PLAN ACCORDINGLY WHEN CATTLE PRICES ARE STRONG . . . WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE . . . 2015 NSCP MEETING DATES . . . ALBERTA FARM RECEIVES POLLINATOR AWARD . . . PROJECT TARGETS ACIDIC WATER . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

PLAN ACCORDINGLY WHEN CATTLE PRICES ARE STRONG
Source: FCC
The bulls are in the cattle market, but farmers hoping to cash in by expanding their cow herds need to protect themselves from unforeseen risks, say market experts. After more than a decade of depressed prices, the sun is once again shining on the cattle industry. “It’s been phenomenal,” says Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst at Canfax, a division of Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “I don't know many people who can say they expected this strong of a market by any means.” (read more)

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE
Source: NPR
The remaining portion of the Keystone pipeline project, if completed, will be fewer than 1,200 miles long – just a fraction of the existing 2.6 million miles of oil and gas pipelines running beneath our feet in the United States. But the pipeline, which would stretch from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf of Mexico, is at the center of a years long, contentious debate among politicians, energy companies, and environmentalists. (read more)

2015 NSCP MEETING DATES
Source: NSCP
The NSCP would like to announce details regarding our Zone and Annual Meetings, please go to our website for further details. There will be elections in Zones 1 and 4 as well as two Director-at-Large positions at the Annual General Meeting on February 21, 2015 at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro. Please make an effort to attend the Zone and AGM as we will provide several updates on projects we have been working on as well as proposed amendments to the NSCP Marketing Plan. (read more)

ALBERTA FARM RECEIVES POLLINATOR AWARD
Source: CFA The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is proud to congratulate Michael, Laura, and Takota Coen of Grass Roots Family Farm for being the 2014 recipients of the Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Award. The award, which is supported by the CFA, the Pollinator Partnership and the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, collects nominations from across Canada and is given annually to recognize the contributions Canadian farmers make towards protecting our country’s pollinators and pollinator habitats. (read more)

PROJECT TARGETS ACIDIC WATER
Source: The Chronicle Herald
The federal government has committed money for remediation work that would reduce acid levels in an important fish habitat that also feeds into the Town of Bridgewater’s water supply. South Shore-St. Margarets MP Gerald Keddy announced $15,000 in funding Tuesday for the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation to develop a remediation plan for an inactive shale pit in the Petite Riviere watershed. The watershed is also home to the only surviving native population of the endangered Atlantic whitefish. (read more)