Canadian Beef Brand – Survey for Producers

As many of you know, Canada Beef is embarking on a brand building journey, along with the rest of the industry. Over the coming few months we will be researching, working in May to create brand concepts and then finally working with creative and other people to bring the brand to life. These are exciting times at Canada Beef! This 10-minute online survey is being […]

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Oldest Producing Beef Cow in Atlantic Canada Contest

Atlantic Beef & Sheep Thanks to a suggestion from Limousin breeder Barb McLaughlin (of McKay Siding, Nova Scotia), Atlantic Beef & Sheep magazine is celebrating its 25th year of publication with a contest to discover the Oldest Producing Beef Cow in Atlantic Canada. As McLaughlin said when she pitched the idea: “It would be really neat to know some of those old girls that are […]

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Nova Scotia Farm Environmental Stewardship Award

The Nova Scotia Farm Environmental Stewardship Award is now accepting applications for 2015. This is the seventh year for this annual award, which showcases the outstanding stewardship efforts of farms and elevates public awareness of sustainable farming practices across the province.  The deadline for receiving applications is midnight on June 30th, 2015. Applications will be judged by agricultural specialists on the basis of how well […]

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Record Prices at April Feeder Sale

All time record average price driven by high buyer demand for quality, vaccinated calves.  Next feeder sale Saturday May 2nd, 2015. Top Single > 500lbs – 1 vaccinated red steer weighing 565lbs @ $2.85, owned by Owen McCarron, bought by B&M Stockers. 2nd top single – 1 vacc Char steer weighing 605lbs @ $2.80, owned by Donald Beals, bought by B&M Stockers. Top Group >500lbs […]

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Budget and NSDA Staff Changes

The creation of the new Department of Business is a major change, the press release for this can be found here. In the release it speaks of three Strategic areas for the Department:   Business Strategy and Planning Strategic Projects and Investments Operational Leadership, Co-ordination and Alignment: The Department of Agriculture budget looks very close to last year’s numbers, which is good! There are changes […]

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Records broken at ‘fantastic’ bull sale

By Heather Jones, Farm Focus of Atlantic Canada Records were broken at the 2015 Maritime Beef Test Station Breeding Stock Sale held April 4 in Nappan, Nova Scotia. “Two new all-time high prices were recorded” after five bulls went through the sale ring, NS Cattle Producers Recording Secretary Brad McCallum said. “It was a fantastic sale!”A total of 51 bulls sold for $243,500 and an […]

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Record Prices at Nappan Sale

The 2015 edition of the Maritime Beef Test Station Breeding Stock Sale was one for the record books.  Within the first five bulls to go through the ring, two new all-time high prices were recorded.  Lucien Morin from St-Joseph de Madawaska purchased Lot #5 from Downeast Charolais for a record $9,250.  Charolais had the highest average price at $5,627 and all bulls averaged $4,775, up from […]

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