Below are the dates, times and locations for all upcoming Zone Meetings. These begin Monday, January 8th.
Below are the dates, times and locations for all upcoming Zone Meetings. These begin Monday, January 8th.
The first Atlantic Cow-Calf Survey has been extended to January 31, 2018! This survey is designed for cow-calf producers in NB, NL, NS and PEI. The survey is a series of production based questions about your 2017 calf crop. The questions are based on the cow-calf surveys completed previously in Western Canada and Ontario. The survey should take approximately 40 minutes to complete. After completing […]
Please keep a look-out for this Tractor Safety Survey from Memorial University’s SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research. This is being distributed shortly within Atlantic Canada.
Get your tickets today for the 2018 Maritime Beef Conference with featured speaker Dr. Temple Grandin; you don’t want to miss this!
“During these harsh conditions, questions are raised about whether beef cattle should be housed in a barn. This is a logical question given that the predominant form of animal agriculture in our area is dairy and most dairy cows are housed in doors. However the beef cow is endowed with unique characteristics that allow her to deal with and adapt to challenging weather conditions. Beef […]
“Pat and Larry Ward from Willow Pond Farm received the Environmental Farm Plan Stewardship Award at the NSFA AGM Banquet.” To read the full article, please click the below link: http://nsfa-fane.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NV-NSFA-Dec2017-WEB150dpi.pdf
For further information regarding the 2018 Maritime Beef Conference, please see the below flyer.
Below are flyers of two courses being offered at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in the New Year. These are: (1) LeadAtlantic and (2) Meat Cutting. Please contact the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA) for more information. Ad_LeadAtlantic (new window) Ad_MeatCourses (new window)
Earlier this week, China agreed to expand access for Canadian beef, committing to establishing the documentation requirements and fully implementing the 2016 bone-in beef agreement. The country also agreed to establish a pilot project to allow chilled beef and pork imports from Canada. John Masswohl, director of government and international relations for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), was on the trade trip to China. It’s a […]
“An updated code of practice for veal calves has been released by the Canadian Veal Association and the National Farm Animal Care Council. First developed in 1998, it is the 11th code to be updated through the council’s consensus-based approach to code development. It was prepared by a 17-person committee that included veal producers, researchers, veterinarians, government and animal welfare. That committee used information from […]