The 2018 Environmental Stewardship Award is Open for Applications! Do you know of a farm that has undertaken projects to protect soil, water or wildlife habitat? Nominate them for Nova Scotia’s Farm Environmental Stewardship Award! To be eligible for the award, a farm must: Have a current Environmental Farm Plan Have a current farm registration Be a member of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture […]
Please see the below image regarding how to sponsor the 4-H NS Royal Beef Team on their travels to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for the National Junior Beef Heifer Show.
Grow Nova Scotia is holding meetings in both Berwick and Falmouth to discuss the importance of increasing local food in schools. Contact Shelly at 902-774-0528 or shelly@agri-futures.ns.ca for more information. Grow Nova Scotia – Berwick Meeting Info Grow Nova Scotia – Falmouth Meeting Info
Mike McMorris, AgSights, released an article he wrote which focuses on the 2018 Maritime Beef Conference and the beef industry. Click here to read the PDF article; What’s That Light Spring 2018
Effective May 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will require USDA import permits for all live animal shipments via a land border port between Canada and Alaska. Please note this is not a regulation change. We are enforcing our current regulations, which allow the entry of certain types of live animals from Canada without a USDA […]
The NSCP are very pleased to announce they will provide registration for three people to attend the Canadian Beef Industry Conference, to be held in London, Ontario from August 14th-16th, 2018. Please contact the office for an application, at 902-895-0581 or office@nscattle.ca 2018 Canadian Beef Industry Conference Schedule
The NSCP are very pleased to announce the NSCP Female Breeding Stock Funding Draw, which will provide direct funding (through a ballot draw) to those who attend designated events. For more information visit www.nscattle.ca/heiferdraw
The Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) has created a visual aid representing the antimicrobials which will require a veterinary prescription beginning December 2018. This list represents multi species within the livestock sector.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is dedicated to safeguarding food, animals and plants to enhance the health and well-being of Canadians, the environment and economy. Livestock traceability is the ability to follow an animal or group of animals during all stages of its life. There are three main pillars to livestock traceability systems: Identification of livestock with an approved indicator; Identification of premises where […]