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Source: The Globe and Mail
If the thought of packing soured cabbage into Mason jars sounds like something only your grandmother would do, it’s time to reconsider fermentation. The old-fashioned process is moving into top position on some of the hottest restaurant menus in the country, from the squab with fermented black garlic at Pidgin in Vancouver to the house-made kimchi at the Momofuku Noodle Bar in Toronto... (read more)
Source: Allnovascotia.com
Murray and Dougal Prest have sold the Lower Sackville, N.S. mill to three investors who plan to build a 3.1 megawatt biomass generator on the mill site, under the province’s community feed-in tariff program... (read more)
Source: Organic Friends’ E-Zine
“No machine can harvest a ton of nutrients with higher quality and less cost than an animal can through managed grazing. However, unlike a machine that does not care what a plant looks, smells, feels, or tastes like; animals do care. And therefore, when pasture is too short, too tall... (read more)
Source: Holstein Canada
It has become annual tradition that Holstein Canada kicks off each new year by announcing the new class of Master Breeder recipients. This year is no exception. Holstein Canada is pleased to announce the 20 Master Breeders who will be honoured at the 2014 National Holstein Convention in Sherbrooke, QC this coming April... (read more)
Source: NPR
Walk through the produce section of your supermarket and you’ll see things you’d never have seen years ago, like fresh raspberries or green beans in the dead of winter. Much of that produce comes from Mexico, and it’s the result of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which took effect 20 years ago this month... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
Are dreams of spring and sweet smelling soil filling your head? Don’t let winter slow you down. Give yourself an edge for the 2014 growing season by signing up for some great courses offered through Extended Learning. There is something for everyone: gardeners, new and existing farmers. Sign up by February 3, 2014 for the following courses: Post Harvest Management; Pesticide Application Technology for Farmers... (read more)
Source: Bayer
Bayer HealthCare has announced Baycox® 5% is now approved to prevent clinical signs of coccidiosis and to reduce coccidian shedding in lambs caused by Eimeria crandallis and Eimeria ovinoidalis. Canadian veterinarians and producers can now use Baycox 5% to protect lambs from the infection and avoid serious economic losses... (read more)
Source: NSFA
For an award-winning winemaker in the Gaspereau Valley, (Nova Scotia) a commitment to organic farming is all about environmental stewardship. The dedication of Bruce Ewert and his wife Pauline Scott of L’Acadie Vineyards to organic practices has led to an international award for their sparkling wine. Last year, they were also named finalists for the 2013 Farm Environmental Stewardship Award... (read more)
Source: NSFA
Nova Scotia Environment is making changes to the process of delivering our pesticide certification exams. Starting January 1, 2014, we will require a completed pesticide certificate application form and appropriate payment ($64.40) before scheduling an exam... (read more)
Source: The Chronicle Herald
Port Hawkesbury Paper wants to join a Nova Scotia Power pilot project aimed at reducing the number of service interruptions some large industrial customers experience when the utility has to temporarily reduce load. The Point Tupper paper mill is asking the Utility and Review Board to allow it to join the two year pilot that is underway this winter... (read more)
Source: BBC
Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact on people’s mental well-being, a study has suggested. UK researchers found moving to a green space had a sustained positive effect... (read more)
Source: FarmWorks
Nova Scotians have the opportunity to get to know local food producers through FarmWorks Investment Co-operative Limited. Now you can know how it feels to be a Dragon. The FarmWorks Gentle Dragons events offers you the opportunity to watch live as local food producers pitch their business ideas to a panel of “Gentle Dragons.” The panel is made up of representatives from agriculture and... (read more)
Source: NPR
While many of us may prefer to never again see temperatures drop below zero(F) like they did earlier this week across the country, the deep freeze is putting warm smiles on the faces of many entomologists. That’s because it may have been cold enough in some areas to freeze and kill some damaging invasive species of insects, including the tree-killing Emerald ash borer... (read more)
Source: Equine Canada
Jump Canada fully supports the campaign by Equine Canada to raise funds for the 2014 World Equestrian Games set for Normandy, FRA next summer via the recently announced $20.14 for 2014 campaign... (read more)
Source: Sustainable Bridgewater
The Bridgewater and Area Community Sustainability Network will host a free public presentation on how three local homeowners have created more sustainable homes through innovative approaches to energy generation and insulation as well as other sustainable practices. Tues. Jan 21, 6:30 - 7:30PM, Bridgewater Town Hall, 60 Pleasant Street, Bridgewater, N.S... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
Are dreams of spring and sweet smelling soil filling your head? Don't let winter slow you down. Give yourself an edge for the 2014 growing season by signing up for some great courses offered through Extended Learning. There is something for everyone: gardeners, new and existing farmers... (read more)
Source: NPR
If you (or your children) turn up your nose at brown apple slices, would you prefer fresh-looking ones that have been genetically engineered? Neal Carter, president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits in British Columbia, Canada, certainly hopes so... (read more)
Source: BBC
In more than half of European countries, there are not enough honeybees to pollinate crops, according to new research. Scientists believe that a boom in biofuels has sparked a massive increase in the need for pollination... (read more)
Source: The Chronicle Herald
Lobster and crab fisheries on Canada’s East Coast are unfairly maligned in an American report condemning them for endangering the North Atlantic right whale, some industry observers in Halifax said Wednesday... (read more)
Source: AANB
AANB’s 8th Annual General Meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fredericton
January 23 and 24, 2014. Featured guest speakers will include Premier David Alward; Faith Matchett- FCC; Brenda Schoepp – Mentor and Coach; Hon. Claude Williams – DTI; Janet Steele – AAFC... (read more)
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