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The Dairy Farmers of Ontario was established in 1965 as regulatory organization, [3] which derives its authority from the 1965 Ontario Milk Act. The Milk Act was passed in response to milk market inefficiencies and inequities in the 1960s. [1]
The group became Dairy Farmers of Canada in 1942, and its mandate was to stabilize the dairy market and increase revenues for dairy farmers. [12] In the face of lobbying, government programs were instituted in the 1940s and 1950s to increase prices and limit imports. 1958 saw the creation of the Agricultural Stabilization Board, though it was ...
City Dairy Company Limited was a dairy products firm that was established to deliver high-quality milk in the city of Toronto, Ontario. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was founded by Walter Massey (1864–1901), the president of Massey-Harris and a member of the prominent Massey family .
[94] An average dairy farm of 70 cattle would hold quotas worth 2,100,000. According to the annual Dairy Farm Accounting Project report, Ontario dairy farmers saw their net farm profit drop from Can$178,601 in 2012 to Can$90,114 in 2016, [95] the lowest point since 2006. [96]
In 1920, the City of Toronto approved the construction of a new livestock arena on the Toronto Exhibition Grounds to house the new fair and other uses. Plans called for the first mounting of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to take place in 1921, but this was delayed when a heating system for the new arena could not be installed in time.
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national policy, lobbying, and promotional organization representing Canadian dairy producers. [ 2 ] : 6 The advocacy group was created in 1934 when a number of related groups merged to form a single entity for representing the interests of dairy farmers .
The company was founded in 1958 [1] as United Dairy and Poultry Co-operative Limited and later renamed Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited, to reflect the brand name of its products. In 1981, Gay Lea purchased the 106-year-old Teeswater Creamery .
Dairy and poultry supply management in Canada; Dairy Farmers of Canada; Dairy Farmers of Ontario; F. Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec; R.