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Marcus and Paige Dueck

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: Finding that work-life equilibrium involves some trade-offs — and new technology

November 8, 2024

With dairy cattle, cash crops and two young children, the days are still pretty busy for Manitoba farmers Marcus and Paige Dueck — but new technology introduced in recent years has helped them be more efficient and find balance in their lives. For the Duecks, who are the third generation on Four Oak Farms near […] Read more

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Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

By John Greig November 1, 2024

The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.

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Canada will defend dairy sector against New Zealand trade dispute say ministers

New Zealand on Friday triggered mandatory negotiations over longstanding dairy disagreement

By Geralyn Wichers October 21, 2024

The federal government says it will defend Canada's dairy sector after New Zealand escalated a long-running trade dispute over Canadian dairy market access.

The writer with a field of peas. Like corn or barley, peas can be fed to high-milk producing dairy cattle as a good dietary energy source.

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How field peas fit in dairy lactation diets

Dairy Corner: Research and some practical trials show peas can be fed to cows with no effect on milk yield

By Peter Vitti October 16, 2024

A few years back, there was a surge of investment in pea processing for the plant-based protein industry. A multimillion-dollar plant was built in Manitoba, along with other smaller related food and processing businesses. There was more than just talk about growing more peas in Western Canada in which an offshoot would be feeding more […] Read more

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Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect October 3, 2024

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane emissions without wiping out large parts of […] Read more

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Labour savings only the beginning with automated calf feeders

By Stew Slater September 13, 2024

Labour savings are the main reason dairy and veal producers express interest in automated calf feeding systems. But once installed, producers find the systems have other benefits too.

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Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 5, 2024

Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy producing region of the United States, according to an announcement from the state’s agriculture department. More than 190 herds have been infected across the U.S. since March, […] Read more

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U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products

Canadian cases at nil as of mid-June according to CFIA testing

By Julie Steenhuysen, Leah Douglas, Reuters June 25, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country.

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Dairy testing for bird flu expanded in Canada

Non-clinical dairy cattle eligible for funded testing

By Jeff Melchior June 17, 2024

On June 17, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated their guidance for private veterinarians on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The update noted the expanded eligibility for testing, and that the CFIA would cover lab test fees at any Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network (CAHSN) lab that is approved to test samples in domestic animals. The agency will not, however, pay veterinarian fees for sample collection or shipment to the lab.

Though the spread of avian influenza in dairy farms is increasing, the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. said the risk to humans remains low. Photo: File

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Bird flu continues to spread in U.S. dairy farms

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 13, 2024

The number of dairy farms in the United States that have reported bird flu among their livestock increased to 94 in a dozen states, according to reports. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control said the risk to humans remains low. The CDC noted it’s monitoring more than 500 people with 45 tested for bird flu. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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Marcus and Paige Dueck

Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025

Canada will defend dairy sector against New Zealand trade dispute say ministers

How field peas fit in dairy lactation diets

Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

Labour savings only the beginning with automated calf feeders

Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products

Dairy testing for bird flu expanded in Canada

Bird flu continues to spread in U.S. dairy farms

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