Editorial: Got milk?
When President Donald Trump visited the dairy heartland of the United States last week, he was quick to tell a Wisconsin audience that, “in Canada some very unfair things have happened to our dairy farmers and others.”
How Canada’s zany dairy system affects daily life, from cheese bandits to dessert-starved Newfoundlanders
Price fixing is illegal in every other Canadian industry, but with milk, poultry and eggs it’s the law. By Tristin Hopper
Safe for Now, Canadian Dairy Farmers Fret Over E.U. Trade Deal
On both sides of the Atlantic, many of the people who are most upset about the new free trade deal between Canada and the European Union are dairy farmers. But they have opposite worries. By IAN AUSTEN
Wearable devices for cows the next level in precision farming
Until last year, David Simmons would wake up at 4 every morning and trudge 1,200 feet to his barn to tend to the cows. The 33-year-old, who owns a dairy farm near Corner Brook, followed a strict schedule of 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. milkings, and had to be in the barn early each day to prepare.
Critics see TPP as edge of wedge for U.S. milk
A U.S. dairy sector economist is the latest observer to suggest Canada’s concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership may eventually lead to more imports of U.S. milk than Ottawa bargained for.
Canada dairy protection hurts TPP bid
Canada’s Stephen Harper may be very keen on his fellow conservative leader, Tony Abbott. He’s keener still on winning his own re-election this October.
Dairy farmers tout a ‘milkle-down’ effect. But it’s all a lot of hot air
The “trickle-down” argument is often used by special interest groups. The basic idea is to make the case that although a certain policy appears to only benefit a certain segment of the economy, everyone ends up better off somehow.
Canada confirms case of mad cow disease, confident exports safe
Canada confirmed its first case of mad cow disease since 2011 on Friday but expressed confidence the discovery would not hit a beef export sector worth C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) a year.
Chilliwack #dairy farm workers speak out after shocking video released
Some of the workers who were at a Chilliwack dairy farm when a disturbing video of animal abuse was shot are giving their side of the story to CTV News.
#Saputo plans to close two dairy plants in rural Alberta
Canada’s largest dairy producer will close four plants, two of them in Alberta.