opens in Alta.

Canadian raw-milk processing history made with start up of Dairy Innovation West milk concentration plant in Alberta

By Greg Price ● 2 min read ● Published: November 19, 2025

Canadian dairy production, demand both rise in September

Canadian Dairy Commission says butter stocks were reduced due to more total requirements of milk in its September report.

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: November 17, 2025

Lactanet now publishing monthly dairy genetic evaluations

Lactanet is now publishing monthly dairy genetic evaluations, with means dairy farmers will have more up-to-date data to make breeding…

By Stew Slater ● 3 min read ● Published: November 17, 2025

Lactanet turns methane expertise into business opportunity

Lactanet’s new fee-for-service breeding tool initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canadian and Swiss Holstein herds will launch in…

By Stew Slater ● 3 min read ● Published: November 10, 2025

How a Quebec farmer uses fishing lines to solve his crow problem

A Quebec farmer uses fishing line to deter crows from landing on silage bags.

By Marie-Josée Parent ● 2 min read ● Published: November 10, 2025

Back to the drawing board for sexed semen fertility ratings

Lactanet, the national genetic evaluation and dairy data provider, goes back to the drawing board with its sexed semen fertility…

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: November 3, 2025

Claas brings 1000 Series SP forage harvesters to Canada

In mid-August, Claas unveiled its new line of Jaguar forage harvesters at an event in Visalia, California, deep in the…

By Scott Garvey ● 2 min read ● Published: November 3, 2025

Farm gate milk price to rise in 2026

The Canadian Dairy Commission will raise its farm gate milk price by 2.3255 per cent in February, the Crown corporation…

By Geralyn Wichers ● 1 min read ● Published: October 31, 2025

Byproducts with benefits for dairy cows

Local food processors can be a source of financially advantageous byproducts for dairy cows, but make sure the ration is…

By Jeanine Moyer ● 5 min read ● Published: October 27, 2025

Lactanet to expand reach of disease resistance breeding tool

Lactanet will expand its Metabolic Disease Resistance (MDR) genetic index for dairy cattle to include four lower-population breeds in Canada.

3 min read ● Published: October 27, 2025

Jennifer Hayes appointed for second term as the Chairperson of the Canadian Dairy Commission

Jennifer Hayes has been re-appointed as Chairperson of the Canadian Dairy Commission by Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

By Alexis Kienlen ● 2 min read ● Published: October 23, 2025

What’s in a moo?

Dalhousie University researchers use artificial intelligence to create new dairy farm apps that interpret moos and measure methane.

By John Greig ● 5 min read ● Published: October 20, 2025

Manitoba flags U.S. mega-dairy plans for international review

Cows in two large new North Dakota dairies would quadruple the number of dairy cows in the state, but they…

By Miranda Leybourne ● 6 min read ● Published: October 20, 2025

Partnerships, communication key to disease management

Communication and strong, trusted partnerships are key to managing infectious diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease and HPAI.

By Jonah Grignon ● 4 min read ● Published: October 8, 2025

Canadian-bred cow wins World Dairy Expo Holstein show

A cow bred in Saskatchewan, Lovhill Sidekick Kandy Cane, is the Grand Champion Holstein at the 2025 World Dairy Expo.

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: October 6, 2025

High oleic soybeans can be a fat replacement in dairy rations

The potential for feeding high oleic soybeans to dairy cows opened up a new market for Ontario’s Sevita soybean seed…

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: October 6, 2025

Farm to bottle, Miller’s Dairy a winning blend of tradition and vision

Miller’s Dairy in Creemore blends vintage equipment with modern tech to produce glass-bottled premium Jersey milk and ice cream.

By Diana Martin ● 4 min read ● Published: October 1, 2025

Engemycin DD approved by Health Canada

Merck Animal Health has received approval for its new Category III antibiotic Engemycin DD for use in cattle, sheep and…

By Kristy Nudds ● 2 min read ● Published: September 30, 2025

Invest Ontario sweetens Chapman’s Ice Cream’s $200 million expansion

Chapman’s Ice Cream’s growth at the Markdale, Ontario, facility will add three new production lines, 200 jobs, and continue its…

By Diana Martin ● 2 min read ● Published: September 23, 2025

New Canadian Dairy Hub launches

The new Canadian Dairy Hub from Dairy Farmers of Canada brings dairy research into one place.

