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Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO), is the marketing organization and regulatory body representing over 4,000 dairy farmers in Ontario, Canada. DFO was formerly known as the Ontario Milk Marketing Board (OMMB), which was established as result of the 1965 Ontario Milk Act.
Supply management is a shared jurisdiction between the federal and provincial governments. The Canadian Dairy Commission provides a framework for dairy policy at the federal level, while provinces have their own marketing board organizations, such as Ontario's Dairy Farmers of Ontario. [8] Milk for sale in a supermarket in London, Ontario.
According to the annual Dairy Farm Accounting Project report, Ontario dairy farmers saw their net farm profit drop from Can$178,601 in 2012 to Can$90,114 in 2016, [95] the lowest point since 2006. [96] The June 2018 report, showed that the net farm income in 2017 was Can$128,230, the first increase since 2012.
In 1967 the government of Canada passed the Canadian Dairy Commission Act which established the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC). [9]: 13 The Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee, whose members include the CDC and representatives of provincial producer marketing boards, was set up in 1970 to administer the national Market Sharing Quota. [10]
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national policy, lobbying, and promotional organization representing Canadian dairy producers. [ 2 ] : 6 The advocacy group was created in 1934 when a number of related groups merged to form a single entity for representing the interests of dairy farmers .
Beatrice Foods Canada is a Toronto, Ontario-based dairy unit of Parmalat Canada. The Canadian unit of Beatrice Foods was founded in 1969, and was separated from Beatrice Foods in 1978. Consequently, Beatrice's Canadian unit was not affected by the buyout of its founders and remained in business as one of Canada's largest food processing concerns.
In 1977, the Milk Marketing Board and the Ontario Government banned the shipping of milk in cans, and vehicles with stainless steel bulk tanks were put into use. In 1979, a study of the plant's milk waste treatment process was carried out by the Water Research Centre, which was researching methods of treating dairy waste. [10] [11]
Pages in category "Dairy products companies of Canada" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.