Dairy Farmers of Canada is partnering with Alberta Milk, BC Dairy, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Novalait and SaskMilk, to launch a Joint Call for Research Proposals on Optimizing Milk Composition and On-Farm Utilization of Processing By-products for a Sustainable Dairy Future. The Call guidelines and the Notification of Intent Form are available on the DFC website.
The objective of this joint Call is to seek innovative, sustainable, and economically feasible solutions that can be applied on dairy farms to help address the economic, environmental, and technological challenges associated with managing milk solids not-fat (SNF) in Canada. Please note that commercial product research and development is not eligible under this Call.
The submission of a Notification of Intent is the first step in the selection process. Notification of Intent Forms must be submitted no later than May 22, 2025 (11:59 p.m. – local time zone of PI) to dairyresearch@dfc-plc.ca.