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Source: Agri-News
Married couple and both well-known for their horsemanship, Curt and Tammy Pate are two of the 13 speakers coming into Red Deer for the 32nd annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference. Curt’s presentation is titled Ranch Horsemanship, and Tammy’s presentation is titled Yoga and Horsemanship. This Montana couple... (read more)
Source: The Lempert Report
From Facts Figures and the Future; a monthly e-publication focused on delivering the latest consumer data and trend information. Facts, Figures and the Future is published by The Lempert Report/ Consumer Insight Inc. The December publication is an interesting article on their 2014 predictions in food trends... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
Dear beginning and/or aspiring farmer. The Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) is requesting 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey you can find at the following site, In the interest of developing the Grow A Farmer resources for the 2014 season to best accommodate new entrants in the... (read more)
Source: Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada
Soils are quite literally the foundation of the farm so ensuring they are well managed is a fundamental task for farmers and growers. For decades now we have been good at measuring and managing the chemical properties of the soil – pH, NPK levels etc. – all the things that show up on a standard... (read more)
Source: Agri-News
The fourth in a series of six Explore New Media webinars is being held on December 17, 2013. Join the webinar and listen as David West shares the good, bad and ugly of what he’s learned over his 10+ years experience with the Internet, online marketing, and social media world... (read more)
Source: N.S. Dept of Natural Resources
The province is gaining additional Crown land to protect species at risk, support forestry needs, and increase a provincial park. “Government has an important role to play in protecting our rich natural resources, and increasing our Crown land base helps us accomplish this,” said acting Natural Resources... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
ThinkFarm is considering holding a regional workshop on farm taxes. If this topic is of interest to you, please take a few minutes to complete this very short anonymous survey so that we can design a workshop that will meet your needs, as well as gauge interest across the province... (read more)
Source: NPR
If you think grains of rice or kernels of corn are free gifts of nature, think again. Seed companies – and the FBI – take a very different attitude, and walking off with the wrong seeds can land you in very serious trouble indeed. In two apparently unrelated cases this week, federal prosecutors arrested citizens of China... (read more)
The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture is planning to offer additional Workplace Education sessions aimed at assisting farmers to improve their farm management capabilities. The following locations are expected to be hosting courses which will begin about mid-January 2014: 1) Kentville, 2) Stewiacke... (read more)
Source: FCC
Hog prices have dropped over last month but are still higher than the same time last year. Ontario Pork reports that the 100 percent formula price of hogs the end of November was $155.88 per 100 kilograms dress weight. That’s down from the end of October when it was $167.84, but up from November 2012... (read more)
Source: The Georgian
With about 45 people in attendance at the first-ever “People's Frackdown” in Stephenville on Dec 12, facilitator Joe Wiseman vowed this will be the first event of many. A “frackdown” is an event to challenge hydraulic fracturing, or fracking – a technique that uses millions of gallons of water... (read more)
Source: Sust-Mar
Sust-Mar has an ongoing campaign to educate people about the negative aspects of open-net pen fish farms. They have set up a new, dedicated Facebook page for Salmon Wars. The link is Facebook.com/SalmonWars. The page is wide open. Sust-Mar hopes to promote Salmon Wars as broadly as possible, in order to... (read more)
Source: The New York Times
Bayer cares about the bees. Or at least that’s what they tell you at the company’s Bee Care Center on its sprawling campus between Düsseldorf and Cologne. Outside the cozy two-story building that houses the centre is a whimsical yellow sculpture of a bee. Inside, the same image is fashioned into paper clips... (read more)
Source: The Guardian
It is doubtful Charlie Scranton had any harsh critics. He was, observes Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture President Alvin Keenan, a gentleman held in high esteem. “There is no question he was an icon of the community and the agriculture industry,’’ says Keenan... (read more)
Source: Lumberseek Group Inc.
Lumberseek Group Inc® announces the release of “LUMBERSEEK-UP” with intent to modernize the communications of product and pricing between sales and procurement departments of commodity based lumber and panel products. “With hundreds of price lists emailed from industry sales offices across the country... (read more)
Source: NFU
Behind the noise of the Rob Ford and Senate scandal cover ups, the Canadian government is angling to legislate the removal of a right of farmers that should be non-negotiable. Ottawa is moving quickly to implement the UPOV ’91 plant breeders’ rights convention with First Reading in Parliament of the... (read more)
Source: The Chronicle Herald
The use of industrial wood ash as a liming agent and fertilizer for Nova Scotia farms is gaining steam. Nova Scotia Power is seeking provincial approval to provide farmers with up to 15,000 tonnes of wood ash a year generated at its Cape Breton biomass plant. “We’re seeking to continue the practice of providing... (read more)
Source: New York Times
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it was beginning to phase out the use of some critical antibiotics in animals raised for meat, a major policy shift that could have far-reaching implications for industrial farming and human health. The change, which will take effect over the next three... (read more)
Source: NPR
The meat on your dinner table probably didn't come from a happy little cow that lived a wondrous life out on rolling green hills. It probably also wasn't produced by a robot animal killer hired by an evil cabal of monocle-wearing industrialists. Truth is, the meat industry is complicated, and it’s impossible to understand... (read more)
A Willow Field Day is scheduled for this Friday, December 13, 2013 starting at the Point Edward Farm and ending at Cape Breton University. All are welcome but please let us know if you will be attending by calling 902-563-2000 before end of day Thursday, December 12, 2013. No Charge... (read more)
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