Since 2016, the term “Vision 2020” has become a bigger part of management’s vocabulary at La Coop fédérée and the various agricultural cooperatives in our network. One of your managers even worked to help develop this new business model. In practice, Vision 2020 is simply the implementation of a new business model composed of three key pillars: agricultural producer members, regional cooperatives, and of course, La Coop fédérée. In addition, the first regional partnership (Sollio & Vivaco) completed its first year of operations last fall and met all expectations, both in terms of anticipated profitability and the efficiency of daily operations. Let’s take a moment to fully understand the meaning of this ongoing transformation.

First of all, the prerequisite to establishing a regional partnership with La Coop fédérée is to obtain the status of “consolidated cooperative.” The creation of Unifrontières from the merger of Des Frontières and Uniforce in fall 2016, following the acquisition of AgriEst in 2017, has made it possible to obtain this status (and the critical mass!) and to enter the second and final phase of implementation of the new business model: regional partnership. In this case, by critical mass, I mean having a sufficiently large enterprise. Our profile as a very agricultural cooperative does not require further expansion of our territory and means we benefit from having a dense potential market that is quite enviable. If I may compare the regional partnership to the transformation of your agricultural enterprises—for example, when you change from a tie-stall to a free-stall barn—both transformations mean making a major change in the way things are done but still produce essentially the same result at the end of the day. In your case, it means producing high-quality milk,

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By Jean-Sébastien Leblanc, Agr.General Manager

La Coop Unifrontières

Head Office 4, rang St-André

Napierville (Québec) J0J 1L0

Tel.: 450 245-3308

and in our case, it’s about providing high-quality products and services to our members and clients. In this regard, the mission of our cooperative remains unchanged and I would even say that by undergoing this transformation, we will be able to better accomplish our mission! Also, if we can improve certain specific elements of our daily operations, we will reap the benefits, as is the case for you when you adjust the way you manage your herd during a transformation.

Unlike with mergers, this transformation does not promise significant savings or synergies, but rather increased business responsiveness so that we can be even more consistent and relevant to your agricultural enterprises as a preferred input supplier. As we share the risk with La Coop fédérée (Sollio Agriculture), the result will be the ability to offer a more competitive service.

Similar to the day your animals moved from the old to the new facilities, we can expect to make a few adjustments to our daily operations at the beginning of the regional partnership. However, rest assured that we will keep you informed of the progress and implementation of the project and make every effort to ensure that you don’t encounter any issues.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy holiday season for 2019. And I wish you all peace, love and health in the new year!

The abnormal winter conditions destroyed the majority of alfalfa fields. Other unusual conditions include the late fourth cut for hayfields in fall 2018, which followed the lack of inventory caused by severe drought during summer 2018 and the abnormally high amount of rainfall during the winter. For comparison purposes, here are the rainfall totals for winter 2015 and winter 2019.

Ormstown (Qc) Sainte-Matine (Qc) Saint-Albert (Ont)

2015

January 25.2 24.4 6.0

February 0.0 0.0 0.0

Total (mm) 25.2 24.4 6.0

2019

January 29.2 34.2 6.2

February 42.4 28.5 22.0

Total (mm) 71.6 62.7 28.2

Adapted from the Government of Canada, 2019.

It was vital to act quickly and make the right decision in replacing the crops that fell victim to winter kill. Unfortunately, there were no magic solutions that could work for everyone. Each producer had to take their own situation into account, including the number of available storage structures, remaining inventory, personal preferences, etc.

We wanted to know which options would produce the best return on investment. Among the options we studied, two stood out. A cereal crop combined with peas or ryegrass and corn silage appeared to be the best solution to overcome forage crops that did not survive the winter.

