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Federal Government Invests in Dairy Research

Feb 5, 2016 | 1:58 PM

LETHBRIDGE – The federal government is investing an additional $1.75-million in the dairy research cluster to further increase milk production and improve the understanding of the health effects of dairy fat.

This new investment, under the Growing Forward 2 agricultural framework, will enable the Dairy Farmers of Canada to tap into research conducted by department scientists, bringing the total investment under the research cluster to $13.75-million.

The cluster, launched in 2013, brings together scientific expertise in key areas such as sustainable milk production, dairy genetics and genomics, and the nutrition of milk products.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says Canada’s dairy sector is among our largest food industries and contributes significantly to the country’s economy.