THE REAL DIRT ON FARMING “SPEAK UP” … REGULATIONS FOR FISH HARVESTERS STRENGTHENED … PLYWOOD MILL GETS ACOA FUNDING … PEI COPC ORGANIC HEMP FIELD DAY – AUGUST 17, 2015 … GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS EXTINCTION FOR UK BUTTERFLIES…OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

THE REAL DIRT ON FARMING “SPEAK UP”
Source: NSFA
The Real Dirt on Farming “Speak Up” day-long session will provide training for farmers on how to address sensitive topics with consumers. Farmers in Nova Scotia will have an opportunity to take training that will assist with telling the story of modern agriculture. Two, day-long sessions will be held – one session in Kentville on August 18 and a second session in Bible Hill on August 19. Each session will cover information contained in the Real Dirt on Farming, a publication produced by the national Farm and Food Care Foundation.
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REGULATIONS FOR FISH HARVESTERS STRENGTHENED
Source: N.S. Dept of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Government is strengthening the regulations that govern Nova Scotia’s fish harvesters and their organizations. Changes to the Fish Harvester Organizations Support Act include the addition of definitions for terms used in the act and regulations. (read more)

PLYWOOD MILL GETS ACOA FUNDING
Source: Farm Focus
The Riverstone Plywood Mill in Miramichi, New Brunswick should be back in production this fall. According to the Miramichi Leader, the mill received $2 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) on July 31. (read more)

PEI COPC ORGANIC HEMP FIELD DAY – AUGUST 17, 2015
Source: PEI COPC
The PEI COPC and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will host an organic hemp field day on August 17 (9 am, AAFC Harrinton research farm), with representatives from Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and P.E.I. presenting on various aspects of producing. . . (read more)

GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS EXTINCTION FOR UK BUTTERFLIES
Source: BBC
Global warming could drive drought sensitive butterfly species to extinction in the UK by 2050, according to new research. Scientists found that even the lowest expected levels of warming could decimate populations. However the researchers found that restoring connections between butterfly habitats could help modify the worst impacts. (read more)