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Source: ACORN
ACORN warmly invites all N.S. organic farmers, growers, processors, and stakeholders to attend our first ever Nova Scotia Forum: Moving Organic Forward! This gathering in Wolfville, Feb. 20 will bring together Nova Scotia's diverse and multi-commodity sector in an important meeting to develop an action plan for organics in the province... (read more)
Source: NPR
Despite efforts by two-thirds of its 28 member states to block the move, the European Union took a large step toward approving a new genetically modified corn Tuesday. Its opponents say the corn, a DuPont Pioneer product called TC1507, has harmful qualities. They also predict the decision will prove to be controversial in Europe... (read more)
Source: ACORN
Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) in collaboration with regional partners from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are hosting a Crop Storage Regional Workshop Series with Chris Callahan from the University of Vermont Cooperative Extension February 24 to 28, 2014. Monday, Fredericton, N.B.; Tuesday, Dieppe, N.B. ; Wednesday, Charlottetown, P.E.I.; Thursday, Truro, N.S.; Friday, Wolfville, N.S. Demand is increasing for customer access to year-round, fresh, local and organic vegetables and farmers are responding to this market opportunity by growing and storing crops for year-round markets, wholesale food box programs and winter Community Supported Agriculture boxes. (read more)
Source: Troy Media
California’s worst drought in 500 years is an opportunity for increased Canadian trade in agriculture. If you are still wondering whether water scarcity and climate change are some of the most significant challenges facing global agriculture, just look at California, one of the primary agricultural regions in the U.S. (read more)
Source: NBCP
Managing beef for increased production and profit. Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2014. Crowne Plaza Moncton (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
Register now for Feeding Soil for Healthy Plants in Yarmouth on Saturday, February 22 from 1-4 pm. The registration fee of $17.25 ($15+HST) must be paid in advance. Join Perennia specialist Av Singh for a three-hour session on calculating application rates of organic soil amendments to meet crop demands... (read more)
Source: The Globe and Mail
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is exploring a possible link between pig feed and the deadly virus that has killed millions of piglets in the United States and spread to 11 farms in Ontario. Samples of pig food taken from some of the stricken farms in Southwestern Ontario tested positive for DNA of the virus on the weekend, prompting a recall from the manufacturer of the feed made with plasma from pig blood... (read more)
Source: digitaljournal.com
Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the forestry sector, kicked off preparations for the 2014 pulp and paper pattern bargaining in Eastern Canada at its Industry Bargaining Conference this week in Montreal. “This round of bargaining is about making progress for workers after the recession that battered the forestry and the entire manufacturing sector,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. “The industry has returned to profitability – we'll be asking employers to acknowledge the sacrifices and contributions of workers during the crisis, including helping to take some companies out of CCAA protection.” (read more)
Source: The globe and Mail
The nighttime satellite photos are a handy reference guide to man’s creeping takeover of the planet. Densely packed southern England is a blanket of white light. Ditto the stretch between Washington, D.C., and Boston. In effect, one big city... (read more)
Source: The Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy
The Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy invites you to join us as we deliver to Nova Scotians a challenging message on the future of our province. Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 9:30 – 10:30am, Harbourside Gallery, Pier 21, Halifax... (read more)
Source: FCC
Cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea continue to spread in Ontario. As of early on Friday, Feb. 7, there are nine Ontario farms affected by PED. The ministry of agriculture and food continues to urge farmers to pay extraordinary attention to biosecurity, the best defense against the disease... (read more)
Source: NSFA
Guest speaker Allen Williams is a sixth generation family farmer and holds BS, MS degrees in Agriculture from Clemson University and a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He spent 15 years in academia in research, teaching, and extension and has worked with more than 3,500 farmers and ranchers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and South America... (read more)
Source: NPR
Last year researchers at the University of Vermont announced something that could change the way we think about Vermont – or at least how it produces its famous maple syrup. The time-honored method calls for inserting a tap near the bottom of a tall, mature maple tree. At the end of February, the tree thaws, and voila: Sap starts flowing out the spigot at the bottom... (read more)
Source: The Chronicle Herald
Environmentalists are declaring victory after the federal government announced it would launch a health review of 23 pesticides, including a popular weed killer. The decision comes after the groups filed lawsuits claiming the law obliges the government to review any product that has been banned in major countries... (read more)
Source: FCC
t’s been a few difficult years, but beef cattle prices have been steadily increasing since May 2013 and recently reached $227 per cwt. Beef industry specialists attribute the high prices to several factors, including surplus capacity at slaughterhouses. As a result, slaughterhouses have increased monetary incentives to producers... (read more)
Source: Unbridled Leadership
“Pick Up The Reins”
Explore your own potential. Take charge of your own energy. Become acquainted with “Mindfullness,” facilitated by a guest speaker. Increase awareness of self and others. Look into yourself in a safe and supportive and calm environment. Discover your energy with Experiential Learning facilitated by a horse. Identify your own personal Communication Preferences, Strengths and Limitations. When: Saturday February 15, 2014 Where: Sumac Farms, Chance Harbour . Register: by February 7 (read more)
Source: Huffington Post
A dairy farmer determined to defend his right to provide raw milk urged Ontario's top court Wednesday to recognize that laws around pasteurization were outdated, unjust and infringed on basic freedoms. Michael Schmidt made his stand during a hearing before Ontario's Court of Appeal... (read more)
Source: Truro Daily News
The Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board has taken possession of the properties and assets of the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition. The board made the move Wednesday after calling the outstanding loan it is owed by the exhibition commission, which has a combined loan balance of about $422,000 which includes arrears of more than $170,000... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
“The Busyness of Bees” will be held on Saturday and Sunday March 1 and 2, 2014 at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Bible Hill... (read more)
Source: OrganicPEI
The Review of the COS is underway and it is exhaustive: all sections of the organic standards have to be revised. The review exercise will take two years, and the objective is to publish the fully revised standard in 2015... (read more)
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