Cattle in a dairy barn stick their heads through the bars on their pen to eat chop in a concrete bunk.

Bovine tuberculosis hits Manitoba herd

Manitoba’s long streak without the disease ends with a positive test at dairy farm in the Pembina Valley region

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating a bovine tuberculosis infection in a dairy cow from a farm in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba.

Manitoba spent a lot of effort in past decades to keep bovine tuberculosis out of the province’s cattle. In June 2025, the disease made a return in a Manitoba dairy. (Dairy cattle photographed above are unrelated to the recent bovine tuberculosis finding) Photo: File

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It's the province's first bovine TB case in years.

Close-up of a large group of dairy cattle standing in a pasture.

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It’s the province’s first bovine TB case in years.


Supply management bill goes straight to Senate

Supply management bill goes straight to Senate

The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate

The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate

Supply management bill goes straight to Senate

Supply management bill goes straight to Senate

The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate

The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate


Dairy cattle on straw bedding in pens in a modern dairy barn.

Consumer engagement crucial in changing dairy marketplace

Industry needs to bridge gap between high trust in farmers and limited knowledge of agriculture practices, professor says

Consumers have difficulty answering basic questions about farm production, which is an opportunty for engagement, said University of Guelph professor Mike von Massow at the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar.


David Hudson explains the very high overall sentiment towards dairy farmers in Canada at the Canadian Dairy Xpo’s 2025 Dairy Business Summit.

Buy Canadian raises consumer support for Canadian dairy

New Canadians also look to use dairy for nutrition and in cooking, industry told at Canadian Dairy Xpo

The buy-Canada movement has helped boost support for Canadian dairy products, according to David Hudson of IMI International, speaking at the Canadian Dairy Xpo’s Dairy Business Summit.



The Lifetime Performance Index is weighted differently among six areas. | Lactanet photo

Dairy LPI gets last minute updates

A dairy farmer figured out that the last index was over-weighted to milk production

The dairy Lifetime Performance Index will be updated April 1 and includes some changes in trait weighting, including milk production as a dairy farmer realized it was over-emphasized.