The standard of biosecurity practices in Canada for dairy farms.

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

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

Bid and offer information for July 2020.

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

Bid and offer information for August 2020.

Bid and offer information for November 2020.

Bid and offer information for December 2020.

Bid and offer information for October 2020.

Bid and offer information for September 2020.

Bid and offer information for February 2021.

Bid and offer information for January 2021.

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Bid and offer information for May 2021.

See DFO's update about the NPP. Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s (DFO) New Entrant Quota Assistance Program is designed to assist those with an interest in dairy farming who may not otherwise have the financial means or opportunity to get started in the industry. The P5 makes available 160 kilograms of quota per year for the program in Ontario. Subject to DFO issuing a licence to produce and market milk and approving an order to issue quota, DFO will match 20 kilograms of quota to each successful applicant. DFO has given priority access to 1 new entrant who plans on shipping organic milk. As a result, there are only 7 positions available. Click here for the application. The deadline to submit the 2023 application is October 31, 2022. If you have further questions, please contact the Field Services Representativein your area of the province.

Bid and offer information for June 2021.

Bid and offer information for July 2021.

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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.

Bid and offer information for October 2021.

Bid and offer information for November 2021.

Bid and offer information for December 2021.

Bid and offer information for January 2022.

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

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.

Bid and offer information for February 2022.

Bid and offer information for March 2022.

A quick reference guide on the use of pain control.

A reference guide on preventing lameness.

A quick reference guide on preventing down cattle.

A quick reference guide on how pain affect cattle.

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

Resource for effective animal handling for vulnerable cattle.

Complete proAction guideline for animal care.

Bid and offer information for April 2022.

Bid and offer information for May 2022.

Bid and offer information for July 2022.

Bid and offer information for June 2022.

DFO's 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.