NEWSLETTER - Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia

 NEWSLETTER
Vol. 14, No. 10 - May 2014
Quota Review Approved
Maritime Board Meeting
The P5 Boards have given the green light on a
recommended plan to review the P5 and provincial
quota policies. After some background work is
completed, the fall P5 Strategic Planning session
will provide guidance and direction for the goals and
objectives of the policy. We expect to have producer
consultations this winter; the process for the
consultations is yet to be determined.
Directors and General Managers from the three
Maritime boards met in Moncton recently to discuss
several items of common interest. This included
DFC’s five-year Promotion and Advertising Plan,
which is part of a cross-country consultation. The
plan will be presented to DFC’s General Council in
July for explanation and approval.
Due to the various provincial coordination and
legislative requirements, any policy changes will not
be implemented before August 1, 2015. Further
updates will be provided as this process unfolds.
Stay tuned.
Raw Milk Quality Harmonization
The provincial boards are currently considering a
recommendation to harmonize raw milk policies
across the P5. This work is guided by a producer
committee, and supported by a technical committee,
and P5 Harmonization Coordinator Julie Belzile.
Readers will have seen a recent article in The Milk
Producer which outlined many milk quality policy
areas being researched.
The current recommendations relate to bacteria and
SCC, inhibitor testing at the plants, and a possible
milk quality bonus program. Other areas, including
abnormal freezing point, broader inhibitor testing,
and several on-farm activities are still being
pursued. Producer boards need to be in agreement
on each element as a first step. The plan is to have
the P5 Raw Milk Quality Committee meet to review
input
from
boards
before
finalizing
the
recommended policy, and launching the industry
consultation stage.
Other decisions included forming a P3 Synergy
Committee, made up of two Directors and one
senior staff member from each province. The
mandate of this committee is to investigate ways the
three milk marketing organizations can integrate
structures and services within the three provinces,
and beyond. The ultimate goal is to better serve
producers, save costs, and strengthen the dairy
industry.
Directors also discussed a Maritime Research
Committee which would review applications and
recommend funding across the region. Previous
attempts to establish such a committee will be
considered to develop a working model.
Scholarships were also discussed in the context of
DFC’s Maritime Dairy Industry Scholarship Program
and each province’s individual programs. DFC will
coordinate further discussions to streamline these
programs and ensure producer dollars are targeted.
A follow-up breakfast meeting will be held during
DFC’s Annual General Meeting in Fredericton this
July.
CQM Follow-Up:
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES:
June 13, 2014…………...……...Quota Exchange Deadline
June 24, 2014……………………….Quota Lease Deadline
July 29-30, 2014……..……Policy Session—Hampton Inn
4060 Highway 236
Lower Truro NS B6L 1J9
Please send your Self Declarations or corrections to
Gloria by email at gbeyeler@dfns.ca
or fax 902-897-9768.
Phone: (902) 893-MILK
Fax: (902) 897-9768
Results of the May 2014 Quota Exchange
**This month’s exchange was cancelled.
There was no quota offered for sale.**
See below for Quota Exchange Results in Other Provinces.
Dairy Services Lab Results
April 2014
Bactoscan Individual Bacteria Count (IBC)
Count
<35,000
35-121,000
>121,000
TOTAL
76.17% meet provincial standard
P5 QUOTA EXCHANGE MCP
Samples
179
43
13
235
Percent
76.17
18.30
5.53
100
Avg. IBC – 25,698
Somatic Cell Count (SCC)
PEI ........................$25,000
New Brunswick ......$25,000
Ontario...................$25,000
Quebec ..................$25,000
Average SCC – 184,625
Lab Pasteurized (LP)
Count
Samples
<750
>750
Percent
113
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98.26
1.77
Adulteration (added water and/or antibiotics)
Quota Exchange Deadline Payment Due Date May 13, 2014 May 28, 2014 June 13, 2014 June 26, 2014 July 11, 2014 July 29, 2014 Water(Farm Tanks)
Antibiotics (Tankers)
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Environmental Stewardship Award Open
The Environmental Farm Plan team is now accepting nominations for
the 2014 Environmental Farm Stewardship Award. Have you or a
farmer in your area implemented projects to protect water, soil quality,
or wildlife habitat? Maybe you use improved soil management
practices, have installed energy efficient technologies, or demonstrate
water conservation. Farmers are doing many environmental sustainable activities every day; this award
is an opportunity to give them recognition for their work. Other projects or areas that would support the
application are innovative waste handling and storage, proper fuel storage, nutrient management
activities, and biodiversity. You can nominate your neighbour, a friend, CSA Farm, or submit an
application for your own farm.
