AtlanticFarmer

AtlanticFarmer is an online news service that publishes original content and gleans the best information from the web, so we can offer our readers access to a wide variety of articles from one easy source.

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ALWARD GOVERNMENT’S FORESTRY PLAN ADS BLASTED AS “A WASTE” . . . BEE INDUSTRY GETS BUSTLING . . . GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HAS CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES . . . COMING SOON! RELAUNCH OF BUYLOCAL NB

ALWARD GOVERNMENT’S FORESTRY PLAN ADS BLASTED AS “A WASTE”
Source: CBC
The Alward government is being criticized for its decision to use tax dollars to pay for newspaper ads that promote its new Crown forestry plan, roughly four months before a provincial election. The full-page colour advertisements, which include photos of workers at a press conference along with cabinet ministers, such as Paul Robichaud and Bruce Fitch, have been printed in provincial newspapers this week. (read more)

BEE INDUSTRY GETS BUSTLING
Source: FCC The Grain Farmers of Ontario are trying a new approach to bring beekeepers and farmers together. A new SmartPhone app, called BeConnected, allows users to locate grain fields and beehives within a defined radius of their GPS coordinates, and quickly connect. The organization is pilot testing the app this season. (read more)

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HAS CURREBT OPPORTUNITIES
Non-Adjudicative ABC submissions are accepted at any time but consideration began May 12, 2014. Deadline for Adjudicative ABC submissions is May 19, 2014. There is a list below of the current opportunities for Agriculture. A complete listing of the ABCs (Agencies Boards and Commissions) is posted on the ABC website under the heading “Current Opportunities.” (read more)

COMING SOON! RELAUNCH OF BUYLOCAL N.B.
Source: Conservation Council of N.B.
We are really excited to let you know that we are on the cusp of re-launching our very popular BuyLocal N.B. campaign! While our previous online local food directory has been down for a year, we have received countless inquiries as to when it is coming back. Well, just in time for the upcoming harvest season! (read more)