Dairy Farmers of Canada

Every day, Canadian dairy farmers work to produce quality milk. Learn more about dairy in Canada.

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Food safety from farm to table

From milking to storage, inspection to processing, learn more about all the steps that are followed to produce milk safely – from the farms to your table.

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Farmer examining crops

Protecting Soil and Conserving Water

How do Canadian dairy farms protect soil and conserve water? With practices such minimizing tillage, cover crops, rotational grazing, conservation of wetlands and riparian zones, and other ways.

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Biodiversity

Preserving Biodiversity

Preserving biodiversity on farms takes different shapes, like maintaining grasslands, woods or wetlands, their choice of crops, and planting trees as hedgerows and shelterbelts.

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Plastic recycling solutions with Cleanfarms
Article 5 min

There are many different ways Canadian dairy farmers are working to create a more sustainable future. Check out our animation series where we explore recycling agricultural plastics with Cleanfarms.

Regenerative Agriculture in Canadian Dairy
Article 3 min

Discover the shape regenerative agriculture takes on various farms in Canada, that aim to enhance soil health, biodiversity, and resilience. Explore some key principles and techniques of sustainable farming.

Our Commitment to Sustainability
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Canadian dairy farmers are naturally committed to caring for the environment, from the land and animals they tend to, to the water and air we all share.

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