Congratulations to NSCP Board Member Dean and Catherine Manning, of Manning Family Farm, for being named the 2021 national Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) recipient at the September 1st presentation of the virtual Canadian Beef Industry Conference. Dean and Catherine had previously been presented this award regionally. See more about the Manning Family Farm here Additional information is included within the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association News Release. […]
Dean and Catherine Manning, Manning Family Farm, NS, were featured within a Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) Producer Profile, where they describe their operation, and how being VBP+ certified has affected their business, outlining the certification process. Manning Family Farm – VBP+ Producer Profile
The Canadian Livestock Transport e-Campus is now offering a “Working Through the New Transportation Regulations” complimentary online course and support resource, developed for those with roles and responsibilities in the transportation of dairy calves and cull cattle. Additional information can be found on their website.
Cedric MacLeod, Opportunities Coordinator for the New Brunswick Cattle Producers, said it would be more efficient to ship cattle east than to ship hay west. The CBC article can be found here.
In Fall 2019/Winter 2020 the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers conducted a Vaccination Screening project at the Atlantic Stockyards Ltd., with the assistance of Fundy Vets Ltd. This project illustrated that there was a need for preconditioning services, including tagging, vaccination, dehorning, castration and age verification, in the province. The objective of offering these cattle preconditioning services is to improve cattle herd health in Nova Scotia […]
We are hiring an On-Farm Preconditioning Services Technician, for part-time contract services on an as-needed basis. NSCP On-Farm Preconditioning Technician Job Posting Closing date: July 8, 2021
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is hosting an interactive workshop on June 16th, as part of a review of the Certified Sustainable Beef Framework. We would love to have some good feedback from not only producer groups, but also individual beef producers. The registration deadline is June 8th. Note that space is limited. Please register here. CRSB Workshop – Certified Sustainable Beef Framework
Below are two summer job opportunities in East Mountain, NS for those aged 15-30 years old. These both have closing dates of June 18, 2021: Sheep Producers Association of Nova Scotia / Northumberlamb Summer Job Posting Agri-Commodity Management Association Summer Job Posting
Please ensure you check with the appropriate province’s public health measures for trucking livestock during border restrictions: NB Public Health: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts/dept_renderer.141.2281.html NS Public Health: covid19info@novascotia.ca; http://www.nshealth.ca/public-health-offices PEI Public Health: 902-368-5025, publicsafety@gov.pe.ca