From our family to yours, Happy Holidays Everyone at BC Dairy Association would like to wish you, and your families, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Our office will be closed for the holidays from December 24, 2012 until January 2, 2013.
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BURNABY, B.C. – The BC Dairy Association (BCDA) is pleased to announce that after the Association’s annual general meeting on November 30, 2012, the BCDA Board of Directors elected David Taylor as the new Board chair, as it was announced earlier in the day that the previous chair, Dick Klein Geltink, had been elected to […]
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Former NHL Stanley Cup winner and current Abbotsford Heat President speaks about leadership Ryan Walter is the President of the Abbotsford Heat, a former Stanley Cup winner and has an extensive list of notable hockey and business accomplishments. For this reason, we felt he would be a good person to talk to our industry about […]
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Canadian Economic Outlook by BMO Capital Markets Douglas Porter, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Economist at BMO Capital Markets, returned to the Dairy Conference this year with his economic outlook for the coming year. In the afternoon breakout session, he predicts, “despite global risks such as the US fiscal cliff and Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, […]
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Keynote speaker, Dr. Patrick Moore, delivers controversial and thought-provoking conversations This year’s keynote speaker at the BC Dairy Industry Conference was Dr. Patrick Moore, the former founder of Greenpeace and the current Chair and Chief Scientist of the environmental consulting firm, Greenspirit Strategies. In his talk, Dr. Moore revealed what he calls “the myths and […]
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BC Dairy EXPO Farm Tours Date: Wednesday January 23, 2013 ***Please see attached guide for farm names, locations and times.*** BC Dairy EXPO Dairy Seminar Date: Thursday January 24, 2013 Times: 10:00AM to 02:50PM Location: BMO Room, Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford BC Cost: $15 per person (registration includes BDO pass to attend sponsored BBQ Luncheon) […]
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The Mobile Dairy Classroom Experience has just returned from a week-long trip of school visits in Victoria from November 5 to 9! Through live milking demonstrations and calf feedings, we taught students about the importance of milk in a healthy, balanced diet, and how milk gets from the cow to the kitchen table. The trip […]
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The Board of Directors of the BC Dairy Association would like to welcome the newest Board Member-at-large, Holger Schwichtenberg. Holger is a 3rd generation producer from Agassiz, BC and he is excited about bringing his perspective to the Board. Holger will hold a 3 year term with BCDA.
Read moreDate: Oct 31, 2011 to Oct 31, 2011 Time: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Contact: (604) 294-3737 Information regarding the Electronic voting procedure for the BC Dairy Association Board of Directors election was mailed out to all active dairy farms in BC. Each registered farm with an active IRMA number received a letter including the […]
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