On The Cover:
Ed Schouten receives Lifetime Achievement Award
For Ed Schouten, a lifetime of achievement is measured not by accolades, but by commitment – to family, farm, community and the Ontario dairy industry. That unwavering dedication has now been recognized with Dairy Farmers of Ontario's (DFO) 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) brought together producers, industry stakeholders and special guests at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), held January 13 to 15, 2026, at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto, Ont. The event provided an important forum to reflect on achievements from the past year, discuss priorities for the year ahead and showcase key initiatives shaping the future of Ontario’s dairy sector. Attendees engaged in presentations and panel discussions and explored displays that highlighted the breadth of work underway across DFO and within Ontario’s dairy community.
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week Celebrating 60 years
Since 1966, Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week has provided farmers with opportunities to network and learn from experts across a variety of topics. The event is coordinated by Grey Ag Services, with speaker and topic selection guided by a committee that includes producers.
Engineering a better farm Livestock industry making connections with Waterloo’s engineering school
Early this past summer, UW Engineering hosted the Future of Ag Tech Symposium, welcoming members of the livestock industry to its Waterloo campus to showcase its innovation and tech capacities.
Colostrum management: Beyond day one
The preweaning period is one of the most critical phases in a dairy cow's life. Not only does it carry the highest risk, with the average mortality between five and 10 per cent on Canadian dairy farms, but it can also influence the animal’s long-term development and productivity.
