NOVA SCOTIA BOAT BUILDER ISLAND BOUND . . . GROUNDWORK ON BUDWORM STARTS . . . EGG PROGRAM UPDATED . . . HARPER REVEALS NEW NATIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

NOVA SCOTIA BOAT BUILDER ISLAND BOUND
Source: AtlanticFarmer.com
YachtSmiths International, a well known Dartmouth boatbuilding company owned by Brian Smyth is moving to P.E.I. Smyth says the cost of doing business in P.E.I. is significantly less than he has been paying in Nova Scotia. Smyth and his Island-born wife have a home there already, and he expects to have the business in operation by August. YachtSmiths builds custom metal yachts for an international clientele.

GROUNDWORK ON BUDWORM STARTS
Source: The Chronicle Herald
The Spruce budworm is not expected to arrive in Nova Scotia for three years, but provincial forestry officials say planning is already in the works to mitigate impacts of the pests. The budworms have already made their way through Quebec and into northern New Brunswick. Allan Eddy, Nova Scotia’s associate deputy minister of natural resources, said the last federal budget included $18 million for forestry and forest innovation, the bulk of which is being focused on the budworm. (read more)

EGG PROGRAM UPDATED
Source: FCC
Canada's egg industry is implementing an all-in-one certification program that includes food safety, traceability, and animal care. The federal government made the recent announcement of $100,000, via the AgriMarketing program of Growing Forward 2, going to the Egg Farmers of Canada to integrate its existing assurance systems into a single program. The new program will be the national quality code for eggs. (read more)

HARPER REVEALS NEW NATIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN
Source: CBCNews New Brunswick
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a National Conservation Plan in New Maryland, N.B., on Thursday that commits $252 million over the next five years for a series of conservation initiatives. (read more)

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

AN EXCITING NEW APP FOR FARMERS
http://www.collegemobile.com/landing/agpricebook/

NEW MILLION-TONNE PULP MILL PLANNED FOR FINLAND
http://www.pulpandpapercanada.com/news/new-million-tonne-pulp-mill-planned-for-finland/1003050097/438qvsM3oyW6x08yM2vx/?ref=enews_PP&utm_source=PP&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PP-EN05072014

HOW TO KEEP FEEDLOTS EFFICIENT
http://www.thebeefsite.com/news/45732/how-to-keep-feedlots-efficient

INTRODUCTION TO ON-FARM ORGANIC PLANT BREEDING
http://seedalliance.org/index.php?mact=DocumentStore,cntnt01,download_form,0&cntnt01pid=36&cntnt01returnid=139

WATER EXTRACTION FOR HUMAN USE BOOSTS CALIFORNIA QUAKES
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27393811