2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (117+ words) CBC Quebec sells iconic Oka cheese to French dairy giant The cheese co-operative Agropur is selling its fine cheese division, which generates about $200 million a year, to the French dairy giant Lactalis. The Quebec company says it wants to focus…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (334+ words) The Quebec cheese brand OKA, with a history spanning more than 130 years in the province, is being sold to the French group Lactalis, one of the world's largest players in the cheese industry. Agropur, the Quebec co-operative that owned OKA…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (693+ words) Before the rainy season comes back to B.C.'s Sumas Prairie, the Dykmans have been working for months to build a dike to protect their cattle and buildings from another flood, like the ones that caused widespread damage in 2021 and 2025. But,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (774+ words) For centuries, local milk was churned into creamy butters with flavours reflecting the land the cows grazed on. Today, while the butter most of us buy is from pooled milk by large makers, a few small creameries and cheesemakers are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (207+ words) Matthew Kwasnicki's love of cottage cheese isn't a passing fancy — it dates back to his childhood. But he's among Canadians wondering if they'll come up empty when they go shopping for the protein-rich dairy product, due to shortages linked to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (463+ words) The owners of a Sussex-area dairy plant scheduled to close by 2028 say farmers in the region are largely supportive of the move, even though it will mean a loss of jobs. In April, the dairy product co-operative Agropur announced the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (703+ words) A shortage of a lifesaving bovine product is leaving some Alberta farmers struggling to protect their newborns this calving season. Sidney Haeberle, a farmer and farm supply store owner in east-central Alberta, says sourcing enough bovine colostrum has become a…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (601+ words) A B.C. contractor has been fined $32,500 by provincial environmental inspectors after a fertilizer spill near Quesnel led to the deaths of 13 cows. Chilliwack-based Western Aerial Applications (WAA) was handed the fine late last month for the spill that occurred over a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (966+ words) It's not easy to eat healthily these days amid what feels like skyrocketing food prices and never-ending supply issues. Last month, it was cucumber prices, and last year, it was matcha shortages. Now, some Canadian consumers online are shocked at…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (103+ words) CBC Former minister says province was warned dairy plant could close The New Brunswick government is being pressed to explain what it knew about 60 possible job losses at a company’s operation in the Sussex area before it gave the same…...