By: Gayle Smith An interesting question came up when a panel of seedstock producers took the stage during an open house at the University of Nebraska Gudmundsen Research facility in Whitman, Neb. A producer from the audience wanted to know if he selects bulls for lower birth weights, is he short-changing himself? There has been a lot of buzz around the industry lately about how […]
Frank M. Berkelaar – 76, Harmony, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro. Born in Vinkeveen, Holland, he was a son of the late Jan and Anneke (van Rossunn) Berkelaar and immigrated to Canada in 1953. Celebration of Frank’s life will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Maritime Cattle […]
If you are hauling farm equipment such as livestock trailers on Nova Scotia roads that travel faster than 40 km/hr they must be inspected. These trailers do not need to have plates or be registered (if towed by a bona fide farmer, but do need a valid safety inspection. These inspections must be done every two years. Farm equipment displaying a slow moving vehicle sign […]
Evening Cattle and Sheep Forage Meeting: Location: 4912 Hwy 256 Scotsburn Road. Farm of Mathew Sharp (Near William Dykstra Farm) Time: Tuesday July 26 2016, 7pm (rain or shine) Topic: Renovating weedy hay land with minimal inputs using Milestone herbicide.
JUNE 4-5, 2016 NEW GLASGOW/PICTOU, NS Saturday (4th)-Swiss Chalet Bldg-Westville Rd, New Glasgow, NS Registration, Reception, Greetings, Order of Good Times Awards, 25 Year Member Award, Honourary President Award Auction and, of course, Food Sunday (5th)-Exhibition Grounds, Pictou, NS Registration Continues, Coffee & Muffins 9:30 Maritime Junior Angus Annual Meeting 11:30 Barbeque Lunch Presentation of Maritime Angus Association Scholarship and Maritime Angus Commercial Breeder for […]
SF Rendering Ltd. is changing its business direction of their Centerville plant and will no longer be accepting product from NSFA Dead Stock Collection Service. Friday, April 29th, 2016 will be the last day of pickup for the Dead Stock Collection Service in both central and valley areas. We certainly apologize for this news, it is a change beyond our control and our adaptability. We […]