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: September 22, 2025

VIDEO: EastGen unveils refreshed brand identity at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025

EastGen revealed a new brand identity at customer appreciation lunch at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

By Lora Bender ● 2 min read ● Published: September 17, 2025

New Jaylor mixer series sees numerous ease-of-use and reliability upgrades

Jaylor’s new 6000 series total mixed ration mixer brings multiple changes to the company’s lineup, but maintains its time-tested square-cut…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: September 16, 2025

Meeting government on the farm

Government employees gathered at Peter Reuter’s dairy farm just outside Ottawa to learn more about agricultural technology at a Demo…

By Jonah Grignon ● 6 min read ● Published: September 11, 2025

Made-in-Ontario calcium bolus wins livestock award

Product is the first and only calcium bolus designed and manufactured in Ontario specifically to support calcium levels in fresh…

By Kristy Nudds ● 1 min read ● Published: September 10, 2025

Lactanet dairy transition index wins innovation award

Lactanet’s new Transition Management Index creates one metric that allows dairy farmers to compare the quality of the transition from…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: September 9, 2025

Innovators honoured ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025

Canada’s Outdoor Farm show hosts an annual Innovations Awards program to recognize the best and brightest in agricultural equipment and…

By Jonah Grignon ● 2 min read ● Published: September 9, 2025

Danish start-up posts impressive results on enteric methane extraction at the barn

Danish start-up company posts impressive results on enteric methane extraction at the barn.

By Stew Slater ● 5 min read ● Published: September 8, 2025

Polled genes continue to spread quickly in Canadian dairy cattle

There are more and more dairy cattle carrying polled genes - meaning they’ll have no horns. In fact, the percentage…

By Allison Fleming, Hannah Sweett ● 4 min read ● Published: August 28, 2025

Financial metrics can lead to different dairy decisions

Focusing on dairy farm productivity without proper financial analysis and monitoring could mean less profit, says a Chris Church, a…

By John Greig ● 5 min read ● Published: August 25, 2025

Company identifies management barriers to dairy cows genetic potential

Antler Bio uses its EpiHerd software to evaluate 22,000 blood metabolites in dairy cows to see how well they are…

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: August 25, 2025

Taking dairy wastewater to the irrigation pivot, via wetlands

Many Alberta dairy farms rely on irrigation water to grow feed crops to sustain their cattle herds, but drought and…

By Mark Halsall ● 7 min read ● Published: August 11, 2025

Uhr, Goodwill Ontario representatives at European Young Breeders School

Nadia Uhr and Robert Goodwill, two young Ontario dairy farmers, made the recent trip to Belgium for European Young Breeders…

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: August 11, 2025

Why digital dermatitis never really leaves the dairy herd

Digital dermatitis can be a painful disease for dairy cow hooves and once it is in a dairy herd, it…

By Amir Nejati ● 3 min read ● Published: August 11, 2025

Dairy calf health genetic tool launches Aug. 12

Canadian dairy armers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea with a new tool from Lactanet…

By Hannah Sweett and Colin Lynch ● 5 min read ● Published: August 11, 2025

AgSenze automated body condition scoring can catch disease earlier

AgSenze has developed an automated body condition scoring camera for dairy cows which shows when a cow could be losing…

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: July 29, 2025

Dairy researchers identifying risk factors for post-partum inflammation

Cornell University team working to perfect on-farm test for cows at high-risk of post-calving abnormal inflammation.

