Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) is the designated authority to administer and enforce the Designated Legislation, which are the provisions of the Milk Act, including provisions of Regulation 761. DFO is accountable to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA), which is responsible for DFO’s fulfilment of its Statutory Mandate.

Complete proAction guideline for animal care.

Resource for effective animal handling for vulnerable cattle.

The standard of biosecurity practices in Canada for dairy farms.

proAction Advisors by postal code.

An annual overview of the operations of DFO including milk quality, transportation, advertising programs and complete financial statements. En français : également disponible sous Publications sur la navigation de gauche.

An annual overview of the operations of DFO including milk quality, transportation, advertising programs and complete financial statements. Le rapport annuel français est disponible ici. To watch our year-in-review video, click here

An annual overview of the operations of DFO including milk quality, transportation, advertising programs and complete financial statements. En français : également disponible sous Publications sur la navigation de gauche.

An annual overview of the operations of DFO including milk quality, transportation, advertising programs and complete financial statements.

An annual overview of the operations of DFO including milk quality, transportation, advertising programs and complete financial statements translated in French. En français : également disponible sous Publications sur la navigation de gauche.

A By-law relating generally to the Ontario Milk Class Pricing determined or established by the Board of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario.

This protocol focuses primarily on feed and farming requirements. A secondary focus is to authenticate grass fed milk based on specific biomarkers that are metabolized by cows under a grass-fed diet. Current as of August 5, 2021.

Important resources for setting up or scaling up a dairy processing plant and investigating specialty dairy markets and innovative processing.

Resource for effective decision-making for down cattle to ensure good animal welfare.

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) annual report prepared as an addendum to Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s 2020-21 Annual Report. It includes an overview of DFC's operations and major achievements.

Read about the program's background, what it entails, DFO's role and the credit criteria.

Informations sur les exigences, les tests et les programmes du programme de qualité du lait cru.

proAction rapport de progrès 2022

A quick reference guide on how pain affect cattle.

A MUN fact sheet you can use as a management tool to improve nutrition, and can monitor protein status for the herd.

DFO's 2024 Ontario Dairy Guide is a reference document containing a list of all Ontario-based dairy processors and where to buy everyday and specialty products, including organic, grass-fed, non-homogenized milk and many others. As well, the guide has information about local products and new recipes for consumers.

A quick reference guide on preventing down cattle.

A reference guide on preventing lameness.

New proAction Progress Report for 2022, published in 2022

proAction avis de changements juin 2023

Le cahier de travail de proAction contenant les tâches et les enregistrements obligatoires.

Manuel de référence pour le programme proAction.

proAction Notice of Change for June 2023

Reference manual for the proAction program.

proAction's workbook containing mandatory tasks and records.

Bid and offer information for April 2022.

Bid and offer information for April 2023.

Bid and offer information for April 2024.

Bid and offer information for August 2020.

Bid and offer information for August 2021.

Bid and offer information for August 2023.

August 2025 quota exchange cancelled.

Bid and offer information for December 2020.