Land and labour shortages are significant hurdles for dairy farms when they plan to expand, but so are processing plants and feed facilities.  |  File photo

Dairy expansion must first include securing labour, land

Dairy farmers looking to expand must first get their land and people in place. That was a common theme from a cross-country panel of leading dairy farmers at the recent Progressive Dairy Operators triennial conference in Toronto. Gert Schrijver farms in Stettler, Alta., milking about 300 cows on 1,700 acres. He plans to build a […] Read more