Author Archives: SPANS
NLB October 2015 Newsletter [PDF] Lambs at $9.00/kg [PDF] Lambs at 10.50/kg [PDF]
As Nova Scotia’s largest consumer event producer with a strong “buy local” mandate, Saltscapes Expo, in partnership with Taste of Nova Scotia, Select Nova Scotia and Masstown Market, are delighted to announce a NEW fall 2015 event for your immediate consideration. Saltscapes Harvest & Holiday EXPO will take place in Masstown, NS on November 14 […]
The Sheep Producers Association of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that we will be offering two industry programs in 2015-2016. The first is the continuation of the Sheep Handling and Parasite Control Program and the second is the Elite Ram Program. The objective of the Sheep Handling and Parasite Control Program is to provide […]
Please click here for results of the 2015 Atlantic Sheep Sale [PDF]
By Richard Cutherbertson, CBC As racks of lamb are cut and vacuum sealed for shipment at Bible Hill’s Northumberland Lamb Market Co-Operative, manager Michael Isenor lists the slew of changes the plant has undergone. Doors were replaced, floors re-poured, new stainless steel rails installed to move carcasses and refrigerators equipped with temperature gauges connected to […]
The 35th Annual Atlantic Sheep sale will be held on Saturday September 5, 2015 beginning at 11:00 am at the Provincial Exhibition Grounds in Truro, Nova Scotia. Sponsored by the Purebred Sheep Breeders’ Association of Nova Scotia, the sale will feature purebred Clun Forest, Polled Dorset, North Country Cheviot, Rideau Arcott, Suffolk and Texel as […]
Dr. Carl Lessard is again coming to eastern Canada this fall to collect semen from purebed, registered large and small ruminants for the Canadian Animal Genetic Resource gene bank (sheep, goats and cattle). The Canadian livestock industry and the success of this repository depends of your contribution. If you wish to contribute to this program, […]
The Commingling Site Traceability Program is available for the 2015-16 fiscal year. The program is targeted to support high-risk, high-throughput commingling sites where different species and/or animals from different herds or flocks commingle. The objectives of this program are to assist commingling sites in the alteration or addition of animal handling structures to enhance traceability […]