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Source: NS Renewables.ca
Two tidal turbine developers will win the chance to demonstrate their technology in the Minas Passage in the Bay of Fundy, home to the world's highest tides. Nova Scotia’s recent tender for a berth at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), has attracted three qualified bidders, and two will be chosen to advance to commercial demonstration. .. (read more)
Source: Family Farming Campaign
Debating the future of the family farm has been a popular pastime in policy circles in the past 50 years. Opinions ranged from those who viewed family operations as quaint but economically inefficient and something to be gently guided into obsolescence, to those who argued they play a multi-functional role that needs to be preserved at all costs... (read more)
Source: CNN
The Cherokee Indians are preserving the roots of their heritage with a program that allows officially recognized members of the tribe to access seeds that are unique to the Cherokee Nation... (read more)
Source: NPR
When a federal ban on slaughtering horses to produce horse meat was lifted several years back, ranchers including Rick De Los Santos, a New Mexico rancher and owner of Valley Meat Co., stepped up to start operations with an aim to export the meat. But, as NPR has reported, his plans for a horse meat slaughterhouse have hit major roadblocks... (read more)
Source: The Chronicle Herald
An audit of Port Hawkesbury Paper has exposed problems with how the Cape Breton paper mill manages woodlands. The recent Forest Stewardship Council audit found four major non-conformance issues and four minor ones. The council is an independent certification body that promotes sustainable forestry... (read more)
Source: The Canadian Swine Health Board
The CSHB's national strategy for dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) calls for diligence of all swine industry stakeholders. As the cause of the PED outbreak detected in mid-May in the Midwest U.S. remains a mystery, the Canadian industry is taking proactive steps to help prevent its spread to Canada... (read more)
Source: NPR
Like other animals and many living things, we humans grow when we’re young and then stop growing once we mature. But trees, it turns out, are an exception to this general rule. In fact, scientists have discovered that trees grow faster the older they get... (read more)
Source: live.haligonia.ca
Premier Stephen McNeil has appointed a deputy minister and associate deputy to Agriculture, and Fisheries and Aquaculture, and has re-assigned deputy-level responsibility for the Office of Immigration. Brian Rogers has been appointed deputy minister, and Kim MacNeil appointed associate deputy minister of the departments of Agriculture, and Fisheries and Aquaculture... (read more)
Source: Equine Canada
Dressage Canada would like to remind everyone that there is still time to register for the Florida Fortnight, scheduled for Jan. 19 to Feb. 2, 2014 in Wellington, FL, USA. This event was created to give athletes, sponsors, owners, officials, and enthusiasts the opportunity to take part in a variety of educational, networking, and entertainment-related activities... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
Do you dig being a farmer? Do you have farm photos? Then you can help show the public what a great career in farming looks like! Send us a photo of you at work on your farm (with your passion for farming strongly evident) and we’ll replace the current photo on our Facebook cover photo with yours... (read more)
Source: NPR
When German farmers and activists descended upon Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office building Wednesday morning, they brought along some special guests – 17 pigs. The stunt was the latest European backlash against a proposed free trade deal with the U.S. that could lift restrictions on American meat sold in Europe... (read more)
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)
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