Dairy Research Cluster 3, 2018-2023
The third Dairy Research Cluster builds on the success of the Dairy Research Clusters 1 and 2 (2010-2018) to stimulate productivity, sustainability and profitability on farms and to improve knowledge on the health benefits of milk and dairy products. Joint industry and government commitments to the Dairy Research Cluster 3 total $16.5 million, including $11.4 million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership AgriScience Program, $2.8 million from Dairy Farmers of Canada, $1 million from Lactanet, $736,300 from Novalait Inc., $75,700 from Dairy Farmers of Ontario and in-kind contributions from dairy sector partners.
A total of 15 national multidisciplinary research projects under four major themes (Dairy farm efficiency and sustainability, Animal health and welfare, Milk quality and Dairy and cardiometabolic health) are ongoing across the country by 124 researchers in 35 institutions.
