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The SPANS Summer Social is quickly approaching! Please note that if attending to register by August 30, 2018. This farm is located on a long dirt road, please park on the side of the road, rather than blocking the road/driveway.
Are you doing all you can to control internal parasites in your sheep? See the below product information sheet on Startect, a highly effective, short-acting sheep drench and the first new class of drench to be approved in combination. Zoetis Product Information – Startect
It’s that time of year again! That’s right – The Royal’s fleece wool competition prize book is available online. Now you can find everything you need to know about entering our annual competition. This year, the wool auction will take place on Sunday, November 11. Entry deadline for the 2018 fleece wool competition is September […]
Do you have experience with lamb marketing? Would you like to help support 4-H youth in learning livestock market skills? The 4-H NS Market Committee is currently seeking new members! The committee’s goal is to facilitate a successful Market Show and Auction annually at the 4-H NS Provincial Show and to provide support to 4-H […]
Part II Faecal Egg Count Workshops are upcoming; one August 2nd at 6:00PM in Bible Hill, and the other August 7th at 6:00PM in Aylesford. With the hot weather we have been experiencing lately, we would expect for egg counts to be on the rise, so doing a second faecal sample now would be very […]
Cleanfarms will be in Nova Scotia for an Obsolete Collection Campaign, collecting unwanted pesticides and livestock medications, from November 5-16, 2018 in various locations. Please note, this collection will not be commencing again until 2021. Cleanfarms Obsolete Collection Campaign Poster [PDF]
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 […]
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: – […]