William James “Jimmie” Sutherland

We wish to extend condolences to the family of William James “Jimmie” Sutherland on behalf of the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers Board. Jimmie Sutherland Obituary

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Hooves on the ground in Nova Scotia’s community pastures

The Chronicle Herald Aaron Beswick June 12, 2020 Dan Thompson idled down in the valley, allowing his transmission to cool before ascending the winding dirt path through old hardwoods with cattle trailer in tow. Up on the plateau Cate Davis was making a final check on the electric fence with the voltage meter to ensure there was continuity of current over the kilometres of wire […]

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Jim Poole

We were so sorry to hear of Jim’s passing and are sending condolences to Lynn and the entire family on behalf of the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers Board. James (Jim) Poole’s Obituary

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USDA Will Accept Canadian Digital Export Certificates For Live Bovine as of June 1, 2020

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) have come to an agreement that as of June 1, 2020, the United States (US) will accept electronically signed health certificates (i.e. certificates that are requested and issued via My CFIA) for the import of live cattle and bison at all US Points of Entry. […]

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Atlantic Stockyards Ltd. Upcoming Sales

Along with feeder sales Tuesday, May 5, 2020 and Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 10 AM, Atlantic Stockyards Ltd. will hold a breeding stock sale on Saturday, May 16, 2020 starting at 12 PM. This will include cows, heifers and bulls. To book animals for this sale, please contact Scott at 506-364-9464. 

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Why beef prices are up and cattle prices are down

Beef Magazine By: Brett Crosby Apr 02, 2020 Choice wholesale beef prices spiked $45.61 per cwt higher week to week on March 20, as COVID-19 forced consumers to stay home, shifting significant beef demand away from the food service sector to retail grocery. Even though prices softened since then, Choice boxed beef cutout value March 30 was still 11% higher than a year earlier. At […]

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NCBA – Free Cattlemen’s College Sessions

The NCBA has ALL of their Cattlemen’s College sessions from 2014-2020 loaded for free access until May 1st There are 100’s of 1 hour segments, such as material on: Taking the mystery out of In Vitro Fertilization Cattle’s upcycling super power Vitamin/mineral deficiencies Managing Forages to meet beef cattle nutrient needs Decreasing Health Risk in Stockers Click here to visit the website

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East Coast Ag Has Plenty of Room For More

Country Guide By: Ralph Pearce March 31, 2020 The agri-food industry has been losing farmers for decades, yet that doesn’t distract most producers from doing the job they do, in spite of what federal Census of Agriculture numbers indicate. The fact is agriculture continues to drive excellence in quality, in volume and in encouraging investment in infrastructure and technology, even if the number of farms […]

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MBTS 47th Annual Breeding Stock Sale

Reminder that this year’s sale will be an ONLINE AUCTION only! Please visit the Live Auctions or MBTS websites for additional info!

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COVID-19 NSCP Update

Here at the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers we are following the COVID-19 situation very closely and following all public health recommendations related to meetings and other gatherings.  As of now, we are currently working to sort out cancelling or rescheduling all planned workshops and meetings up until April 3, 2020, where possible we will be holding meetings via electronic means such as conference call or […]

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