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DFC responds to Globe and Mail on supply management

29.03.2018 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

As a Canadian dairy farmer, I find the repeated mischaracterizations by a national newspaper somewhat puzzling.

NAFTA, CPTPP, Mercosur: Trade is in the news

09.03.2018 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

There has been much activity on the international trade front in the past weeks and months, including the conclusion earlier this week of the latest round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) re-negotiations.

DFC reacts to the Government’s assessment of potential economic impact of CPTPP

22.02.2018 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

On February 20, Canada announced the release of an analysis on the economic impacts of the CPTPP, which includes those of market access concessions made on the dairy sector.

Wrapping up an eventful 2017

21.12.2017 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on some of the excitement we have seen at Dairy Farmers of Canada in 2017, the year of Canada 150!

Canadians want Canadian milk and dairy products

21.11.2017 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

Over the last few years, science has proven that not only is dairy fat not harmful to health - it is actually beneficial.

DFC reacts to the TPP-11 Ministerial Statement

11.11.2017 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

According to today’s Ministerial Statement released from the TPP-11 talks in Da Nang Vietnam, no final agreement has been reached on a TPP-11 deal without the United States.

NAFTA Round 4: What does the U.S really want?

17.10.2017 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

As the fourth round of NAFTA talks concludes in Washington, one can’t help but wonder if the United States is serious about the re-negotiations – and if not, what their intentions truly are?

En route to the second round of NAFTA negotiations

03.09.2017 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

On August 16, I landed in Washington for the first round of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations. You could feel the anticipation in the air as politicians remained vague yet optimistic in their comments, while journalists attempted to read between the lines and predict any possible changes for NAFTA 2.0. In headlines that week were endless articles and speculations about the future of the dairy industry and ways to undermine supply management in Canada.

What is diafiltered milk?

04.05.2016 Corporate Article Mr. Pierre Lampron

There has been much discussion in the media lately on diafiltered milk. Diafiltration is an additional step in milk processing that is sometimes done to achieve a higher protein concentration.