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An oat/pea mix can make excellent forage. When harvested at knee height, the forage is excellent for lactating cows as it has a protein content of around 20%. When harvested at waist height, it becomes a forage for replacement heifers with a protein content of around 12%. Harvesting can begin approximately 55 to 60 days after planting. An oat/pea mix offers a short-term solution for producers who are interested in planting the mix in their fields. In addition, if it is mowed before heading, this crop may be cut twice per year. Each cut has a yield of approximately 3 tonnes DM/acre. However, it is important to make sure there is a long period of dry, sunny weather before mowing, as peas can remain wet for a long time.

Another option that exhibited a good quality/cost ratio is oats mixed with ryegrass. The first cut is mostly made up of oats, while the second cut is mainly ryegrass. In 2019, ryegrass remained dormant during the drought period but then thrived in September! Oat silage provides appropriate forage for heifers, whereas ryegrass is very acceptable for lactating cows.

Corn silage is well known to most people. For optimal fermentation, it is recommended to harvest corn silage when it is 35% DM. Depending on the heat unit level chosen, it is harvested around mid-September and has an average yield of 5.5 tonnes DM/acre. It is an excellent source of energy that is easily digested by cows. The consistently high yield, even during the most difficult years, makes it an ideal plant to rely on in emergencies. Of course, you have to be able to make it to the fall, which illustrates the advantage of having an extra 4-5 months of forage inventory. Having extra inventory is always the best policy. Although it was demonstrated that corn silage could be the main forage for lactating cows, heifers and dry cows require forage that is more fibrous for their needs (such as the previous options). Cereal straw can also be used to dilute the energy level of the corn silage.

As mentioned above, depending on the situation, several options are feasible. For more information on the various plants available to you in emergencies, please contact your ruminant expert consultant. They can provide advice to make the best decision for your needs.

For many producers, spring 2019 will go down in history as one of the wettest in years. The excessive amount of rainfall delayed work in the fields for many of you. And in addition to the rain, the spring thaw left behind a very unpleasant surprise for nearly all the producers in the region of La Coop Unifrontières.

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Emergency Options! Our findings for season 2019

By the Livestock production expert-consultant team

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In today’s dairy industry, the choice of forages and their traits could have a significant impact on your bottom line. Looking for high quality corn that yields well, dries down in a timely manner and is highly digestible is paramount for a high producing dairy herd. Corn silage varieties should be of particular concern since the tonnage of forages per acre is significant.

Choices include:

1. High corn silage diet vs. 50% corn silage in the ration;

2. Silage specific vs. dual purpose vs. grain varieties;

3. Leafy silage varieties vs. leafy floury vs. brown midrib;

4. Roundup Ready vs. Smartstax vs. conventional.

How can you make sure you are getting the most out of your acreage of corn and the most milk from your cows? What are the main differences? Here are a few guidelines to help you in this tricky decision process.

Dual purpose corn will tend to:

• Have increased kernel integrity for combining, that may make silage processing more difficult during harvesting;

• Dry down faster for grain harvesting;

• Have stronger stalk strength due to higher levels of lignin;

• Have more plant health traits options.

Silage Specific Corn will tend to:

• Include the leafy, leafy floury and BMR varieties;

• Yield more milk per tonne of silage;

• Have increased palatability;

• Have increased digestibility;

• More silage tonnes per acre.

Making more milk per acre of corn

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Leafy Silage Corn will tend to:

• Have more leaves above the cob for higher yield and sugar content = faster fermentation in the silo;

• Have lower placement of the cob on the stalk;

• Have slower grain and plant dry down for a wider harvest window;

• Be easier to process with softer kernels;

• Have more effective fibre;

• Have higher starch availability to transfer to milk production;

• Have even higher available starch with effective fibre in the leafy floury varieties;

• White cobs for increased digestibility.

Brown Midrib (BMR) corn will tend to:

• Have highly digestible fibre due to lower lignin content;

• Have a higher risk of lodging with the lower lignin especially in the section of stalk below the cob;

• Have more challenges in disease resistance;

• Produce more milk per tonne but have lower milk per acre than leafy varieties according to U. of Wisconsin research.

