The foamability of milk is once more in the spotlight, and the BC Milk Marketing Board is now giving producers information that can help them anticipate potential issues. “We now have enough research and data gathered to know that milk that has free fatty acids greater than 1.2 mmol/100g butterfat will not foam,” the board …
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Ben Janzen recognized for service
High production costs, narrow margins and market opportunities were key topics of discussion at the BC Dairy Industry Conference in Vancouver last week. A pre-conference meeting of producers with national industry representatives underscored the severe challenges BC producers are facing as incomes fall short of production costs and interest rates show no sign of abating …
Organic growth in sight
Seventeen candidates have stepped forward to produce organic milk in BC as part of the BC Milk Marketing Board’s expansion of its New Entrant Program (NEP) to organic producers. Unlike the regular NEP, a draw was not held to establish a short list of candidates. All applicants who submitted a completed application by the February …
Avian influenza threat looms
The latest date for a case of avian influenza during a winter outbreak in BC is February 19, chicken producers were told at their latest general meeting last month. With that date fast approaching, the lack of cases since January 22 has been good news for poultry growers. But that’s no reason to relax, Woody …
BC Milk opens organic stream
The BC Milk Marketing Board’s is accepting applications until February 7 from potential new entrants in advance of a random draw that will select 10 candidates who will vie for the opportunity to be one of three new dairy producers beginning production by the end of 2024. But this year’s program will also include an …
Dairy meetings highlight costs
BC dairy producers met for business meetings and networking last week, but producer income loomed large on the minds of many. Price hikes have failed to keep up with rising production costs. Several producers remarked that they’re always two years behind current circumstances. During the open discussion that followed the annual general meetings of the …