More data allows better management on-farm for Ontario dairy producers. As of March 2024, raw milk testing provided by the University of Guelph's Agriculture and Food Laboratory (AFL) [1] moved from five to seven days a week so farmers can monitor milk quality and manage production in a timely manner.

"Our lab is delighted to continue the partnership with DFO [Dairy Farmers of Ontario] to provide the enhanced testing services with a streamlined and integrated process, testing all farm samples seven days a week and delivering the results to farmers on the same day as samples are received at the lab," says Looknauth Ramsahoi, supervisor, dairy analysis at the AFL.

Read the full story on pages 6-7 in the February 2024 issue: Milk Producer magazine - The Voice of Ontario Dairy Producers [2]

AFL receives funding from the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the collaboration between the Government of Ontario and the University of Guelph.