A list of all projects financed at the national level by Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and partners in the priority areas of genetics and genomics, animal health and welfare, sustainability and human nutrition and health is also available.

For more information, visit Canadian Dairy Research Portal. 

Financing and leveraging research investments

DFC’s annual research budget totals approximately $2 million. The value of research investments leveraged from DFC funding in 2015-2016 to drive innovation in the Canadian dairy sector was $6.6 million.

This funding is directed annually to address farmers’ priorities for research in milk production and human nutrition and health.

Our partners

DFC leverages farmers’ research investments to match funding with four main partners:

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  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

  • Canadian Dairy Network (CDN)

  • Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)

DFC also finances research initiatives in collaboration with its provincial members and other sector partners like Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Les Producteurs de lait du Québec, Alberta Milk, BC Dairy Association, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, Novalait Inc., Valacta and CanWest DHI.

To keep up-to-date on research results

DFC-funded researchers win awards

In recent weeks, eight Canadian dairy scientists were recognized domestically and internationally for their contributions to dairy science in the areas of animal nutrition, food safety, animal care and welfare and animal health.

They are all currently carrying out research on behalf of the dairy sector in projects co-financed by DFC or member organizations. DFC wishes to congratulate these dairy researchers for their achievements in dairy science and their contributions to innovating in Canadian dairy.

Trevor DeVries, Filippo Miglior, Kees Plaizier and Michael Steele received awards from the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS), and Hélène Lapierre, Xin Zhao and Michael Steele received awards from the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) at the joint annual meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Marina von Keyserlingk and Dan Weary received the first Ruminant Well-Being Award from the World Buiatrics Association (sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health) in early July.  

For more detailed information about the researchers and their projects, visit Dairy Research Blog.  end mark

Dairy Farmers of Canada
Founded in 1934, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national organization which defends the interests of Canadian dairy farmers and strives to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry.

Working in accordance with supply management principles, DFC promotes safe, high quality, sustainable and nutritious Canadian dairy products made from 100% Canadian milk through various marketing, nutrition, policy and lobbying initiatives.

Driven by a strong sense of community and pride, DFC and Canadian dairy farmers actively support a number of local and national activities. Visit Dairy Farmers of Canada for more information.