Thrust into the middle of the unprecedented floods in BC, WestGen has felt first-hand the devastation, but have also benefitted first-hand from the surrounding farming community’s heroic efforts to assist us in evacuating animals from our barn; and thereafter have been in a position to return that support to other farmers in need.
Keep readingBurnaby, BC – Agrifoods Cooperative’s family of brands (Meadowfresh, Rolling Meadow, Organic Meadow, Scardillo Cheese, a2 Milk, and Happy Planet) are joining together to contribute $100,000 to BC Dairy Association towards flood relief support for those that have been impacted by this catastrophic event. I
Keep readingGay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited (“Gay Lea Foods”) announced today that it is donating 24,000 kg of premium milk replacer produced at its Grober Nutrition facility in Cambridge, Ontario, to support dairy farmers impacted by the severe flooding in British Columbia last week.
Keep readingThe BC Dairy Association (BC Dairy) has completed a preliminary assessment of the impacts of flooding on cattle and dairy farms in the Abbotsford and Yarrow area. At this time, BC Dairy’s preliminary estimate is that of the approximately 23,000 cattle located in the region prior to the floods, about 500 are deceased as a […]
Keep readingDairy community is grateful for overwhelming offers of support and assistance This week’s unprecedented flooding in BC has created severe challenges for dairy farmers, alongside BC’s entire agriculture community. It has also once again demonstrated the strength of BC’s farming community. Currently sixty-two dairy farms in the Fraser Valley are under evacuation order due to […]
Keep readingA message from Pierre Lampron, President, Dairy Farmers of Canada. Dairy Farmers of Canada is monitoring the situation in British Columbia with grave concern.
Keep readingIndustry association pursuing initiatives to strengthen animal care The BC Dairy Association supports the decision of the BC Milk Marketing Board to place mandatory conditions of license on Cedar Valley Farms following the Board’s finding of multiple violations of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle at this farm. BC […]
Keep readingIn response to video footage released by Animal Justice The BC Dairy Association denounces the abuse of animals seen in video footage of a BC dairy farm released to the public by Animal Justice earlier today. On October 26 the BC SPCA alerted the BC Milk Marketing Board that it was launching an investigation of […]
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