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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The sale will be live streamed again in 2015 and telephone bidding will be available to those who preregister. To register, please contact the Test Station by phone or email prior to April 3, 2015. Please click the image below to access the 42nd Annual Breeding Stock Sale Catalogue
Many of you know that David has been ill for the past year or so with no concrete diagnosis. He has been unable to work or run his family farm, which has been the sole source of income for his young family. Recently, he and Jessica were given devastating news. He has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and it is inoperable and un-treatable due to […]
Videos of all bulls on test at the Maritime Beef Test Station are available by visiting the following link http://maritimebeefteststation.com/wordpress/2015-bull-videos. The Test Station is currently putting all data together and will release the list of bulls eligible for the sale later this week. The full Sale Catalogue will be available on March 30th. The 42nd annual Breeding Stock Sale will be held on April 4th […]