News

  • Taking a fresh look at deadstock

    Ontario Dairy Farmer, June 2023: LRIC, with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, is currently leading a study to revisit the deadstock issue in the province in hopes of finding new solutions to this long-time challenge. 

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  • Dairy Farmers of Ontario contribute nearly $540,000 to antimicrobial stewardship research

    University of Guelph researchers, who are leaders in the field of antimicrobial stewardship, are receiving more than $3 million from Ontario Research Fund for their projects. Dairy Farmers of Ontario is proud to support Dr. David Kelton in his research into antimicrobial stewardship solutions in the Ontario dairy sector. 

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  • Climate Change: Breed type doesn't influence cattle methane emission

    LRIC newsletter, September 2020: Scientists in Wales have found that breed type has little impact on methane emission levels in cattle.

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  • Sustainability: One challenge, many answers, three approaches

    LRIC newsletter, September 2020: Alberta prof proposes systems approach to enhancing grassland biodiversity.

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  • Climate Change: Why is no one talking about agriculture as a solution?

    LRIC newsletter, September 2020: Agriculture has enormous climate change mitigating capacities that aren't been harnessed - why is that?

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  • Dairy: Milk can predict methane emissions in dairy cows

    LRIC newsletter, September 2020: Researchers at Wageningen University have shown that methane emissions of dairy cows can be predicted using milk.

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