There has been special attention to the high digestible (HD) corn varieties like leafy and BMR in recent years. The logic behind using this corn in dairy and beef rations is to allow the large kernels to be broken down into fine particles during harvest and chewing by the ruminant. Smaller particles provides more contact surface area for microbes in the rumen and therefore better retention time and forage efficiency.

If it is possible on your farm, storing dual purpose and HD corn used for silage in separate silos would be ideal. It is important to make adjustments when your corn silage changes in your ration. It is often a good idea to plant as much silage specific as you typically need to meet your silage requirements plus some dual purpose should you need extra acreage to fill your silos. The balance should a grain corn variety for maximum grain yield and strong agronomic traits. Having an extra one month supply of corn silage in a separate storage such as an agbag will allow for fermented silage to continue to be fed until the new crop is ready to use. An extra six months storage would be even better for improved digestibility.

After a challenging growing season in 2019, now its time to make plans to have quality crops to feed your dairy herd next year. After settling on how many acres of which crop in which field, you are faced with a decision that could have a strong impact on your management and production: which varieties to choose.

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By Kelley Allen, B. Sc. (agr.) Cell.: 613 292-3656

kelley.allen@unifrontieres.coop

Maizex EnergyPlus Corn are all the varieties that have dual purpose characteristics. Corn hybrids in this category will be tall robust plants that tend to have higher total starch content, more energy dense silage, stronger stalks for easy harvesting and the flexibility to be used as grain, high moisture or silage corn.

Maizex FeastPlus Corn varieties are the silage specific leafy hybrids. These varieties of corn will have all the benefits already mentioned about leafy hybrids and have the options of choosing between conventional varieties and well as Roundup Ready and Smartstax genetic traits.

The team of advisors at La Coop Unifrontieres and Sollio Agriculture are ready to help you plan for the right corn silage next season that maximizes milk production with your corn acreage.

Maizex LFG 9701 (3050 CHU) shows the white cob that allows for higher digestibility Maizex Leafy Varieties (LFG) have tall high yielding plants with large cobs

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The 2019 year has certainly been very challenging for dairy producers! For one thing, we found out early on that 70% of hayfields had suffered winter kill by the spring. This was followed by extremely late planting, a very cold spring and then frost and some early snow. Let’s just say that it was an unusual year, the first of its kind in 30 years for some. However, it’s important to be realistic: although this type of situation is undesirable, it could happen again sooner than you would think! In fact, according to the results of the past four years, Mother Nature has had increased negative effects on our crops and that this has been reflected in our farms’ financial statements.

When forage is more expensive than concentrate!

Livestock production By Marie-Philip Brisson, agr. Expert-Advisor

514 206-4330marie-philip.brisson@unifrontieres.coop

For example, due to a lack of inventory, some of you had to pay large sums of money for forage to feed your herds in order to make up for the losses in your fields. “Hay is expensive,” according to most people! In fact, the hay sold on the market in the spring ranged from $300 to $400/tonne of dry matter. That’s certainly more than what it was last year; however, when compared to the cost of production, is it really that expensive?

When examining figure 1, which compares production costs with yields in alfalfa fields, it demonstrates that production costs have been close to $300/tonne of dry matter over the past four years. Production costs have increased, but yields have done the opposite, decreasing by nearly 40% over the same period of time. Declining yields have had a direct impact on production costs. In fact, the year the crop is established, there is no increase in yield at harvest, and consequently, the negative yield of alfalfa production in the first year must be spread over subsequent years. This problem is exacerbated when yield losses are spread over shorter rotations, such as two years instead of four. In addition, the cost of seed, fertilizer for establishing crops and harvesting operations remain the same, despite lower yields.

