Richard Doyle, executive director of Dairy Farmers of Canada has announced his retirement after 38 years with the organization.
He retires Aug. 31 but has agreed to remain as an adviser until the end of the year.
Doyle was also president of the International Dairy Federation from 2008-12.
He was involved with the merger of the Dairy Bureau, which promoted milk products, nutrition, marketing and dairy policy. The result was the formation of Dairy Farmers of Canada.
During the 1970s, he was secretary of the national committee responsible for drafting the national milk marketing plan, which was the federal-provincial agreement that became the foundation of the Canadian supply management system.
Dairy Farmers of Canada represents 12,500 farms.
