February 7, 2022
U of G-Led Dairy Alliance Aims to Improve Competitiveness, Sustainability of Dairy Industry
Improving human and animal health, ensuring environmental sustainability and further strengthening Canada’s dairy industry are the goals of a newly funded, $6.1-million project headed by a University of Guelph food scientist. Read More…
October 26, 2020
Breaking the Cycle of Bovine Respiratory Disease.
This article mentions, amongst others, results from a study done at U of Guelph. The study found that BRD early in life can have a profound impact on first lactation milk yield.
Published online on dairyproducer.com
October 30, 2020
New technology assessment targets improved efficiency.
Published online by the University of Guelph. Article by Otaiba Ahsan, SPARK Writer | Research Communications | University of Guelph.
A complete genetic and economic assessment of the current breeding structure in Canadian dairy cattle is in the process of being completed by a team of U of G researchers from the Department of Animal Biosciences. This five-year research program is led by Prof. Christine Baes, Prof. Flavio Schenkel and Dr. Gerson Oliveira, along with Ph.D. candidates Lucas Alcantara and Kerry Houlahan and MSc. student Colin Lynch.
October 5, 2020
Dairy at Guelph is now an official Research Centre!
On their October 5th meeting, The U of Guelph Senate officially declared that Dairy at Guelph was a Research Centre.
The official name is “Dairy at Guelph – The Centre for Dairy Research and Innovation”.
October 3, 2020
U of G Infectious Disease Modeller Recognized With Minister’s Award of Excellence.
Published online by the University of Guelph.
September 28, 2020
U of G Research Helping to Ensure Frothy Lattes.
Published online by the University of Guelph. Article by Mya Kidson, SPARK Writer | Research Communications | University of Guelph.
Research results from a team of U of G researchers consisting of Prof. David Kelton, Dairy Farmers of Ontario Dairy Cattle Health Research Chair in the Department of Population Medicine; M.Sc. student Hannah Woodhouse; and animal biosciences undergraduate Mikayla Ringelberg.
September 15, 2020
Preventing problems caused by low blood calcium in dairy cows.
Published online by the University of Guelph. Research results from Prof. Stephen LeBlanc and DVSc student Rita Couto Serrenho, Department of Population Medicine.
September 14, 2020
New 360º videos available for a virtual visit of our Elora dairy research facility!
June 3, 2020
Congratulations to Michael Steele for winning the ADSA Foundation Scholar Award in Dairy Production!
Michael Steele is an alumnus of U of Guelph. He currently is a professor at U of Guelph in Animal Biosciences and a member of Dairy at Guelph.
June 24, 2020
Congratulations to Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano who got elected as vice-president of the ADSA Graduate Student Division for 2020-2021!
Lautaro is a PhD student at U of Guelph in Animal Biosciences and a member of Dairy at Guelph.
June 24, 2020
Congratulations to the University of Guelph student winners at the 2020 ADSA annual meeting!
Felipe Padua: Peoples choice Award for 3-min thesis
Vicki Brisson: Poster Award (3rd place)
Robert Matson: Paper Award (1st)
September 15, 2020
Preventing problems caused by low blood calcium in dairy cows.
Published online by the University of Guelph. Research results from Prof. Stephen LeBlanc and DVSc student Rita Couto Serrenho, Department of Population Medicine.
September 14, 2020
New 360 videos available for a virtual visit of our Elora dairy research facility!
May 19, 2020
Helping the dairy sector mitigate the impact of COVID-19
Published online in dairyproducer.ca
May 13, 2020
Dairy cow teat condition scoring
Published online in dairyproducer.ca
May 9, 2020
Name that bug… What causes mastitis in Canada?
Published online in dairyproducer.ca
April 27, 2020
Congratulations to the Dairy at Guelph student members who received 2020 OVC Graduate Student Awards:
- Care-a-thon Animal Welfare Research Scholarship – Julie Saraceni, Population Medicine
- J.J. (Jack) Andrich Graduate Prize in Large Animal Infectious Disease – Jamie Imada, Population Medicine
- Population Medicine Award for Academic Excellence – Sydney Pearce, Population Medicine
- Professor Jeanne L. Burton Animal Health Scholarship – Bruna Mion, Animal Biosciences
April 27, 2020
U of Guelph: All University and community events on campus have been cancelled until July 1, 2020.
