National milk committee renews innovation program Thursday, October 13, 2011 by SUSAN MANNA program designed to give processors who develop new innovative dairy products access to milk outside of their existing plant supply quotas was renewed for a further two years with some changes.The national Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee approved renewing the Domestic Dairy Product Innovation program at its meeting earlier this month after postponing making a decision earlier in the year.The program was reviewed and renewed every five years until last year when it was extended for one only year because committee members couldn’t reach a consensus. The current program began Aug. 1, 2011 and runs to July 31, 2013. Canadian Dairy Commission chief of commercial operations Laval Létourneau says program changes include:• reducing the timeframe a new product can remain under the program to three years from five;• adding a five million litres per year limit to the amount of milk processors can receive; and • increasing the total amount of milk available under the program to three per cent of national market-sharing quota from two per cent.For the 2010-11 dairy year, there were 98 contracts issued to 33 different processors who used 72.87 million litres of milk. The program is particularly popular in Ontario. “A huge portion of the applications that we are receiving come from Ontario,” Letourneau says. BF Canadian Dairy Commission chair retires Study takes aim at milk prices
BASF introduces Surtain herbicide for field corn growers Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Field corn growers in eastern Canada have a new crop protection product available to them. After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix... Read this article online
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn Monday, September 16, 2024 Assistant Professor of Corn Production at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, Daniel Quinn, PhD. recently provided fascinating insights into the impacts of fire on major corn producing areas, many of which have been impacted by smoke from wildfires. Quinn was the keynote... Read this article online
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Saturday, September 14, 2024 The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) has announced it has moved into its new office building in Ingersoll. Located at 274620 27th Line in Ingersoll, the new office will serve as the hub for CFFO’s ongoing efforts to advocate for and support Ontario’s Christian farmers.... Read this article online
Canadian Ag Youth Council Welcomes new Members Saturday, September 14, 2024 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced the latest members to join the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CAYC). This update introduces nine fresh members alongside thirteen returning youths, marking a significant step towards involving young voices in agricultural... Read this article online
New CEO for Livestock Research Innovation Corporation Friday, September 13, 2024 Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) is promoting from within with the appointment of the organization’s newest Chief Executive Officer. Industry Services Manager Kelly Somerville has been tapped to assume the role as of September 3, replacing retiring CEO Mike McMorris.... Read this article online