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· = the world · = Sure Comfort Hand Soap · = Black Calf Nipples - Long lasting · = Custom HD Pro Milk Coveralls · = PolyDome Calf Hutches - # 1 · = Animat Rubber - Proven · = Dynamint Udder Rub - Versatile · = Provita Footbath with Combat Spray TRIVIA * An average cow produces 200,000 glasses of milk in her = life time (from the MAZE Corp.) * Cows Make Milk Make Me Happy * Last year PDC sold 15,000 linear feet of bird mesh - al= most 5 km worth. CAMEMBERT Traditional camembert cheese is in danger of dying out af= ter two of the French cheeses biggest producers ended the 200 year old cust= om of making it with raw milk. The oozing, pungent cheese has been made wit= h unpasteurized unsterilized lait cru, mainly from Normandy cows. Lactalis,= the worlds largest cheese maker has begun to use micro filtered milk becau= se of food safety. The original recipe was given to Marie Harel, an inhabit= ant of Camembert, by a priest from Brie who was fleeing French revolutionar= ies in 1791. (The National Post) MANURE EQUIPMENT The following is a list of manure equipment that is sold = and will be installed on dairies through out the Fraser Valley this fall. 8 - Houle Barn Scraper Systems &nb= sp; (20 Alleys) 17 - Houle Pumps 9 - Separators 4 - Bedding Makers 4 - Houle Cross Gutter Box Scrapers 2 - Houle Gutter Barn Cleaners 20 - Flush Valves ITALIAN PARMESAN |
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As the worlds major economies struggle to bail out failin= g banks and car industries, Italy has a different priority: Parmesan. Silvi= o Berlusoni’s government is to buy 100,000 of the countries beloved P= armigiano-Reggiano cheeses from the producers at cost to the state of about= 75 million. The hard cheese, made around the northern city of Parma, has b= een a staple product found in most Italian house holds, and as confirmation= of the countries obsession with the food, it is Italy’s most shoplif= ted product. Production costs have sky rocketed, Parmesan is undoubtedly th= e most famous Italian food product in the world bringing in a billion Euros= a year.(Globe and Mail) GOLF TOURNY THANKS We would like to thank all of the people who came out to = our annual PDC Texas Scramble Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament and BBQ= at Ledgeview Golf and Country Club. Due to field work the numbers were dow= n but for those who were able to participate we had the nicest weather ever= . Harvey Jongsma and Ted Bangma each won a Harrison Hot Springs Bed and Bre= akfast Package. We would also like to thank our sponsors for the great priz= es: Brooks Electric, Southern Drip, Wainbee, CanWest Wire and= Rope, Unitex Sales, Fraser Valley Steel and Wire, Raider Hansen, Eagle Wes= t, Univar Canada, Ritchie Smith, Guillevin International, B E Pressure Supp= ly, Cherry Ford Motors, Mid Valley Mfg, Torbram Electric Supply, Pep’= s Fluid Power, Envision. CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the Enns family in Aldergrove on the s= tart up of their beautiful new milking facility equipped with a Double 10 W= estfalia Surge Magnum 90 parallel Parlor. |
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PROOF IN THE PUDDING Sometimes a person may wonder what is popular or better y= et what are the dominant successful milking stalls being used by newer dair= y’s. Here is a partial inventory of what Pacific Dairy has sold over = the last number of years. 6-Westaflia Surge Rotaries 232 stalls Plus 3 in the interior&nbs= p; 118 stalls For a total of 9 rotaries&= nbsp; 350 stalls 11-Westfalia Surge Individual Index Magnum 90’s &n= bsp; &nbs= p; 228 stalls Plus 3 in the interior&nbs= p; 118 stalls For a total of 14 parallels 304 = stalls 5-Westfalia/Westwaard Parabones &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; 112 stalls= 5-Westfalia/Westwaard Vertical lift Parallels &nbs= p; = 126 stalls 9-Herringbones (mixed) = ; 168 stalls WEIRD CANADIAN LAWS Here are some of Canada’s weirder laws applying to = farmers. · = It is illegal to lead, ride or drive a horse or cattle on the sidewalks of = Digby, Nova Scotia. The fine was $100.00 or 2 months in jail. (enacted in 1= 975 and repealed in 2000) · = Selling milk or cream between the hours of 10pm and 7am in the city of King= ston, Ontario is illegal. · = If you go by color alone, there is no way you can mistake margarine for but= ter in Quebec. Margarine can not contain more than one and six tenths degre= es on the Lovibond Color Meter Scale. In other words no yellow. (Weird Canadian Laws by Lisa Wojna) TOP 10 Top 10 sideline products that Pacific Dairy has a good re= putation for are: · = Santex - Laundry soap specifically for cloth towels · = Green Micro Fiber Towels · = Hevea Dunlop Boots - Best boots in |
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