The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture (NSDA) announced a continuation of the Genetic Enhancement Program for 2012-13. The objective of the program is to ‘increase the competitive position of the targeted livestock commodities by investing in improved genetic material for Nova Scotia flocks / herds. To be eligible for this program, producers must have a current farm registration, must be registered and submitting levy to […]
This is a reminder that there will be a Feeder Sale on Saturday April 14, 2012 at Atlantic Stockyards; sale time is 10:00 am. Notes: Vaccinated cattle will be uniquely identified, all cattle will be sold by order of arrival. Vaccinated cattle must be accompanied by a vaccination declaration. Producers are encouraged to pre register all feeder cattle as early as possible – ASL will […]
The 39th annual breeding stock sale was held at the Maritime Beef Test Station on April 7 and featured 71 bulls and 23 heifers. The top selling bull was a Simmental purchased by Gerald Eric Cochrane of Newport, Nova Scotia for $6,900; the bull was consigned by Trevor and Paula Hiltz of Aylesford, Nova Scotia. The top selling heifer was Charolais/Simmental cross consigned by Scott […]
The Farm Cred Canada Rosemary Davis Award recognizes outstanding Canadian women for their leadership and commitment to the Canadian agriculture and agri-food industry. From the Chronicle Herald- April 2, 2012 MOUNT THOM — Even after all these years, Betty Lou Scott walks to the barn with a spring in her step and a smile on her face. The Black Angus cows that have become the […]
Online E-Invitation and Introduction On behalf of a national group of Canadian researchers (University of Manitoba, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA Letter of Support [PDF]), Ipsos Forward Research is conducting an online survey (via the internet) with beef producers across Canada to learn about current feeding strategies, forage and […]
This is a reminder that there will be a Feeder Sale on Thursday March 15, 2012 at Atlantic Stockyards; sale time is 1:00 pm. Notes: Vaccinated cattle will be uniquely identified, all cattle will be sold by order of arrival. Vaccinated cattle must be accompanied by a vaccination declaration. Producers are encouraged to pre register all feeder cattle as early as possible – ASL will […]
The Nova Scotia Cattle Producers held their annual general meeting on February 25, 2012 at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro, Nova Scotia. At the meeting George Smith was elected as a Member at Large while Larry Weatherby was elected as the Zone 4 representative and William Cox retained his Zone 1 seat during the regional meetings. After the AGM, membes of the Board met […]
From the Truro Daily News- February 27, 2012 TRURO – If a Nova Scotian food distributor gets approval for a federal-provincial meat registration project, it will have a positive affect on all local cattle producers. For Joe Ebbett, of Meadow Brook Farm in Balfron, that would be good news. “It’s a wonderful project because it opens up trade routes for producers,” said Abbott, following the […]
Two Hoof Health and Trimming Workshops are being held March 27th. One will be in Antigonish (9-11 AM) another in Grand Pre (5-7 PM). Karl Burgi will be leading the sessions. Karl travels throughout the world teaching and consulting to improve hoof health within the dairy industry. His motto is: “As caretakers of dairy cattle, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power…. […]
The Nova Scotia Cattle Producers will hold their 7th Annual General Meeting on Saturday February 25, 2012 at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro, Nova Scotia. Along with regular NSCP business, the day will include updates on the Nova Scotia Grass Fed Research Project, the Federal/Provincial Meat Hygiene Project a presentation on beef genetics from bioBeef as well as a speaker panel which will discuss […]