By Stew Slater ● 5 min read ● Published: July 28, 2025

U.S. complaints about protectionist Canadian dairy policy hypocritical, report argues

Despite criticisms of Canadian dairy policy, the American dairy industry has many of the same protectionist tendencies Canada does, writes…

By Jonah Grignon ● 2 min read ● Published: July 28, 2025

Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says

Canada and New Zealand have reached a “mutually satisfactory” resolution to a long-running dispute over access for dairy products, the…

By Ismail Shakil, Lucy Craymer, Reuters ● 1 min read ● Published: July 18, 2025

VIDEO: British company Antler Bio brings epigenetics to dairy farms

British company Antler Bio is bringing epigenetics to dairy farms using blood tests help tie how management is meeting the…

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: July 17, 2025

Big May jump in butter consumption drove increase in butterfat demand

A big May jump in butter consumption in Canada drove increase in butterfat demand.

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: July 13, 2025

Research from University of Guelph recognized at global dairy science conference

Dairy at Guelph researchers and students won numerous awards during the recent American Dairy Science Association’s annual meeting.

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: July 7, 2025

Basket rakes make top-quality windrows

Boxy, clean windrows help make better hay bales and a basket rake excels in those areas, says Bart Elder of…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: July 7, 2025

Hoenhorst Farms combines Breakfast on the Farm with centenary celebration

Hoenhorst Farms was the host for the June 14, 2025 Breakfast on the Farm event from Farm and Food Care…

By Stew Slater ● 5 min read ● Published: July 3, 2025

Olortine Avenger Design becomes newest $1 million cow

Olortine Avenger Design was sold for $1 million as the the top selling cow in the 2025 International Intrigue sale.

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: July 3, 2025

Saputo dairy welfare program hits 10 years

The Saputo dairy welfare program at the Ontario Veterinary College hits 10 years old. It is continuing to fund the…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: June 30, 2025

Gay Lea Foods sells Grober Nutrition business

Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited announced June 24 it has entered into an agreement to sell Cambridge, Ont.-based animal nutrition…

By Farmtario Staff ● 1 min read ● Published: June 26, 2025

Canadian students’ off-grid invention poised to transform milk safety in East Africa

An innovative off-grid pasteurization tool for farmers in East Africa developed by University of Waterloo students is gaining international attention.

By Lilian Schaer ● 4 min read ● Published: June 26, 2025

Dairy cow heat stress affects almost 40 per cent of days

Quebec research shows the index for heat and humidity hits threshold more days than expected for dairy cows resulting in…

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: June 23, 2025

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive…

By Alexis Stockford ● 2 min read ● Published: June 16, 2025

Canadian milk requirements down in April 2025 compared to March

Canadian demand for milk from processors continues to run more than four per cent higher than 2024, but requirements were…

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: June 16, 2025

The five-minute tricks to identify good dry matter intake in dairy cows

Checking the animals’ condition, and a quick look at the ration, can tell the story of the dry matter intake…

By Peter Vitti ● 4 min read ● Published: June 10, 2025

Why isn’t your footbath stopping digital dermatitis?

Design and herd management are important to avoid failures of dairy farm footbaths.

By Amir Nejati ● 4 min read ● Published: June 10, 2025

Replacing cows sooner best for welfare and profit, says Dairy Comp 305 co-founder

Steve Eicker, founder of DairyComp 305, long-used dairy management software, says the data shows that earlier culling of older cows…

By Piper Whelan ● 4 min read ● Published: June 2, 2025

Butter stocks increase in March Canadian dairy markets report

Butter stocks continue to rise in Canada, reports the Canadian Dairy Commission in its March 2025 report. Dairy consumption is…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: May 26, 2025

Avian influenza not going away, says professor

Canadian dairy farmers need to be prepared for an outbreak of avian influenza at some point as more than 1,000…

By Piper Whelan ● 4 min read ● Published: May 12, 2025

Managing through a dairy barn retrofit

Dave Fortier and Sophie Bédard found that human factors were the most challenging part of a major dairy barn renovation…

By Marie-Josée Parent ● 4 min read ● Published: May 12, 2025

Dairy defends against provincial trade barrier criticism

There’s disagreement on whether Canada’s supply management system for dairy is or is not a barrier for interprovincial trade.

