WANT TO BE A DAIRY FARMER? You have until Oct. 31 to apply for program

Aug 18, 2023

Do you dream of becoming a quota-holding dairy farmer but lack the family connections to make it happen?

The Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) offers a way forward for these unconnected, aspiring milk producers through its annual new entrant quota assistance program. Deadline to apply is Oct. 31, 2023.

The initiative awards individual loans of 20 kg of milk-production quota for 10 years. For their end of the bargain, successful applicants must buy between 20 kg and 30 kg of additional quota from the quota exchange in order to get the loaned quota. They are granted priority access to the quota exchange to accomplish that purchase. The new entrant ends up with as much as 50 kg of quota but has to give back up 20 kg. over time.

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Video: Stress as a Nutrient Thief - Dr. Sarah Pearce

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Sarah Pearce, Research Animal Physiologist with USDA ARS, explains why stress can act as a nutrient thief in pigs. She discusses gastrointestinal health, barrier integrity, inflammation, feed efficiency, stress interactions, and emerging biomarkers that may help predict performance challenges before they occur. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"Stress can steal calories and nutrients because energy normally used for growth is redirected toward immune activation, gut repair, and other costly survival responses."

Meet the guest: Dr. Sarah Pearce / sarah-pearce-phd-3a5881a5 earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from Iowa State University and currently serves as a Research Animal Physiologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Her research focuses on gastrointestinal physiology, nutrition, stress biology, immune function, and productivity in pigs and poultry. Learn more from Dr. Sarah Pearce on the Swine Nutrition Black Belt Podcast, available on all major platforms.