February 26, 2015

MORE BARNS DOWN . . . ATLANTIC PACKAGING WORKERS ACCEPT NEW CONTRACT . . . GETTING YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS – SAFE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WORKSHOP . . . NEW CANADIAN GELBVIEH CEO . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

MORE BARNS DOWN 
Source: AtlanticFarmer.com
Nova Scotia’s South Shore continues to chalk up barn roof collapses, the latest report from Jim Slauenwhite from Middlewood, Lunenburg County, who was in his main barn Sunday tending cattle when he heard a snap. “Then another.” Followed shortly by a crash when snow brought down the newer-built end of a truss-supported roof of his 104 by 40-foot main barn. Fortunately, Slauenwhite had time to get his larger, newer, more valuable tractor out of the way, while seven expectant cows scooted for safety out the other end into belly-deep snow. A second tractor trapped in the barn “looks like it might be okay.” Earlier, friends had pitched in with Slauenwhite shoveling snow from other barns thought to be more threatened than the 4/12 pitched-roof barn with steel roofing. Now it’s down, “but what a mess.”

ATLANTIC PACKAGING WORKERS ACCEPT NEW CONTRACT
Source: Pulp & Paper Canada 
Unifor members at Atlantic Packaging have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new collective agreement that will bring increases in wages and benefits, the union states. The new agreement will see include increases of two percent in each year of the contract that are retroactive to October 15, 2014, when the last agreement expired. (read more)

GETTING YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS – SAFE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WORKSHOP
 Source: FSNS
In celebration of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, Farm Safety Nova Scotia and the Canadian Farmers with Disabilities Registry are partnering to offer a one-day workshop “Getting Your Message Across” – a train-the-trainer workshop on safe agricultural practices. This training is geared toward anyone involved in the agricultural industry that is required to communicate safe farm practices to youth, agricultural workers, volunteers, and the general public. The workshop will provide training on best practices to communicate the message of agricultural safety, focusing on how people learn and what motivates them, and will provide an overview of the basics of safety. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 18 at the Best Western Glengarry, Truro, NS from 9am - 4pm. No cost, lunch will be provided. RSVP by March 13 is required. (read more)

NEW CANADIAN GELBVIEH CEO
Source: Atlantic Farmer.com
The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaylene Groeneveld as the Chief Executive Officer of the association. Ms. Groeneveld took over the reins with the passing of Wendy Belcher in January…..(read more)

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

GENTLE BODYWORK TO RESOLVE PAIN AND RESTORE HEALTH IN DOGS AND HORSES
http://westmarincitizen.com/columns/health/gentle-bodywork-resolve-pain-restore-health/

DOMESTIC AG STRENGTH FORECASTED
https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/ag-knowledge/publications/fcc-express/fcc-express-archives/20150220.html?anchor=story1&utm_source=Subscribe+to+FCC+Email&utm_campaign=cda8458d7a-Express_February_20_2015_EN05_20-_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ecca3657d7-cda8458d7a-18200761

WTO HEARS U.S. APPEAL IN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELLING DISPUTE
http://www.farmscape.ca/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=24891&q=WTO+Hears+U.S.+Appeal+in+Country+of+Origin+Labelling+Dispute&utm_source=Subscribe+to+FCC+Email&utm_campaign=cda8458d7a-Express_February_20_2015_EN05_20-_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ecca3657d7-cda8458d7a-18200761

U.S. SEA LEVEL NORTH OF NEW YORK CITY “JUMPED BY 128MM”
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31604953