Information on policies for acquiring, selling or transferring quota, and exchange policies. Includes milk transportation policies, farm yards and lanes, renovations and more.

Due to a continued higher than usual market demand in 2024, the P5 Boards announce an additional incentive day in each of the months of August and November, to be issued on a non-cumulative basis. The P5 provincial boards’ primary objective is to continuously monitor the milk market situation and meet demand in the most optimal way and will continue to adapt production signals to address market changes, as required. Due to improvements in the organic utilization rate through the spring and summer of 2024, as well as some expected small increases in demand in the fall of 2024, the DFO Board announces 3 incentive days for organic producers in each of the months of September and October and two incentive days in November, to be issued on a non-cumulative basis. This will provide the same incentive days to all producers, organic and conventional, in Ontario for the months of September to November 2024. The DFO board will continue to monitor the market demand for organic milk, as well as the utilization rate, impact on premium, and processor commitment volumes, and will continue to review and adapt production signals to address organic market changes, as required. The following table summarizes the incentive days:

ODFAP is a co-operative project of DFO, the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Agriculture Canada and the University of Guelph. ODFAP develops farm production and management data which meets the farm database requirements of the Ontario dairy industry using a sample of farms, which represent typical Ontario dairy farm situations, different levels of technology, regional differences and other significant factors.

July 2024 quota exchange cancelled.

Bid and offer information for May 2024.

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.

Bid and offer information for April 2024.

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.

March 2024 quota exchange cancelled.

Bid and offer information for February 2024.

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.

Bid and offer information for January 2024.

Bid and offer information for December 2023.

Bid and offer information for November 2023.

Bid and offer information for October 2023.

Information on requirements, testing, and programs for the Raw Milk Quality Program.

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

Bid and offer information for September 2023.

proAction Advisors by postal code.

Bid and offer information for August 2023.

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

Manuel de référence pour le programme proAction.

Reference manual for the proAction program.

proAction's workbook containing mandatory tasks and records.

proAction avis de changements juin 2023

proAction Notice of Change for June 2023

Bid and offer information for July 2023.

Bid and offer information for June 2023.

Informations sur les politiques d'acquisition, de vente ou de transfert de quotas et les politiques d'échange. Comprend les politiques de transport du lait, les cours et les voies agricoles, les rénovations et plus encore.

Information on policies for acquiring, selling or transferring quota, and exchange policies. Includes milk transportation policies, farm yards and lanes, renovations and more.

Bid and offer information for May 2023.

Bid and offer information for March 2023.

Bid and offer information for April 2023.

Bid and offer information for February 2023.

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.