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Lifetime achievement award
A love of dairy farming came to Donald Johnston the usual way: from his family. But circumstances prevented the owner of Cherry Crest Holsteins, winner of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, from succeeding his parents in the business.
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Enhanced Lab Services Boosts On-farm Quality Control
March 1, 2024, marks another major milestone in milk quality assurance for Ontario dairy farmers when raw milk testing will move from five to seven days a week. All producer samples will be tested for both composition and bacteria.
Emma Morrison is the Face of Many On-farm Dairy Research Projects
Emma Morrison is a “jack-of-all-trades” for dairy research at Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and the face of many of Dairy at Guelphʼs on-farm studies and trials. As the lead dairy research technician and lab manager for the dairy health management research group at OVC, Morrison has the unique role of being everything, everywhere, all at once.
Parts and Labour - An effective supply chain delivers training as well as state-of-the-art equipment
As Donald Johnston, the 2024 winner of Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s Lifetime Achievement Award notes, one of the biggest changes he’s seen in dairy farming over the years has been the increasing complexity of the business (see article in this issue).
Not only is dairy farming much more of a business than it’s been in the past, with producers increasingly expected to play the role of CEO as they manage huge organizations and budgets: the dairy farming supply chain has also grown in complexity as the industry continues to leverage the latest scientific advances and technological innovations.
Managing for better calf immunity
Nutrition and management of young calves continues to be a hot topic in the industry, especially with research demonstrating the strong impact the first months of life can have on lifetime performance.
Young German dairy farmer secures income from milk, beef and manure
WITH input costs on dairy farms spiralling a young farmer in Germany is adding more value to his farm outputs and even by-products to boost profit margins.
Rainer Boger, 31, runs his farm to generate income from not only the milk produced by the cows, but also from the manure and the Holstein bull calves.