NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHED . . . WORLD OCEAN DAY EVENTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA . . . ALTERNATIVE ANIMAL BEDDING OPEN HOUSE . . . INNOVATIVE PEST CONTROL WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD  . . . AUSTRALIA COULD HIT CANADIAN BEEF IMPORT QUOTA . . .  OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LAUNCHED
Source: N.S. Dept. of Agriculture
The agriculture, agri-food and seafood industries will benefit from a new program to expand market share and foster economic growth. The three-year Market Development and Investment Attraction program begins in the 2015-16 fiscal year, with $450,000 available annually. (read more)

WORLD OCEAN DAY EVENTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA
Source: ACZISC
See the COINAtlantic website for a list of events happening in Atlantic Canada. (read more)

ALTERNATIVE ANIMAL BEDDING OPEN HOUSE
Source: NSFA Competition for wood products for biomass plants in N.S. has increased the cost and reduced the availability of sawdust, wood shavings, etc. for animal bedding. Halifax C&D Recycling and LP Consulting invite you to an open house at the new bedding facility in Hardwoodlands. June 26, 10 am –2 pm. (read more)

INNOVATIVE PEST CONTROL WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Source: FCC A British Columbia program that controls a devastating orchard pest without the use of chemicals has received recognition from the international community. The Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release program received the international integrated pest management award of excellence after nomination by the pesticide risk reduction program of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, at a recent IPM symposium in Salt Lake City, Utah. The award celebrates that chemical sprays in B.C. orchards to control the codling moth – an alien pest of pomme fruits such as pears and apples – are almost a thing of the past, as is the pest itself. (read more)

AUSTRALIA COULD HIT CANADIAN BEEF IMPORT QUOTA
Source: The Meat Site
Strong beef exports to Canada so far this year suggest Australia could hit the annual 35,000 tonnes tariff-free quota, according to the April issue of Steiner Consulting’s Canada Meat Market Report. Meat and Livestock Australia said that Canadian authorities issued almost 12,000 tonnes to Australian exporters for the year-to-April period, up 21 percent year-on-year. If the quota is exceeded, Australian product will be imposed a 26.5 percent tariff. (read more)