He has until the end of February to start milking again or lose his licence to milk. After a fire or other calamity, a farm’s milk quota may be temporarily filled by other farms. DFO requires a farm to recover and resume shipping milk no later than two years plus one 90-day extension after a fire. Their project includes a new freestall pack barn with parlour and bunker silos to replace the 1905-era tie-stall barn that burned down on Aug. 27, 2020. In the meantime, he’s working long hours, often into the night, to complete the new barn.


Source:   CBC News
January 20, 2023 05:41 UTC