April 20, 2020
Can your pets get coronavirus, and can you catch it from them?
Professor Jan Sargeant, member of Dairy at Guelph, is one of the three authors of this article.
Published online in The Conversation (Canada)
April 3, 2020
A Thought on Dumping Milk During COVID-19
Published online in FoodFocus (U of Guelph) by Prof. Michael von Massow, member of Dairy at Guelph.
April 7, 2020
Canadian dairy farmers dumping their milk as demand changes amid coronavirus pandemic.
Published online by Global News
March 17, 2020
CDX 2020 will not take place as planned on April 1-2. It has been postponed until a date yet to be determined. Please consult their home page for more information.
March 2020
ProAction highlights dairy’s commitment to responsible and sustainable farming.
Published in Progressive Dairy (Canada), March 2020 issue
February 2020
Encyclopedia reveals milk composition.
An online tool launched by U of Alberta, called the Milk Composition Database (MCDB), is available for free to access information about the composition of milk and information about the compounds.
Published in the February, 2020, issue of The Milk Producer
February 2020
New herd management software.
Free online software called Compass.
Published in the February, 2020, issue of The Milk Producer
February 10, 2020
Building resilience in dairy farming
Published online in dairyproducer.ca
January 2, 2020
OAC Dean Rene Van Acker quoted about precision agriculture in a CTV News article.
Published online by CTV News, January 2, 2020
December 12, 2019
Dairy School: Focusing on calf health reduces mortality
Dr. David Renaud talks about calf health in a Dairy School video.
Published online in Real Agriculture.
December 2019
A New Website by Farm management Canada
Published in Milk Producer, December 2019 issue, p. 22
October 9, 2019
Farmer mental health a concern as harvest hurdles continue
Article with mention and comments from Dr. Andria Jones-Bitton, of U. of Guelph, member of Dairy at Guelph.
Published October 9 online in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix
October 8, 2019
A look at trade impacts on Canada’s dairy industry
Published July 31 online in Progressive Dairy Canada.
September 13, 2019
@DairyatGuelph grad students are at the #aabp2019 conference sharing their research projects results!
Jamie Imada is one of them.
September 1, 2019
Government of Canada invests in Gay Lea Foods to expand and modernize its facility in Teeswater, Ontario.
Published in Progressive Dairy Canada, Issue 9, September 2019.
September 1, 2019
The federal government has announced an important investment to the Dairy Research Cluster 3.
The announcement was made at the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) annual general meeting in Saskatoon.
Published in Progressive Dairy Canada, Issue 9, September 2019.
September 1, 2019
Pierre Lampron re-elected as president of Dairy farmers of Canada (DFC).
Published in Progressive Dairy Canada, Issue 9, September 2019.
September 1, 2019
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and Cineplex Media announce partnership to promote real butter.
Published in Progressive Dairy Canada, Issue 9, September 2019.
September 1, 2019
On-farm biosecurity and animal care training for Ontario dairy farmers.
Published in Progressive Dairy Canada, Issue 9, September 2019.
September 1, 2019
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) recognized internationally for its sustainability practices.
Published in Progressive Dairy Canada, Issue 9, September 2019.
August 28, 2019
U of G Receives $1.5 Million to Enhance Food Literacy Research
Article about the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS), an initiative that involves Dairy at Guelph faculty members Dr. David MA, co-director, as well as Drs. Andrea Buchholz and Genevieve Newton, co-investigators.
Published online by U of G News
August 26, 2019
Federal Fund Helps Two Dairy Processors maintain productivity and competitiveness to face market changes resulting from CETA.
Published online by dairyproducer.ca
August 16, 2019
Bibeau unveils $1.75B in compensation for dairy farmers harmed by trade deals
Published online on CBC News, August 16, 2019
August 2019
Super Awesome Science Show: Water worries
Amy Greer, Dairy at Guelph member, participated on the Super Awesome Science Show to talk about various factors involved in keep drinkable water safe.
Article by Jason Tetro on the Global News website, August 6, 2019
June 27, 2019
Four members of Dairy at Guelph joined the JDS 100 Club!
(Left to right in the picture) David Kelton, Stephen LeBlanc, Trevor DeVries and Todd Duffield published more than 100 manuscripts in the Journal of Dairy Science. Only 29 members in this elite group so far. Ken Leslie (not shown) is also a member – he joined the club 2 years ago.
