Ferme Jacob of Quebec captured the top award but Westcoast Holsteins of Chilliwack took home the lion’s share of the prize money at the 2019 BC Holstein Spring Show in Chilliwack on March 22. Co-owner Pat Conroy of Indiana led Ferme Jacob’s outstanding mature cow, Jacobs Lauthority Loana, to the grand championship of the show. …
Dairy
Wave of retirements sweeps through dairy associations
VANCOUVER – The BC Milk Marketing Board is purchasing a cow for a vulnerable family in Uganda. The BCMMB made the unusual move to recognize Dick Klein Geltink’s years of service to agriculture. The Langley dairy farmer retired as a BCMMB director at the conclusion of the BC Dairy Conference, November 29. BCMMB chair Ben …
Dairy working group meets
A working group convened to develop strategies to mitigate the impact of Canada’s new free trade agreement with the US and Mexico (CUSMA) met for the first time December 13. “Our government will continue to defend the interests of our dairy farmers and we are making sure that they are fully and fairly supported well …