By Jeff Melchior ● 5 min read ● Published: April 30, 2025

Knowledge gaps limit dairy-beef production profitability

How to feed early-weaned dairy-beef calves is one area being addressed by University of Guelph researcher Michael Steele.

By Piper Whelan ● 3 min read ● Published: April 29, 2025

Broeders Farm Equipment brings Sitrex TMR mixer to Canada

Broeders Farm Equipment brings Sitrex TMR mixer to Canada. The Italian company has 50 years of experience in total mixed…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: April 29, 2025

Ontario dairy farmers look to Europe for smarter feeding

A trip by the Canadian Progressive Dairy Operators to EuroTier sees that precision technologies are scaling to larger farms.

By Melanie Epp ● 5 min read ● Published: April 29, 2025

Lucas G brings new robotic feeder to Canada

Lucas G is bringing its automated feeding system to Canadian dairy farms. Its system uses a feed kitchen, stationary mixer…

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: April 17, 2025

VIDEO: Highline brings its self-propelled TMR mixer to Ontario

Highline Manufacturing from Saskatchewan is bringing its self-propelled TMR mixer to Ontario.

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: April 17, 2025

Bolus-based sensor companies aim to make dairy cow monitoring smarter

Companies that monitor cattle with boluses in their stomachs are expanding the illnesses they can diagnose as algorithms learn.

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: April 14, 2025

Canadian Dairy Xpo 2025 captures innovation in the dairy industry

More than 17,000 attended the annual Canadian Dairy Xpo trade show event in Stratford, Ontario in 2025.

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 2 min read ● Published: April 14, 2025

Canadian Dairy XPO: Stress-free hoof trimming environment good for cows and people

Hoof trimming chutes were a new demonstration at the Canadian Dairy Xpo in 2025.

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: April 4, 2025

VIDEO: Culture keeps farmers coming back to the Canadian Dairy Xpo

The Canadian Dairy Xpo emphasizes youth and industry connections at its show, which founder Jordon Underhill says is one of…

By John Greig ● 1 min read ● Published: April 4, 2025

VIDEO: Weidemann unveils new telescopic wheel loader at Canadian Dairy XPO

German agriculture equipment dealer Weidemann used the Canadian Dairy XPO as an opportunity to unveil the company’s newest wheel loader,…

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 1 min read ● Published: April 3, 2025

At Canadian Dairy XPO Calves for a Cause farmers open wallets for great cattle and to help kids

Calves for a Cause 2025 raises funds for the Children’s Health Foundation in London. The event is hosted by the…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: April 2, 2025

Consumer engagement crucial in changing dairy marketplace

Consumers have difficulty answering basic questions about farm production, which is an opportunty for engagement, said University of Guelph professor…

By Piper Whelan ● 4 min read ● Published: March 31, 2025

Calves For A Cause returns to Canadian Dairy XPO 2025

Calves for a Cause at the Canadian Dairy Xpo is a popular heifer, embryo and semen auction raises funds for…

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 2 min read ● Published: March 24, 2025

CATTLEytics creates artificial intelligence system to write dairy protocols

The CATTLEytics ariticial intelligence system writes dairy farm protocols - but make sure to check them, says Shari van de…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: March 17, 2025

Canadian Dairy XPO: What to know before you go

The Canadian Dairy Xpo runs April 2 and 3, 2025 at the Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario. Here’s how to…

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 3 min read ● Published: March 14, 2025

Canadian Dairy XPO to bring industry together in spirit of patriotism and focus on growth

The Canadian Dairy Xpo bring together the latest in the dairy sector in Canada, featuring innovation and youth programming April…

By Sarah McGoldrick ● 3 min read ● Published: March 14, 2025

Dairy LPI gets last minute updates

The dairy Lifetime Performance Index will be updated April 1 and includes some changes in trait weighting, including milk production…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: March 3, 2025

Dairy producers, researcher weigh in on how to increase longevity

Building longevity in dairy herds doesn’t have a sure-fire formula, however, production, fertility and replacement rate using a cow-specific metric…

