GUELPH, June 12, 2008 – Michael Hall, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) announced Robert Chicoine and Doug Blair as the two first co-recipients of the Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Distinction Award established this year to recognize people and/or organizations that have made a significant contribution to the Canadian dairy cattle improvement industry.

CLGA is proud to announce that John Walker will be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame on November 9th, 2008. We invite you to join us in congratulating John for this achievement and for the contribution he has made to our industry.

ANOTHER FIRST FOR CANADA: The first ever all China Dairy Herd Improvement workshop was undertaken in May 2008 by CLGA members for the China Agricultural University and the Dairy Association of China.

UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA ANNOUNCE OIE CONSISTENT TRADE STANDARDS FOR CATTLE, FURTHERING PROGRESS FOR NAFTA PARTNERS Note: This Release contains links to the US protocols and the transit protocol for Canadian cattle

New address, new Directors and a new Member

We are pleased to report that, as a result of discussion and consultation, Mexico will being importing dairy cows and cattle from Canada.” CLGA founding member and exporter Pierre Trudeau.

“As a member organization in CLGA, we are really pleased that initiatives like this one have been established and are growing and maturing!” Russell Gammon, Jersey Canada

Live cattle exports to Mexico will not resume as quickly as hoped ...