Although alfalfa has struggled due to climatic conditions in recent years, this does not seem to be the case for corn silage crops. Corn silage remains an ideal plant to use in emergencies due to its yield, which averages 17 tons DM/ha. As seen in figure 2, corn silage is a plant that has a consistent yield, despite the increasingly difficult climatic conditions of recent years. Production costs varied between $147 to $170/ton of dry matter. That’s why we’re seeing a greater trend toward feed made up of more than 80% corn silage, as its yield (forage/ha) is as appealing for animal feed as it is for your wallet! Additionally, when the price of land in our region is taken into account, it becomes important to take advantage of the greatest possible forage yield and to use the remaining acreage for grain corn and soybean production.

Due to climate, it is now more opportune to use more corn silage thanks to the integration of a double crop into our rotations. Double cropping can be introduced in anticipation of feeding replacement heifers or for offsetting forage shortages. Several producers chose to plant rye in the fall after harvesting silage corn, in order to harvest the rye the following spring in mid-May. This forage is cost-effective as the cost of seed is not very high and it produces a high-quality forage for heifers with crude protein levels averaging 15% and 1.30 Mcal/kg of energy. It also has several agronomic benefits: it’s very tolerant to the cold and provides an interesting cover of vegetation which reduces the effects of erosion while also competing with weeds and produces higher yields when harvested in the same year.

According to the yields of the past four years in the examples shown above, forage yield has a very strong effect on production costs. Although there are several solutions that can make up for a lack of forage (Reference: Emergency Options, page 2), each situation should be handled individually.

In view of the results experienced by some of our clients who are part of the management club, we believe it is advantageous to prepare rations with corn silage as it can be obtained in large quantities at a lower cost. It’s up to you to calculate how much it costs to produce your forage. After reading this article, you’ll be able to determine whether it’s more cost-effective to buy your forage or to produce it. In years when prices are very low or for small farms, it could even be more profitable for producers to purchase enough forage for the year. Don’t hesitate to discuss this with your expert consultant.

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ExpressLivestock production By Simon-Pierre Loiselle, T.P.

Expert-Advisor514 946-6743

simon-pierre.loiselle@unifrontieres.coop

Two clients were concerned about whether the average gestation period of their Holstein herd was normal at 276 and 277 days respectively.

A recent study showed that these gestation periods are well within the expected average. In herds with shorter gestation periods (10 days less than average), the heifers would probably be underweight (due to lack of space for the calf). Other factors, such as stress (excessive heat and/or cold), selection for calving ease and the use of sexed semen also tend to reduce the gestation period.

What is the average gestation period for Holsteins?

Gestation Length

Average Short Long

Average gestation period (days) 276 266 285

Range (days) 270-282 256-269 283-296

Milk production (kg/d) 38.5 36.6 37.6

Source: Vieira-Netro et al., 2017

A study from 1932 (by J.C. Knott) found an average gestation period of 280 days and reported that the highest producers at the time had a gestation period that was 1 to 2 days shorter than average. Female calves and twins had a gestation period that was 1 to 1.5 days shorter. It would seem that gestation periods have shortened over the years and adjustments should be made. Considering that first lactation requires at least a 60-day dry period, it would be logical to aim to begin drying-off at 215 days of gestation.

Therefore, if you use a breeding wheel and you want to make sure your first calvers have a minimum of 60 days of rest, you have to begin drying-off seven days earlier than indicated by the arrow on the wheel!

As in the rest of our industry, everything is evolving and thanks to farm data management software, you can now get up-to-date information on what is happening on your farm. Take the time to check and make the necessary changes in order to give your cows the correct rest period.

ANNOUNCEMENTOur “Heat stress indicator in dairy production” project is financially supported by Desjardins. The Mouvement Desjardins has created a $ 100 million fund to support the socio-economic development of the regions. This Fund aims to support projects that generate wealth and value for communities. We have an amount of $ 50,000 to encourage the use of this technology on our members’ dairy operations. You will be informed shortly of the details.

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Each case requires an assessment which is often subjective, since the first assessment method is typically visual.

