Back by popular demand, with updates and new materials, The Modern Shepherd is a four-module production course that provides you, the new entrant or veteran producer with up to date information to succeed in the Atlantic Sheep industry. The individual modules, aligned with a typical production year, provide a combination of in-class sessions with hands-on […]
Category Archives: Industry News & Events
Please take notice that Atlantic Wool Growers Supplies (Cathy Vallis) will be on vacation from July 24th to August 13th, 2015.
Please note that there are a few changes to the collection of on-farm mortality, through the NSFA Dead Stock Program. Currently, there is only collection in the Valley Area, (West Hants, Kings and Annapolis Counties) which is offered by Ervin Sanford and he can be contacted at (902) 691-2072. The NSFA Dead Stock Committee is […]
We’re getting the parasite project under way again for this year. There are several things we’re planning to follow: • The rise in fecal egg counts from now to the end of July: when does the danger period start? To see how soon and how fast the counts are rising, we would like to have […]
The Nova Scotia Farm Environmental Stewardship Award is now accepting applications for 2015. This is the seventh year for this annual award, which showcases the outstanding stewardship efforts of farms and elevates public awareness of sustainable farming practices across the province. The deadline for receiving applications is midnight on June 30th, 2015. Applications will be […]
The creation of the new Department of Business is a major change, the press release for this can be found here. In the release it speaks of three Strategic areas for the Department: Business Strategy and Planning Strategic Projects and Investments Operational Leadership, Co-ordination and Alignment: The Department of Agriculture budget looks very close to […]