The 2018 Sheep Show will occur August 26 at the NSPE Grounds in Bible Hill, NS. Please see below for the Entry Form, as well as the Rules and Regulations.

Entry forms are due by August 15, 2018 to the SPANS Office.

2018 Entry Form Sheep Show [PDF]

2018 Sheep Class Rules [PDF]

The Programs and Business Risk Management (PBRM) division of the Department of Agriculture announced today the new “Small Farm Acceleration Program” has opened for application intake.

This program allows small farms to make significant strides in reaching or working towards commercial viability. This is open to new farmers, as well as existing farms with up to $60,000 gross commodity sales.

Additional information can be found here.

Want to win an all-expense paid trip to the 2018 Agricultural Excellence Conference in Winnipeg, November 26-28?

In a 1-minute video, Farm Management Canada is asking Canadian young farmers to answer the question: If you could tell a consumer one thing, what would it be?

Winners will be selected based on the following criteria:

– Quality and creativity of the video submitted
– Logic and coherent flow of ideas
– Relevance to the questions posed
– Delivery of presentation
– Compliance with eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria:

– Contestant must be at least 20 and under 40 years of age as of January 1, 2018;
– Contestant must complete the video application form;
– Contestant must be involved in the Canadian agricultural industry;
– Contestant must reside in Canada and be a Canadian citizen;
– Contestant must submit a video, 1 minute in length, responding to the contest question;
– Contestant must make an appearance in their video submission;
– Video must include “Y WE FARM” in the title;
– FMC and FCC logos must appear at the end of the video

Completed application forms and video submissions must be received no later than October 19, 2018.

Please click here for more information.

A reminder to all registered for the Part I Faecal Egg Count Workshop, occurring tomorrow evening (6-8:30PM), taught by Dr. Gwyneth Jones in Perennia Park, Bible Hill, to please bring a sheep faecal sample with you.

The 2018 Forage Field Day Agenda is now available! This event will be held August 8th at the AAFC Nappan Research Station.

Producers from all livestock sectors are invited to attend the field day. This year will feature a number of speakers and demonstrations related to forage production in dairy, sheep and beef sectors.

To RSVP for lunch, please contact Ellen Crane with the Maritime Beef Council at 902-969-1632 or maritimebeefcouncil@gmail.com.

2018 Forage Field Day Agenda (PDF)

Don’t forget about the 2018 All Canada Sheep Classic occurring July 5-7 at the NSPE Grounds in Truro!

Please see the below program for more information.

The Programs and Business Risk Management (PBRM) division of the Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that CAP will be reopening for applications July 3, 2018.

For additional information, please visit: https://novascotia.ca/programs

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently in the process of changing animal movement regulations, therefore a Premise Identification (PID) will be required in the future.

For more information, or to complete an online application, please visit: https://www.novascotia.ca/agri/pid

If you have questions, please contact: 
Daniel Muir, Traceability Coordinator
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
902-890-9840 or Daniel.Muir@novascotia.ca

Some of the events at the 2018 All Canada Sheep Classic, July 5-7, at the NSPE Grounds include:

• Wool Handling & Evaluation Course
• Sheep Show
• Banquet
• Sheep Sale
• Fleece competition and sale
• Trade show
• Fibre Frolic

More information on the All Canada Sheep Classic can be found here.