This visual assessment can result in three factors:

1. Appearance and texture of milk

2. Visual state of the mammary gland

3. General health of the cow (fever, loss of appetite, etc.)

Evaluating these three criteria makes it possible to determine the stage of the mastitis. The grading mastitis allows not only for the establishment of detection protocols, but also protocols for identifying the type of mastitis. This identification makes it possible to determine whether treatment is required and the best type of treatment. Figure 2 demonstrates a 18 to 24 hour test to indentify gram-positive, gram-negative and streptococcus type bacteria.

Protocols for managing mastitis

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A study by Lago (2011) has shown that the use of the “Minnesota Easy Culture System bi-plate” before treatment has made it possible to halve the use of antibiotics and reduce the time that milk must be withdrawn to just one day. Following the results of the bacterial culture, the decision to treat or not was made (treatment if Gram-positive present). These results were obtained without significant differences in the lenght of the treatment protocol, without increasing the risk of reinfection or the ineffectiveness of the treatment 21 days after the case of mastitis. The costs associated with this practice are minimal when it comes to purchasing dishes for testing. The biggest investment is buying an incubator; however it is possible to do this using an egg incubator that sells for between $60 and $100. As for Petri dishes, you can get them from the University of Minnesota for $3 USD, or about $4 CAD.

Of course, this is just one more tool in the toolbox. Using this practice in consultation with your herd veterinarian is encouraged to have the most effective treatment. With a future environment where the use of antibiotic is more controlled, this practice will have increased value.

Mastitis problems are often characterized by a decrease in the milk quality of the affected cow. This decrease may be transient or, on the contrary, may be longer lasting that lead to other issues that results in the loss of the cow. The costs associated with mastitis can vary from case to case. The total estimated direct cost is $277 per clinical mastitis (Aghamohammadi et al. 2018). This includes the cost of treatment, the loss of milk production, the discarded milk during treatment and the cost of culling. The cost of subclinical mastitis, that is to say untreated or without severe symptoms, is higher than that of clinical mastitis at $370/case vs $277/case (Aghamohammadi et al. 2018). This is mainly due to losses in milk production, lower milk quality and culling.

FIGURE 1 : Three grades of mastitis and the actions linked to each grade

FIGURE 2 : Minnesota Easy Culture Systems (left: bi-plate, and right: tri-plate)

By Alex Lapointe, agr.Cell.: 819 271-6204

alex.lapointe@unifrontieres.coop

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CLEANFARMS PROGRAMBring back your tote bags (mulox) so that they can be recycled

Here’s the procedure to facilitate handling throughout the process (see photos):

1- Place 5-6 bags on top of each other

2- Fold the bags

3- Tie them together with twine

4- Go to one of the four service points (see below)

Important note: • The bags must not be contaminated with manure

• For biosecurity reasons, the bags will not be handled by our truckers. You must return the bags yourself.

4 Service Points: • BMR Express Saint-Isidore: 4650, rue Ste-Catherine, St-Isidore, ON, K0C 2B0

• Agrizone St-Polycarpe: 68, boul. Cité des Jeunes, St-Polycarpe, QC, J0P 1X0

• BMR Express Sainte-Martine: 195, rue Ste-Marie C.P. 9, Sainte-Martine, QC, J0S 1V0

• La Coop Unifrontières Head Office: 4, rang Saint-André, Napierville, QC, KJ0J 1L0

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You probably know the look of a freshly weaned calf, which spends hours bawling instead of eating its new solid diet.

In fact, although calves are monogastric for the first few months of their lives, they become ruminant within a fairly short period of time. Being weaned is incredibly stressful for them, but here’s how to minimize the effects:

• Early on, get the calves used to fresh, solid food that should ideally be changed every day;

• Always have fresh water available (water and food go hand in hand!);

• Determine when a calf or group of calves is ready to be weaned by weighing the amount of solid food provided and subtracting the amount of leftover food the following day at the same time, for three consecutive days. In theory, calves are ready to be weaned when they eat a minimum of 1 kg per day;

• Group housing is beneficial to help the calves cope with changes;

• Adjust your milk feeding plan! Gradually decreasing the amount over a period of at least two weeks is recommended.

