A stick of butter and a container of canola oil sit next to one another on a kitchen counter.

Butter is not healthy, says nutritionist

The butter versus seed oil debate may have been settled years ago for nutritionists but is picking up speed on the internet

There is no scientific debate about the health benefits of butter, says a University of Saskatchewan nutritionist.


A hand holds a bottle of No Name canola oil with a canola field in the background.

Harvard study finds seed oils healthier than butter

Harvard study finds seed oils are healthier

Consuming plant-based oils such as canola oil is much healthier than butter, says a group of scientists from Harvard University and other institutions around Boston.


Rob Segnotta, left, and Landon Kroeker won first and second place at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin for their infused butter. The two entrepreneurs founded Von Slick’s in 2021, making and selling flavoured butter in Middlebro, Man.  |  Supplied photo

Manitoba-made butter wins big on world stage

Middlebro is home to Von Slick’s, but also has other claims to fame:


WINNIPEG — A small butter company from a tiny town in southeastern Manitoba is now a world champion. Von Slick’s, which manufactures infused butter in the community of Middlebro, won first and second prizes in early October at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Infused or flavoured butter combines butter with other ingredients such […] Read more

Global milk production rebounded slightly in 2024 but remained tight compared to growing demand, prompting producers to favour allocating milk to the most competitive products, such as cheese instead of butter.  |  Reuters photo

Bakers brace for costly Christmas as butter prices surge

The global market for butter has skyrocketed as low prices and high feed costs discourage dairy farmers around the world

PARIS, France — Global butter prices have rocketed in recent months, trading at record highs across Europe in bad news for bakers and pastry makers as they prepare for Christmas celebrations and already face high chocolate and sugar costs. Strong demand for butter, tight stocks and dairy processors’ preference to use more milk for the […] Read more