N.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS TREE INDUSTRY . . . SECOND ANNUAL “MILK MAKER” FORAGE COMPETITION . . . ASSISI ANIMAL HEALTH IDENTIFIES THE CAUSES OF EQUINE LAMENESS . . . LANDMARK 20-YEAR STUDY FINDS PESTICIDES LINKED TO DEPRESSION IN FARMERS OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

N.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS TREE INDUSTRY
Source: N.S. DNR
The government is promoting Nova Scotia Christmas trees while making the holiday greener and brighter for charities. The Lunenburg County Christmas Tree Producers’ Association presented trees to Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant, Premier Stephen McNeil, Natural Resources Minister Zach Churchill, and Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell Dec. 2. At an annual ceremony outside Province House, Lt.-Gov. Grant donated his tree to Camp Hill Veterans’ Hospital. Premier McNeil donated his tree to the Home of the Guardian Angel-Chebucto Family Centre. Mr. Churchill donated his tree to Bryony House, a shelter for abused women. All are in Halifax. Mr. Colwell donated his tree to Margaret’s House, Dartmouth, which provides meals to under-privileged adults. (read more)

SECOND ANNUAL “MILK MAKER” FORAGE COMPETITION
Source: CFGA
This is the 2nd Annual Milk Maker Forage Competition sponsored by CFGA, Canadian Dairy XPO and the Ontario Forage Council. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your high quality hay! Deadline is Dec 31. Follow the link for applications and rules. (read more)

ASSISI ANIMAL HEALTH IDENTIFIES THE CAUSES OF EQUINE LAMENESS
Source: Digital Journal
Assisi Animal Health, developers of the Assisi LoopTM, a non-pharmaceutical and non-invasive healing and pain management device for horses, dogs, and cats, offers information to pet owners about the causes of lameness in horses. Equine lameness refers to a variety of conditions that result in the inability of a horse to move normally. (read more)

LANDMARK 20-YEAR STUDY FINDS PESTICIDES LINKED TO DEPRESSION IN FARMERS
Source: Modern Farmer
Earlier this fall, researchers from the National Institute of Health finished up a landmark 20-year study. About 84,000 farmers and spouses of farmers were interviewed since the mid-1990s to investigate the connection between pesticides and depression, a connection that had been suggested through anecdotal evidence for far longer. We called up Dr. Freya Kamel, the lead researcher on the study, to find out what the team learned and what it all means. Spoiler: nothing good.0 (read more)