All of this has a single objective: preventing weight loss during weaning because every additional pound gained results in more milk at first lactation.

The calves want to have a talk with you…

ExpressLivestock production By Gaëlle Thouny,

Expert-advisor 613 791-3629

gaelle.thouny@unifrontieres.coop

AUTOMATED MILK FEEDERS

Automatic milk feeding systems offer several milk feeding plans, but which one would best suit our environment and expectations? A bit of research can result in better calf health and some savings.

For example (case observed on a farm), the 40Fit program provides unlimited milk, but is meant to run only for a limited period of time (approximately 21 days), after which quantities should be restricted. However, in the case mentioned above, we observed that there were no restrictions until weaning. After some changes to the feeding plan, the calves were weaned gradually and the producer… saved on milk powder!

Our job is to help you achieve better performance. La Coop Unifrontières is an expert in monitoring calves and automatic milk feeding systems.

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ExpressLivestock production By Gaëlle Thouny,

Expert-advisor 613 791-3629

gaelle.thouny@unifrontieres.coop

The 2019 season has brought its share of difficulties, but we can be happy about the very low level of mycotoxins found in grains so far.

Sample results collected from across Ontario contain less than 2 ppm of deoxynivalenol (DON or vomitoxin) in our region, as shown on the OMAFRA map.

Remember that for dairy cows, it’s difficult to establish a tolerance or toxicity threshold because of the many variables in the equation (presence of one or several mycotoxins, rate of inclusion in the feed in question, environmental differences from one farm to another, functioning of mycotoxins in the rumen, etc.), but some research data shows that contamination levels of DON below 2 ppm do not affect animal performance.

In other good news, so far, 2019 has been the best year in the past six years with regard to the level of DON mycotoxins (the most common) with 96% of samples below 2 ppm.

For cereals such as wheat, barley and oats, all the 2019 samples recorded in the Sollio network had very low results.

In our case, if we have any concerns, we can carry out a mycotoxin test. This type of analysis costs approximately $100.

At the time of writing, there is still a lot of corn in the fields. Although test weight is a challenge for grain producers, the good news is that mycotoxin levels are currently not a problem!

Should we be worried about vomitoxin levels this year?

DON Concentration 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

< 0.50 ppm 84 % 33 % 69 % 48 % 75 % 66 %

0.50 to < 2.00 ppm 12 % 27 % 17 % 26 % 20 % 26 %

2.00 to < 5.00 ppm 4 % 15 % 8 % 18 % 5 % 6 %

5.00 ppm and greater 0 % 25 % 6 % 8 % 0 % 2 %

Source: OMAFRA

2019 VOMITOXIN SURVEY RESULTS

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2019 ONTARIO GRAIN CORN EAR MOULD AND DEOXYNIVALENOL (DON) MYCOTOXIN SURVEY

A : Less than 0.5 PPMB : Between 0.5 et 2.0 PPMC : Between 2.0 et 5.0 PPMD : Greater than 5.0 PPM

The 2.5 kg Club goes to another level! Your team of expert consultants can now release production results for the last twelve months. We believe that this is the respectful way of doing things given effort required to stay in this select club. Producers who have maintained this annual level of production have been able, amongst other things, to produce forage of consistent quality and sufficient quantity, to maintain a low number of days in lactation and to efficiently manage the periods in heat.

Farm Owners Location Litres/cow

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Ferme Nieuwenhof et Associés Inc. Justin & Benjamin Nieuwenhof Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee, Qc 43.73 1.75 1.35 3.1 3x

Ferme Bryhill Lynn, Dave & Matthew Bryson Ormstown, Qc 40.93 1.64 1.27 2.9 3x

Lukassen Farm John, Nancy & Kevin Lukassen Huntingdon, Qc 38.77 1.64 1.25 2.9 Robot Lely

Ferme Val-Bisson Jean Bissonnette & Élyse Gendron St-Polycarpe, Qc 38.15 1.58 1.24 2.8 3x (robot Léo)

