Dairy Farmers of Canada

Dairy Farmers of Canada

The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) were created in 1934, when a number of dairy farmer groups joined together to form a national entity to represent dairy farmers.

Dairy Farmers of Canada represent dairy farmers living on over 13,500 farms across Canada. The organization is headquartered in Ottawa, with marketing activities being led from a satellite Montreal office. DFC strives to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry, today and in the future. It works to maintain policies that foster the viability of Canadian dairy producers and promote dairy products and their health benefits.

The organization is run for producers, by producers. Dairy producers fund its operation, including promotional activities.

History

Dairy Farmers of Canada has been the voice of Canadian dairy farmers since 1934. Called the Canadian Federation of Milk Producers at that time, it was part of the National Dairy Council (formerly the national organization representing Canadian processors). The organization was renamed Dairy Farmers of Canada in 1942.

On February 1, 1994, Dairy Farmers of Canada merged with the Dairy Bureau of Canada -- the national organization responsible for the generic promotion of Canadian dairy products. All policy, marketing, nutrition and market research activities were regrouped under the newly formed organization, which retained the name Dairy Farmers of Canada.

DFC current members are dairy farmer organizations in all Canadian provinces. Dairy Farmers of Canada is a member of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture[1]cfa-fca.ca.

website: .[2] www.dairyfarmers.ca ; www.dairygoodness.ca