So what’s the prize? The award winner will receive a framed painting of their farm by a local artist, as
well as a cash prize of $2,000.
For more information and to get your application, visit: http://nsfa-fane.ca/efp or call 902-893-2293.
Need some help with the application? Contact someone on the EFP team at 902-893-2293. You can
submit pictures or other supporting documents with your application. The deadline to receive
nominations is July 4, 2014.
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FPLQ Becomes PLQ
New Entrant Program Ready to Go
During the Annual
General Meeting of
the Fédération des
producteurs de lait du Québec (FPLQ), Quebec milk
producers founded the new organization that will
represent them. As a result, on May 1, 2014, Les
Producteurs de lait du Québec (PLQ) becomes the
administrator of the Joint Plan (1980) for Quebec's
milk producers, and the organization that will speak
for the approximately 12,000 milk producers and
6,000 dairy farms in the province.
For the fifth year, DFNS is offering an opportunity
for a new producer to receive a five-year matching
non-saleable quota loan of 12 kgs. Once DFNS
approves the producer, the New Entrant Program
guidelines will be released in early June, with an
August/September application period.
This year, the P5 provinces have agreed to further
harmonize the program, resulting in some minor
changes in NS. Qualified new entrants can acquire
quota from three sources: up to 12 kg through
priority access on the monthly quota exchange;
between 12 and 23 kg as a donation from their
parent; or 12 to 23 kg by purchasing an existing
dairy farm.
In the interest of reducing the administrative load
and ensuring consistency with the joint provincial
milk marketing plan, milk producers decided to
consolidate all of their activities within one single
legal entity. PLQ will maintain regional groups with
the same territories until early 2015, when they will
be adjusted to match those of the Union des
producteurs agricoles (UPA). Congratulations!
In each case, the new entrant would be eligible for a
loan of an additional 12 kg of quota for five years.
The loaned quota is returned to DFNS, at a rate of 1
kg per year, after the fifth year. Returned quota is
then loaned to other new entrants.
What About Milk as a Food?
Source: Dr. Alan Fredeen, Dal AC
Anyone interested in learning more about or
applying for the program should contact DFNS staff
to discuss your plans.
alan.fredeen@dal.ca
As representatives of the dairy industry in one form
or another, we’re invariably confronted with
questions regarding the healthfulness of milk. There
is much misinformation available from special
interest groups on the internet, with biased
conclusions on milk. As a scientist and educator,
I’m trained to be objective and acquire information
from rigorously, peer-reviewed reliable sources.
“Animal Frontiers” is a publication of independent
Animal Science researchers in North America and
Europe who review the scientific literature on
various topics. The current issue (2014 Volume 4,
No. 2) focuses entirely on various aspects of the
healthfulness of milk. Visit the magazine at http://
animalfrontiers.org. It’s worth a read.
Two New Directors Appointed
The DFNS Board appointed Dustin Swinkels and
Byron Lamb as Directors, effective May 1, 2014.
Dustin will hold his position until after the January
2015 AGM, while Byron will remain on the board
until the results of this fall’s regular director election
are known, usually late October or early November.
Both members are eligible to let their names stand
for election this fall.
Three board positions will be available this fall. Two
positions are for three-year terms commencing after
the January 2015 AGM, and will go to the two
highest vote-getters. The third position will be for a
term starting immediately following the election, and
run until after the January 2016 AGM.
P5 Strategic Planning Set
The P5 Boards have approved holding a joint, twoday Strategic Planning session for the end of
September 2014. Each board has Strategic Plans
of varying detail, and there is a willingness to take a
look from a P5 perspective. Developing a P5
Strategic Plan will be based on an environmental
scan identifying the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats influencing the P5 dairy
industry.
Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia
Congratulations to Dustin and Byron. DFNS thanks
George de Vries and Hank Veenhuis for their
service to the industry as board directors, and
wishes them well for the future. Both directors will
be formally recognized at our AGM.
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4060 Highway 236
Lower Truro NS B6L 1J9
Phone: (902) 893-6455
Fax: (902) 897-9768
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DEADLINE FOR OFFERS IS LAST BUSINESS DAY
BEFORE THE 14th OF EACH MONTH.
Quota Exchange Offer to PURCHASE (Exchange Month) Registered Producer Name: DFNS Registration Number: Phone: PLEASE NOTE: Offers above the MCP Cap of $25,000 will not be accepted. Quantities offered may be in hundredths of a kilogram (two decimal places). Prices must be for a whole kilogram. Offers must not exceed 10% of the producer’s total quota (exception for assisted new producers). Offers are limited to one buy or sell per producer per exchange. Offer to Purchase . kgs of TPQ per day @ $_ per kg. ⃝ Email address: (for confirmation of receipt of offer, if requested) Payment for quota must be made via the selected method below on or before the third last business day of the month. Producers choosing option 2 must have completed a PAD agreement (available on the DFNS website or from the office) and a void cheque. 1. Cheque Payment ⃝ 2. Pre‐Authorized Debit ⃝ Producer will provide a cheque to DFNS by the payment due date. Delivery method may be by mail, XpressPost, courier, or hand delivery. It is the producer’s responsibility to ensure payment arrival and accuracy. DFNS will withdraw required funds for quota from producer’s bank account on payment due date; service fees will be processed within five business days of the exchange. Authorization provided by producer will be used. $17.25 Service Fee must accompany offer ($15 + $2.25 HST) Reg No. 107788523 In the event of a cancelled exchange, service fees are returned to the producer (or not collected in the case of PAD). Please note that offer forms cannot be held for future exchanges. All offers must be signed by the registered quota holder. In the case of a partnership or corporate quota holder, the offer must be signed by designated signing officer(s). It is the producer’s responsibility to confirm receipt of offers by DFNS. If the buyer does not pay by the payment deadline, or the buyer’s payment is dishonoured, the quota purchased by the buyer will return to DFNS, the producer is liable for all costs associated with non‐payment, the producer is not eligible to purchase on the exchange for a period of 12 months, and the producer may only purchase TPQ on a future exchange using a bank draft, direct deposit, or wire transfer for a period of five years. Date Signature(s) The information on this form is a summary of the applicable rules, which are contained in the TPQ Regulations. The DFNS Producer Manual on our website contains the current policies and procedures, or you may contact office staff for assistance. FOR DFNS OFFICE USE ONLY Service Fee: □ cash □ cheque □ PAD Offer Received/Verified By: 03/14 Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia
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TPQ Lease
Agreement
THIS LEASE made
BETWEEN:
Suite 100, 4060 Highway 236
Lower Truro, NS B6L 1J9
Phone: (902) 893-6455
Fax: (902) 897-9768
Web: www.dfns.ca
day of
, A.D., 20____
DFNS Reg. # __ __ __ __ 2_
hereinafter called the "LESSOR" (Lender of the quota)
- and DFNS Reg. # __ __ __ __ 2_
hereinafter called the "LESSEE" (Borrower of the quota)
IMPORTANT NOTES
AGREEMENT
The Lessor and the Lessee agree that:
1.
The Lessor shall lease to the Lessee
Production Quota (TPQ)
2.
The lease term shall commence on the first day and terminate on the last
day of
(month).
3.
kilograms of daily Total
The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor $
per kilogram per day for milk
quota leased, payable as described below:
Leases will be for a one-month duration
and will expire at the end of the month,
so any adjustments to provincial TPQ
do not apply to leases.
Quota may be leased in denominations
of tenths of a kilogram.
A producer can lease in or out up to a
maximum of 25% of the sum of current
owned and non-saleable TPQ holdings.
A producer cannot be both a lessor and
a lessee during the same month.
Only leases applying to the current
month will be accepted.
4.
This lease is not assignable.
5.
