The NSCP Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday March 18, 2017 at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro starting at 12:00 pm. Annual Zone Meetings have been booked as described below. This year is an election year in Zone 3 (Ralph Thompson) and Zone 6 (Wayne MacKay), a Member-at-Large (George Smith). Members are reminded that they can attend any of the Zone Meetings but […]
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 […]