Ferme Guyette Lorrette Dumoulin, Jean-Guy, Jocelyn & Jean-Yves Vanier St-Clet, Qc 38.57 1.57 1.22 2.8 2x

Weeberlac Holsteins Farm Tim & Scott Groniger Carlsbad Spring, Ont 38.05 1.52 1.25 2.8 3x

Suntor Holsteins Farm Kevin Sundborg & Amanda Lukasssen Ormstown, Qc 37.01 1.57 1.18 2.8 Robot Lely

Ferme Lavigne inc. Alain & Jean-Pierre Lavigne Ste-Anne de Prescott, Ont 39.01 1.52 1.21 2.7 Robot Lely

Ferme Ashley Cameron Ashley Cameron Ormstown, Qc 37.80 1.55 1.18 2.7 Robot Lely

Ferme Frederic Luc Fredette Plantagenet, Ont 37.99 1.51 1.21 2.7 3x (robot Léo)

Ferme Ben-rey-mo Reynald, Monique & Martin Benoit St-Albert, Ont 37.35 1.54 1.17 2.7 Robot Lely

Ferme Du Galet Normand Chevrier & Hélène Therrien Rigaud, Qc 34.46 1.46 1.19 2.7 2x

Ferme Rochevert Francis Rochefort Howick, Qc 35.62 1.45 1.13 2.6 Robot Lely

Ferme Soesbergen inc. John, William, Christopher, Jenna & Nic Soesbergen Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee, Qc 35.89 1.49 1.15 2.6 2x

Ferme R. Séguin et fils Robert, André & Gilbert Séguin Ste-Marthe, Qc 33.94 1.47 1.12 2.6 2x

Ferme A&L Desnoyers André, Lyne & Steve Desnoyers St-Albert, Ont 36.95 1.42 1.14 2.6 Robot Lely

Maple Oak Farm Glen, Dennis & Melissa Moore Hinchinbrook, Qc 35.97 1.41 1.15 2.6 2x

Ferme Normand et Lucie Riendeau et Fils Christian, Martine, Normand & Lucie Riendeau Ste-Martine, Qc 35.27 1.41 1.14 2.6 2x

Ferme Legermau Maurice, Annie & Marc-André Léger, Dany Desrochers Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee, Qc 34.82 1.41 1.12 2.5 2x

Ferme Archo Hugo & Réjean Archambault, Diane Gagné St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Qc 34.41 1.41 1.12 2.5 2x

Sonibrand Farm Arnold & Anna Kuratle, Rene et Sonja Buermans St-Isidore, Ont 33.84 1.39 1.13 2.5 Robot Lely

Ferme Monréal Michel & Gisèle Proulx, André Ménard Les Cèdres, Qc 34.06 1.39 1.13 2.5 2x

Ferme La Chateaugoise Patrick & Maurice Gendron Châteauguay, Qc. 33.04 1.40 1.11 2.5 2x

Ferme LCM Quesnel Marc, Ginette, Pascal, Valérie & Joël Quesnel Moose Creek, Ont 34.60 1.41 1.09 2.5 2x

Morrisbel Farm Denis, Jonathan, Jeffrey & Claudette Morris Sarsfield, Ont 34.33 1.40 1.09 2.5 Robot Lely

Raeburn Holsteins Farm (2006) inc. Ken & Mac McRae Howick, Qc 32.88 1.36 1.14 2.5 2x

Ferme Franduro SENC Jean-Francois & Robert Duteau, Francine Girard St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Qc 34.58 1.39 1.10 2.5 Robot Lely

Ferme Iceberg inc. David Cécyre St-Stanislas de Kostka, Qc 33.94 1.37 1.11 2.5 Robot Lely

Ferme Dlasept Jacques, Suzanne & Alderic Laflèche St-Albert, Ont 32.87 1.39 1.07 2.5 2x

Congratulations for these great 2019 results and all the best for 2020!

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