When it comes to dairy farming, sure, it starts with the cows and the milk. But that’s not where it ends. We coach teams, build community, fill stomachs, and contribute to local charities. There are hundreds of us dairy farmers in British Columbia. We do milk, and we do so much more.
Mickey is to dairy farming what cream is to coffee. Growing up in the same farmhouse on Vancouver Island that her father and grandfather (both dairy farmers, themselves) grew up in, Mickey is proud to be the next in a long line of people producing the highest quality milk for her community.
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Farm, grocery store, breakfast table, restaurant kitchen; the list of places affected by BC’s dairy industry stretches further than freshly melted mozzarella (all across the province to be exact).
Dairy farms in BC
Milking cows per farm (on average)
Jobs in BC supported by the dairy industry
Billion dollars contribution to BC’s economy (GDP)
Million litres of milk produced in BC annually
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The Donaldson family of Bradner Farms in Abbotsford has received a Century Farm Award from the provincial government. The award honours farms, ranches and agricultural organizations that have been active for 100 years or longer, as well as those whose farms and ranches have been in families for 100 years or more.
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Burnaby, BC, July 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BC Dairy is donating $50,000 to Food Banks BC in partnership with 31 local restaurants serving meals featuring local dairy products. The donation will be distributed to food banks across the province. With its Eat good, do good campaign, between May 9 and June 19 BC Dairy partnered with […]
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B.C. farmers who suffered extraordinary damages during November’s devastating floods will have access to up to $228 million in federal-provincial government support to help their farms return to production and support British Columbia’s food security and agricultural communities in the years ahead.
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