38TH NOVA SCOTIA 4-H SHOW CELEBRATES YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN WINDSOR … THE 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM SHOWING PROMISING RESULTS ON ISLAND POTATO FARMS … IRVING COMPLETES $20 MILLION PROJECT AT LAKE UTOPIA … FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES CALL FOR HOLD ON PIPELINE HEARINGS … DON’T TOSS THAT SOUR MILK! AND OTHER TIPS TO CUT KITCHEN FOOD WASTE …                 
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38TH NOVA SCOTIA 4-H SHOW CELEBRATES YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN WINDSOR
Source: NovaScotia.ca
4-H members are getting their projects ready for the 38th annual Nova Scotia 4-H show, Oct. 2 - 4 at the Hants County Exhibition grounds in Windsor. After achieving top honors at a local exhibition, 4-H members between the ages of nine and 21 are eligible to compete at the show. Over 40 projects, 90 classes, and 2,400 entries will be on display throughout the weekend. (read more)

THE 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM SHOWING PROMISING RESULTS ON ISLAND POTATO FARMS
Source: West Prince Graphic
Farmers looking to improve their agricultural productivity while at the same time minimizing their impact on the environment were recently invited to attend a tour at one of three different demonstration farms across the Island taking part in the 4R nutrient stewardship program. (read more)

IRVING COMPLETES $20 MILLION PROJECT AT LAKE UTOPIA
Source: Pulp and Paper Canada
Lake Utopia Paper has completed a successful nine-day maintenance and modernization project, which ran from September 7-16. At its peak, the $20-million project involved 326 contractors on site working on maintenance and capital improvements to the mill and paper machine. Lake Utopia Paper produces high quality corrugating medium for the global market, from a furnish of hardwood and recycled fiber. (read more)

FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES CALL FOR HOLD ON PIPELINE HEARINGS
Source: CBC.ca
Three First Nations communities in New Brunswick are calling for National Energy Board hearings on the Energy East pipeline to be put on hold until they can meet with the Crown.
Woodstock, Madawaska, and Tobique First Nations are upset over dramatic cuts to funding for intervenors at the hearings. (read more)

DON’T TOSS THAT SOUR MILK! AND OTHER TIPS TO CUT KITCHEN FOOD WASTE
Source: NPR One man's trash is another man's treasure. This is what chef Dan Barber demonstrated earlier this year, when he temporarily turned Blue Hill, his Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City, into an incubator for garbage-to-plate dining. Barber’s intent was to raise awareness about the vast issue of food waste. An estimated 133 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S. each year. The typical American family tosses out about $1,500 of food yearly. All this wasted food is the largest component of solid waste in our landfills, and when it rots, it emits methane – a potent greenhouse gas linked to climate change. (read more)