The Dairy Farm Sustainability Award, sponsored by DeLaval Canada, recognizes Canadian dairy farmers that have proactively adopted on-farm management practices that extend beyond regulatory requirements and demonstrate continuous improvement in various aspects of sustainable dairy farming, such as natural resource use and animal care.
To be eligible for this Award, you must:
- be a dairy farmer with quota holdings in Canada,
- have a dairy operation that is registered on CQM, and
- have a dairy operation with an up-to-date Environmental Farm Plan developed in the last 5 years in accordance with applicable provincial programs. (In Quebec, this is a fertilization plan (PAEF) or accompanying environmental plan (PAA)).
The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 6th, 2015.
Finalists will be selected from the participants, and one winner will be selected from among them. The winner will receive a prize of $2000, a trophy and a trip to receive the Award in person at Dairy Farmer of Canada’s annual general meeting. The runner-up Finalists will each receive a trophy and a prize of $1000.
Please go to dairyfarmers.ca/award for more information.