Milk Producer Magazine - The Voice of Ontario Dairy Producers

2025 August

From curiosity to connections

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From curiosity to connections

Hoenhorst Farms invited the public to experience life on the farm, marking a century of farming with connection, community and cows

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Sharing dairy value through advocacy

Sharing dairy value through advocacy

Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) recognizes that there is strength in working together as Ontario agriculture, food and agribusiness. As trade and geopolitics define 2025 as a year of international market chaos and unpredictability, DFO is responding with resolved focus on collaboration – within dairy, within agriculture and with other stakeholders in Ontario.

Telling our farmer story

Telling our farmer story

Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) implemented their Spring Farmer Equity campaign, which was to strengthen industry perceptions, reinforcing the local nature of Ontario’s dairy industry and demonstrating the quality and care that goes into producing milk.

30 years of building lasting connections with students and future consumers

30 years of building lasting connections with students and future consumers

Celebrating a milestone this year is the Dairy Farmers of Ontario's (DFO) Dairy Education Program. For 30 years, the program has fostered curiosity, supported agricultural learning and built meaningful connections in classrooms across the province.

Germany dairy farming advocate keeps consumers connected on social media

Germany dairy farming advocate keeps consumers connected on social media

Making daily videos about his dairy farm in Germany is no easy task but one that Amos Venema carries out with a passion to keep consumers connected to how milk is produced.