“With a bit of hope, there will be a future for future generations and our businesses will be sustainable, as much for the soil and the waterways as for the planet." – Sébastien Brown

Historically, the relative value of traits to the commercial cow-calf sector has been stated as the “10-to-2-to-1 rule of thumb,” where fertility traits are 10 times more important than carcass traits and five times more important than growth traits.

Suz Brouwer captions every one of her social media posts with #dreambig, and with good reason – her dream of owning and operating her own dairy farm has come true after 20 years of hard work.

Pine trees, snowflakes, eggnog, gingerbread, Christmas lights and a manure spreader parade down the streets of Rockwood, Ontario, in December.

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is proud to be the national, united voice of Canadian dairy farmers. We strive to defend and promote the hard work that goes into creating some of the best milk in the world, and we are pleased to celebrate these shared wins with you this fall.

Cattle producers face a list of virtually unending challenges, tasks and responsibilities, and when tackled without the aid of a bovine veterinarian, they can become overwhelming in both size and intensity.

When the second generation took over at Salisdairy Farm, they vowed to always have honest, open communication with the farm team and it has brought them success with profitability.