Milk down the drain in Canada: Calls for change intensifying

Dumping milk – literally dumping down the drain in the barn, rather than it being consumed in some way – is nothing new in Canada. It’s been happening for over 50 years, and it’s related to Canada’s national milk supply management system. However, recent developments are highlighting problems with the system and the current calls for change are intense. At this point, we don’t know how much milk is currently being dumped across the country, says Dr Sylvain Charlebois, senior direc