Robert Lighthizer, President Donald Trump's trade ambassador, says the U.S. has made a formal request for consultations to address Canada's limits on a variety of dairy products.

Milk-fed calf farmers are asking for emergency assistance from the Quebec government after the COVID-19 crisis caused the closure of restaurants, tourism activity and exports.

Sen. Don Plett warned the dairy industry's "quota year" for a number of key products begins in August, and many of the terms of the trade agreement are tied directly to the production calendar.

Fairlife was on target to open a Peterborough, Ont., bottling plant this spring but has since put the facility's opening on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BC Dairy general manager Jeremy Dunn told CKNW's Simi Sara that the industry is trying to adapt as quickly as possible.

The commission stressed that pricing under the New Brunswick School Milk Program will remain unchanged for the current school year. 

The plant will produce Fairlife ultra-filtered milk, which Coca-Cola says contains 50 per cent more protein and 50 per cent less sugar than traditional milk.

Through a tip we received, and information confirmed by New Brunswick's Farm Products Commission, there's an approximate 27 per cent difference in milk prices between the Maritime provinces.

SaskMilk’s support means that children, pregnant and nursing mothers received twice the amount of milk through the Saskatoon Food Bank during the summer.

Some farmers say the removal of dairy as a food group is hurting the industry.