Over the past year, Progressive Dairy has covered a variety of compelling topics and narratives, learning and sharing more about Canadian dairy operations and the broader industry. To celebrate some of these stories, here are the 15 articles that resonated most with readers between Oct. 1, 2022, and Oct. 1, 2023.

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

Looking at return over feed numbers is an excellent way to get a quick snapshot of how a dairy farm is performing from a production and cost standpoint, however it doesn’t account for and is not impacted by duration of cows in the herd.

Every farmer from time to time gets their tractor or farm equipment stuck in the mud. Although it may seem inevitable, there are ways to avoid getting stuck; however, once stuck in the mud it is important to get unstuck in the safest possible way to minimize the risk of an injury or damaging the equipment.

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.