By Diana Martin ● 6 min read ● Published: February 24, 2025

Bird flu finds fertile ground in dairy mammary cells: study

A U.S. study reveals that the avian flu clade that has infected dairy herds throughout the country affects dairy cows…

By Jeff Melchior ● 5 min read ● Published: February 24, 2025

Watch dairy heifers grow on well-balanced diets

I have balanced many dairy heifer replacement diets in the last few months. It’s a pretty easy exercise, once I…

By Peter Vitti ● 4 min read ● Published: February 17, 2025

Essential nutrients build strong, healthy hooves

The health and integrity of a cow's hoof are critical for its overall well-being, productivity, and profitability. Inside every cow’s…

By Amir Nejati ● 4 min read ● Published: February 11, 2025

Herds eliminating feed pellets in milking robots

Updated March 12, 2025 Feeding cows to entice them to visit milking robots has been a best practice since cows…

By John Greig ● 4 min read ● Published: February 11, 2025

USDA detects a second bird flu strain in dairy cattle, agency email says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a bird flu strain in dairy cattle that previously had not been seen…

By Leah Douglas, Reuters ● 1 min read ● Published: February 5, 2025

What numbers define dairy cow lameness?

Lesion patterns, monthly locomotion scoring and incidence rates are measurable and recordable data for dairy farmers to record around lameness…

By Amir Nejati ● 3 min read ● Published: January 27, 2025

Top tips for successful dairy calf weaning

Dairy calves weaned gradually are more likely to have greater gain, more feed consumption and fewer health issues than those…

By John Greig ● 4 min read ● Published: January 24, 2025

Dairy farmers preparing for Trump challenges on trade

Mark Hamel was re-elected as chair of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. Other topics at the DFO annual meeting included…

By John Greig ● 4 min read ● Published: January 22, 2025

Butterfat levels rise on dairy farms across Canada

Canadian dairy farmers continue to increase the butterfat levels in the milk they produce, which has helped decrease the surplus…

By John Greig ● 2 min read ● Published: January 20, 2025

Dairy Farmers of Ontario marks 60 years

Dairy Farmers of Ontario kicked off its 60th anniversary year at the organization's annual general meeting, held January 14 to 16 in Toronto. DFO…

By Kristy Nudds ● 2 min read ● Published: January 16, 2025

Dear Dairy Diary - SARA in lactating dairy cows

Dear Dairy Diary - June 24, 2024.I received a call from dairy producer that milks about 200 dairy cows. Several…

By Peter Vitti ● 4 min read ● Published: January 14, 2025

Eye Breed technology helps with inseminator shortage

Glacier FarmMedia - In the summer of 2024, a visit to the Grégoire Fortin Farm in Charlevoix, QC was an…

By Marie-Josée Parent ● 2 min read ● Published: January 6, 2025

OPINION: Supply management: a system that works

Former Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeff Leal writes that supply management is a proven system that…

By Jeff Leal ● 3 min read ● Published: December 19, 2024

Claynook open house showcases new cross-ventilated barn

Claynook farm produces elite dairy cattle in a new barn that features cross-ventilation and robot milking.

By John Greig ● 3 min read ● Published: December 16, 2024

Ontario dairies among award-winners for reproductive excellence

Being consistent with feed and milking every day helps keep cows healthy and reproducing efficiently, winners of the Dairy Cattle…

By Stew Slater ● 4 min read ● Published: December 16, 2024

Tim May talks about mental health priorities on the farm

Ontario dairy farmer Tim May says the relationship between farmers and their livestock is sometimes misunderstood.

By Jonah Grignon ● 4 min read ● Published: December 16, 2024

COMMENT: Bovaer is added to cow feed to reduce methane emissions. Does it get into milk and meat? Is it harmful for humans?

There has been an enormous amount of misinformation about the safety of 3-NOP, with some labelling milk from herds fed…

By Ian Musgrave, The Conversation via Reuters Connect ● 5 min read ● Published: December 9, 2024