June 10, 2014

WELCOMING PEGGY WEATHERBEE . . . FLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE . . .  “TOMATO PILL” HOPE FOR STOPPING HEART DISEASE . . . GLOSSY BUCKTHORN FEELS THE WRATH OF VOLUNTEERS . . . GLOSSY BUCKTHORN . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

WELCOMING PEGGY WEATHERBEE
Source: NSFA
The N.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that Peggy Weatherbee has accepted the position of Manager of Programs for the Department of Agriculture. 
Peggy brings a great depth of experience in program delivery and client services for agriculture across Canada.  (read more)

FLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE
Source: SPANS
Amanda Dunfield is available in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to provide a variety of flock management and health services for sheep, llamas and alpacas. Her services include shearing, hoof trimming, deworming external parasite treatment, vaccinating, and more. (read more)

“TOMATO PILL” HOPE FOR STOPPING HEART DISEASE
Source: BBC 
Taking a tomato pill a day could help keep heart disease at bay, say UK scientists who have carried out a small but robust study. The trial, which tested the tomato pill versus a dummy drug in 72 adults, found it improved the functioning of blood vessels. But experts say more studies are needed to prove it really works. The pill contains lycopene, a natural antioxidant that also gives tomatoes their color. (read more)

GLOSSY BUCKTHORN FEELS THE WRATH OF VOLUNTEERS
Source: The Chronicle Herald
Armed with loppers, saws and bug spray, a small army of volunteers slogged through slimy mud holes, clambered over fallen trees and swatted interminable swarms of mosquitoes on Sunday in their search for an invader near Pugwash. Suddenly, there it was, all around them  – the glossy buckthorn  a nondescript shrub with speckled bark and shiny leaves, almost invisible among the alders, wild raisin, and serviceberry trees. The glossy buckthorn may not be much to look at, but the introduced shrub has aggressively grown its way through much of the Pugwash Estuary Nature Reserve, pushing native species out of the way at this site, across Nova Scotia and elsewhere in North America. (read more)

GLOSSY BUCKTHORN
Source: P.E.I. Invasive Species Council
Glossy Buckthorn was introduced from Europe as an ornamental shrub. It is a very aggressive and invasive shrub with multiple stems and can grow to be 20 feet tall. Glossy Buckthorn tolerates a wide range of habitats from wetlands to woodland edges, old fields, ditches and grassy areas. (read more)

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

WEBINAR: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN UK FOR CANADIAN AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY
http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/eng/document.jsp?did=151744

STOP GENETICALLY MODIFED WHEAT IN CANADA
http://www.organicconsumers.org/canada/

EMPLOYMENT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLEAN ANNAPOLIS RIVER, ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S.
http://www.annapolisriver.ca

SHEEP AND LAMBS WERE LOWER; GOATS STEADY
http://www.ontariofarmer.com/sitepages/?aid=9090&cn=QUICKLINKS&an=Sheep%20and%20lambs%20were%20lower;%20goats%20steady