This lease shall bind the heirs, executors, administrators and successors
of each of the parties.
Signature of LESSOR
Signature of LESSEE
Date
DEADLINES
Completed lease forms must be
delivered to the DFNS office no later
than 4:30 p.m. on the fifth (5th) last
business day of the month in which the
lease will be effective.
Date
AUTHORIZED BY
on behalf of Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia this
Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia
DFNS is not responsible for receipt of
lease forms mailed or faxed to our
office. IT IS THE PRODUCER’S
RESPONSIBLITY TO CONFIRM
RECEIPT.
day of
, 20__ __.
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Lease Month
March
April
May
June
Deadline
March 24, 2014
April 24, 2014
May 26, 2014
June 24, 2014
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Milk Production and Pricing
Milk Marketing Report
April 2014
Esben Arnfast, Finance and Systems Administrator
Milk production volumes continue to track
approximately 3% less compared to last spring.
The butterfat rate also remains slightly lower at
4.05 kgs/hl, compared to 4.07 kgs/hl last April.
Overall, BF production has declined slightly
during April to 19,072 kgs/day, almost matching
the quota available to producers of 18,994 kgs/
day after April’s 1.5% increase. There will be little
change in the average producer utilized
tolerance, as was the case for March when the
average increased from -5.4 days to -5.2 days.
The transportation rate for the month has
increased for the third consecutive month from
$2.73/hl to $2.77/hl with spring weight restrictions
still causing an increase in total P5 transportation
costs.
PRODUCTION
Average Litres/Day
Average kg Butterfat/Day
Average Composition, kg/hl
Butterfat
Protein
Other Solids
Bulk Haulage ($/hl)
PRODUCER
PRICES
April In-Quota
April Over-Quota
May Over-Quota
2014
472,983
19,072
2013
488,840
19,790
4.0324
3.2947
5.7225
2.77
4.0483
3.2759
5.7160
2.91
Butterfat Protein
($ per kg)
($ per kg)
per HL
12.0478
0.0000
0.0000
8.3882
0.0000
0.0000
1.9270
0.0000
0.0000
87.24
0.00
0.00
TOTAL ACTIVE PRODUCERS
April’s average in-quota price for raw milk
continued to climb to a new high at $87.24 after
March’s highest price in over a year. The blend of
milk products declared by processors resulted in
higher payments by processors.
Avg.
LOS
($ per kg)
232
NS Average In-Quota Producer Price
Per HL basis
$ per HL
Skim milk powder normally directed to low value
animal feed was instead exported at very
favorable world prices. Unfortunately, there are
WTO limits on the amount that can be sold for
export purposes, so it is unlikely that option will
be available for a long period. Also, higher than
normal butter utilization was reported and paid at
domestic prices. It is possible that some of that
product could be later re-declared in special
classes, and result in a downward effect on
prices.
$87.50
$85.00
$82.50
$80.00
$77.50
$75.00
$72.50
$70.00
IQ Price
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Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
14'
Fluid Utilization Percentage
Fluid %
The pooling credit of $821,787 was mostly
matched by the repayment of March’s advance of
approximately $900,000. For May’s price it can
be expected that there will be a large pooling
adjustment that will reduce the average in-quota
milk price. That may also be accompanied by a
decrease in the value of milk products reported
as sold by processors.
65%
63%
61%
59%
57%
55%
53%
51%
49%
47%
45%
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
14'
Continuous Quota Positions
As of the end of March 2014, figures are expressed as a percent of each province’s annual quota. All western
provinces moved up slightly, but collectively they remain well below the zero level as a pool. In the P5, QC and ON
moved up slightly from February and are the only two provinces above zero. The Maritimes slipped a little, leaving
the P5 pool level unchanged at + 0.21%. The results of the 1.5% P5 quota allocation on April 1, 2014, should be
seen in future months. Nationally, the overall position remained relatively constant at -0.09%.
Alta. - 0.98%
Sask. - 0.65%
Ont. 0.23%
NS - 0.67%
PEI -0.60%
P5
BC - 0.59%
Man. - 1.67%
Que. 0.30%
NB - 0.26%
NL -5.13%
WMP -0.92%
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