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Source: FCC
Don’t miss out on FCC Forums – our biggest event of the year! We select celebrities and industry experts to share stories of success and insights to help manage your business. FCC Forums are a great opportunity to learn, get re-energized and network, and share ideas with business owners and operators just like you. Moncton, N.B., March 7, 2014. (read more)
Source: Conservation Biology Institute
Two Countries, One Forest (2C1Forest) and WCS Canada are pleased to announce that the Northern Appalachians /Acadian Ecoregion Conservation Atlas is moving to Data Basin. The Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion Conservation Planning Atlas was launched in 2007 to provide transboundary environmental information to land owners, land managers, landuse planners, researchers, land trusts, conservation and community groups in the region to support sustainable landuse and conservation planning. (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
Are you new to the business of farming and looking for more information on how to file your farm taxes? ThinkFarm has invited experienced accountant Sonny MacDougall, CA, from MGM & Associates, to provide advice on tax-related topics such as reporting farm income, claiming expenses, calculating depreciation, claiming and charging HST, calculating payroll deductions, enrolling in AgriInvest and AgriStability, and more! (read more)
Source: NSFA
Cedric MacLeod of MacLeod Agronomics Ltd will lead a thought provoking and interactive workshop to help individuals take a hard and honest look inward at their operation, and a look into their long-term future. Workshop to be held in Truro on March 1. (read more)
Source: FCC
Ontario Pork has developed a PED website to help producers stay on top of the porcine epidemic diarrhea situation. The site provides links to crisis updates, the latest news, resources and transcripts of telephone town halls, which offer producers an opportunity to call in for a status update on the current PED situation, and actions being taken by the Ontario pork industry. The next telephone town hall is scheduled to take place Feb. 18 between noon and 1pm EST. (read more)
Source: CRC Press
The use of organic management practices in field cropping continues to rise globally, and these methods have proven to be a viable way to produce food with reduced resource use and environmental damage. “Managing Energy, Nutrients, and Pests in Organic Field Crops” challenges the popular misconception that organic systems are weak at managing energy, nutrients, and pests and shows how innovative farm designs can enhance organic performance. (read more)
Source: Island Farmer
The Atlantic Veterinary College will host a community workshop entitled “Care of the Geriatric Pet” on Wednesday, March 5, in Lecture Theatre A, from 7 to 8:30 pm.
With advances in veterinary medicine, proper nutrition, and increased awareness of pet owners, pets are living longer, healthier lives. How do owners prepare for and provide the best care during their pet’s senior years? At what age is a pet considered senior? (read more)
Source: Nofrac
Why would we consider fracking up Nova Scotia’s countryside? We need more economic activity and job opportunities? Yes, we would get that in the short term, but what about the immediate and long term costs? REMEMBER: ONCE WE START TO FRACK, WE CAN’T GO BACK. Talk about this with your friends and family. This is a serious issue that could haunt us for a long time... (read more)
Source: Farms.com
Despite modest reference to agriculture in the federal budget tabled yesterday, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is pleased with the inclusion of the “Made in Canada” initiative and efforts to eliminate trade barriers and tax compliance burdens... (read more)
Source: Hants County Federation of Agriculture
The Hants County Federation of Agriculture will hold a Sheep Information Evening on Thursday February 27, 2014 at the Civic Centre in Brooklyn, Hants County, N.S... (read more)
Source: BBC
British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable’s biggest threat. A three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive despite being exposed to late onset blight. That disease has plagued farmers for generations and triggered the Irish potato famine in the 1840s... (read more)
Source: NSFA
If you have been inspected by the Department of Labour contact Farm Safety Nova Scotia to let us know how we can help you post-inspection. Farm Safety Nova Scotia is available to assists its members in complying with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations... (read more)
Source: Organic Friends E-Zine
A systems trial was established in Oct. 2006 to evaluate management practices for organic production of northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.). The practices included: flat and raised planting beds; feather meal and fish emulsion fertilizer; sawdust mulch, compost topped with sawdust mulch (compost + sawdust), or weed mat; and two cultivars, Duke and Liberty... (read more)
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)
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