Dairy Farmers

Westerner Dairy Showcase will be held at Westerner Park from Oct. 20 to 22. (File photo by Advocate staff)

Westerner Dairy Showcase opens Thursday in Red Deer

Hosted by Westerner Park

 

Milk and dairy products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Dairy Farmers of Canada has asked the Canadian Dairy Commission for a mid-year milk price hike due to the current inflationary environment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian dairy farmers seek second milk price hike this year, citing rising costs

Dairy commission says it will issue its decision around June 17

 

Saputo closing three facilities, investing $169M on operations in U.S. and Australia

Saputo closing three facilities, investing $169M on operations in U.S. and Australia

 

Judge pokes holes in Swiss cheesemakers’ legal arguments

Judge pokes holes in Swiss cheesemakers’ legal arguments

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, chats with farm owner Veronica Enright at her dairy farm in Compton, Que., Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Arbitrators have issued their final report into U.S. complaints about how Canada is interpreting North American trade rules around dairy imports — and both countries are claiming victory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Both sides claim victory after ruling sides with U.S. over Canadian dairy quotas

Both sides claim victory after ruling sides with U.S. over Canadian dairy quotas

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, chats with farm owner Veronica Enright at her dairy farm in Compton, Que., Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Arbitrators have issued their final report into U.S. complaints about how Canada is interpreting North American trade rules around dairy imports — and both countries are claiming victory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Dairy cows are reflected in flood waters as they keep dry in their barn near Agassiz, B.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Industry warns of problems facing B.C. dairy industry after heat wave, flooding

Industry warns of problems facing B.C. dairy industry after heat wave, flooding

Dairy cows are reflected in flood waters as they keep dry in their barn near Agassiz, B.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Damage to Wellacrest Farms is shown after a tornado passed through the area earlier in Mullica Hill, N.J., on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over in the Northeast, with several deaths linked to flooding in the region as basement apartments suddenly filled with water and freeways and boulevards turned into rivers, submerging cars. (Joe Warner /NJ Advance Media via AP)

New Jersey’s largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado

New Jersey’s largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado

Damage to Wellacrest Farms is shown after a tornado passed through the area earlier in Mullica Hill, N.J., on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over in the Northeast, with several deaths linked to flooding in the region as basement apartments suddenly filled with water and freeways and boulevards turned into rivers, submerging cars. (Joe Warner /NJ Advance Media via AP)
Dairy cows feed in a barn on a farm in Eastern Ontario on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

U.S. amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products

U.S. amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products

Dairy cows feed in a barn on a farm in Eastern Ontario on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A sign at a Montreal Saputo plant is shown on Jan.13, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Saputo expands non-dairy cheese and value-added ingredients with two acquisitions

Saputo expands non-dairy cheese and value-added ingredients with two acquisitions

A sign at a Montreal Saputo plant is shown on Jan.13, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A cook prepares a poutine at La Banquise restaurant in Montreal on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Quebec dairy industry trying to get a protected trademark for the popular Quebecois dish. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Quebec dairy group looks to obtain official designation to protect poutine’s identity

Quebec dairy group looks to obtain official designation to protect poutine’s identity

A cook prepares a poutine at La Banquise restaurant in Montreal on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Quebec dairy industry trying to get a protected trademark for the popular Quebecois dish. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Butter and sourdough bread is shown at a house in Vernon, B.C. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. A Quebec dairy farmers' group is calling on milk producers to stop feeding palm oil or its derivatives to livestock as controversy churns over how these supplements affect the consistency of butter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston

Dairy farmers lobby asks members to stop using palm oil in feed after ‘buttergate’

Dairy farmers lobby asks members to stop using palm oil in feed after ‘buttergate’

Butter and sourdough bread is shown at a house in Vernon, B.C. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. A Quebec dairy farmers' group is calling on milk producers to stop feeding palm oil or its derivatives to livestock as controversy churns over how these supplements affect the consistency of butter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston
Cows on pasture at the University of Vermont dairy farm eat hay Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. Canadian dairy farmers are demanding compensation from the government because of losses to their industry they say have been caused by a series of international trade deals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lisa Rathke

Trudeau says dairy farmers facing new losses due to CUSMA will be compensated

Trudeau says dairy farmers facing new losses due to CUSMA will be compensated

Cows on pasture at the University of Vermont dairy farm eat hay Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. Canadian dairy farmers are demanding compensation from the government because of losses to their industry they say have been caused by a series of international trade deals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lisa Rathke
Canada’s dairy processors to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect in July: Plett

Canada’s dairy processors to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect in July: Plett

Canada’s dairy processors to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect in July: Plett

Canada’s dairy processors to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect in July: Plett
Alberta dairy farmers are experiencing the same challenges as the rest of the agriculture industry due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Black Press file

Alberta dairies feeling the pinch because of COVID-19

Quotas being adjusted to meet the new reality

Alberta dairy farmers are experiencing the same challenges as the rest of the agriculture industry due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Black Press file
Cows in a dairy farm, Sept. 25, 2018 in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que. (File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Tories call on government to compensate dairy farmers ‘left behind’ in new NAFTA

OTTAWA — The Conservative opposition says the government must compensate dairy farmers…

Cows in a dairy farm, Sept. 25, 2018 in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que. (File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals

Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals

COMPTON, Que. — Canadian dairy farmers who lost domestic market share resulting…

Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals