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| Local couple in the running for farm award |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 23-May-2013 |
| A farming couple from Colchester County, NS, is hoping to convince Canadians of their entrepreneurial zeal in a competition to help fund their dream.
Tim and Kimberly Stokdijk are among nine finalists competing for $100,000 in the Business Development Corporation's Young Entrepreneur Award contest. The winner will be chosen by an online vote, which closes June 11.
The Stokdijiks's ... (read more) |
| Ottawa threatens COOL retaliation |
| Source: TheGlobeAndMail.com |
| Date: 23-May-2013 |
| It looks like a trade war is still looming, as Ottawa threatens “retaliatory measures” against the US in the ongoing dispute over meat labelling.
Today is the deadline for the US to comply with a WTO ruling that says their mCOOL regulations had to be changed.
“Canada is extremely disappointed with the regulatory changes put forward by the United States today,” said Agriculture Minister Gerr... (read more on TheGlobeAndMail.com) |
| Brookfield selling stake in Twin Rivers Paper |
| Source: dailybusinessbuzz.ca |
| Date: 22-May-2013 |
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. currently owns 51 percent of Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc., which operates mills in New Brunswick and Maine.
Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings have announced that they expect to close the deal to buy the controlling stake in Twin Rivers in about three weeks.
The New York-based investment firms have already invested jointly in a pulp mill in Pict... (read more on dailybusinessbuzz.ca) |
| Arsenic in poultry feed still an issue |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 22-May-2013 |
| Arsenic has been a part of poultry rations for decades, but it tends to pop up and then die down as an issue.
The issue has come to the surface again after researchers at Johns Hopkins University found levels of arsenic in chicken that exceeded amounts that occur naturally, and warned that they could lead to a small increase in the risk of cancer for consumers over a lifetime.
... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Dairy touted for diabetics |
| Source: DairyHerd.com |
| Date: 22-May-2013 |
| It turns out that dairy products may be among the best options for diabetics looking for the perfect protein-packed snack.
In a recent article from The Daily Meal, three dairy snacks were named as great picks:
Cottage cheese,
High-fiber cereal with low-fat milk,
and Greek yogurt.
As well, having dairy in your diet has been shown to help prevent type 2 diabetes.
From co... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| NS companies recognized at export awards |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 16-May-2013 |
| The Nova Scotia Export Achievement Awards celebrate and recognize excellence in the province's export community.
This year, nine Nova Scotia companies were honored:
-- Larch Wood Canada, Margaree.
-- Marcato Digital Solutions, Sydney.
-- Phoenix Agritech (Canada) Ltd., Truro.
-- Terra Beata Cranberry Farm, Lunenburg.
-- Cotter's Ocean Products Inc., Lockeport.
-- Van Meeker... (read more) |
| Maritime panel to examine lobster prices |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 15-May-2013 |
| The provincial Fisheries Ministers of the three Maritime provinces have agreed to create an independent panel to examine factors affecting lobster prices in Atlantic Canada, and to work collectively on marketing initiatives.
The objective of the panel is to consider mechanisms to ensure the best return to all industry players and communities, recognizing the uniqueness of the various fishing ar... (read more) |
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| Hen limit causing a flap |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 23-May-2013 |
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Aaron Hiltz, the owner of CanaanLand Pastured Products in Lake George, Kings County, has been told he has too many hens.
Hiltz sells eggs from pasture-raised hens, and as his niche market has grown, he has expanded to keep up with demand.
But under provincial egg marketing regulations, he is only permitted to own 100 laying hens before he would have to buy quota - and even if he wanted... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Stern mill gets tough rep |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 23-May-2013 |
| Port Hawkesbury Paper Corporation says they’re efficient, not mean ---
Pulp trucks started rolling into the Point Tupper paper mill on May 13 - without having any of their major demands met.
“We became convinced that the mill was willing to run out of wood,” Claude Bourgeois, president of the Northeastern Pulp Truckers Association, said recently after ending the strike.
The mill’s new o... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| "Turning your agricultural idea into a business" |
| Source: Island Farmer |
| Date: 22-May-2013 |
| PEI: Island producers, processors, and food system entrepreneurs are invited to a breakfast meeting and workshop on, ‘Turning your agricultural idea(s) into a business.’
The event will be held on June 11 at the Farm Centre, starting at 8:30 a.m.
The program will offer participants a chance to network with industry partners, government agencies, and business planners.
Information on inve... (read more on Island Farmer) |
| Atlantic halibut fishery now MSC-certified |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 22-May-2013 |
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Atlantic halibut can now carry the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue eco-label.
The halibut fishery employs hundreds in Nova Scotia and is worth $25 million to $50 million a year to fishermen, depending on price.
“(Fisheries and Oceans) has successfully demonstrated that its management approach for the Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery will protect the fish stock far into the future,” said... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Sweet maple estimates |
| Source: AgriSuccessExpress |
| Date: 22-May-2013 |
| Projections on Quebec's 2013 maple syrup harvest are looking good. Preliminary estimates show the results may even surpass the 96 million pounds produced in 2012.
It is estimated that the provincial average has reached as high as three pounds per tap, compared to 2.2 pounds per tap last year, and 2.6 pounds per tap in 2011.
This year's results may even surpass the record harvest ... (read more on AgriSuccessExpress) |
| That’ll never happen |
| Source: Atlantic Forestry magazine, by David Lindsay |
| Date: 16-May-2013 |
| Editorial, Atlantic Forestry Review, May 2013 ---
If you ever had to study “Macbeth” in high school, or help one of your kids muddle through the play, you might remember the part about Birnam Wood. At one point the king takes comfort from the witch’s prophesy that he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes against him. Macbeth figures a moving forest is like pigs flying, or hell freezing ... (read more) |
| CFIA redefines local |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by Brooke Gray |
| Date: 14-May-2013 |
| The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is changing the definition of "local", saying the existing rule was "too restrictive."
The federal agency, which has the authority and responsibility for enforcing food labelling regulations, has expanded the local designation from a 50-km radius to cover entire provinces and territories.
Up until now, "local” has meant that an it... (read more) |
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