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| Bat white-nose syndrome confirmed on PEI |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 13-Mar-2013 |
| The Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College has confirmed the presence of bat white-nose syndrome (WNS) in Prince Edward Island’s bat population using diagnostic tests on a suspected case brought to them last month.
“While this finding was expected, it is more bad news for bats in eastern North America,” said Rosemary Curley, biologist with the Department... (read more) |
| NS launches weight restrictions |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 06-Mar-2013 |
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| Spring weight restrictions for commercial vehicles will begin on posted provincial roads starting March 11 in most of mainland Nova Scotia.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 11, restrictions will be on in Annapolis, Digby, Halifax, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, and Yarmouth counties.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 18, restrictions will be on in Antigonish, Cape Breton, Colchester,... (read more) |
| Atlantic Outstanding Young Farmers |
| Source: Island Farmer |
| Date: 06-Mar-2013 |
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Local farmers will compete in Moncton this weekend to be named the Atlantic Region's OYF.
Joas and Lisa van Oord, of Double Oord Farm Ltd., in Springfield, New Brunswick, and James and Amanda Kinsman, of Windcrest Farm Ltd., in Berwick, Nova Scotia, will be competing for the honor. The award will be presented March 8 at the Futures Inn.
Regional winners will gather to compete in Sas... (read more on Island Farmer) |
| Ag Literacy Week launched |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 04-Mar-2013 |
| The 2nd annual Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week (CALW) is now underway in schools across the country, running from March 3-9.
This year, the PEI Agriculture Sector Council will deliver ag literacy prpgramming to Kindergarten to Grade 4 students in 95 classrooms (more than 1,650 students) across Prince Edward Island.
“We are excited to be involved with Canada Agriculture Literacy Week,” sai... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Are you ready for the Farm Show? |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by Brooke Gray |
| Date: 04-Mar-2013 |
| It's that time again - the Atlantic Farm Mechanization Show starts this week in Moncton, New Brunwsick.
This year's theme is: "Energy Efficient Agriculture…The Next Generation"
Check out our slideshow from the last show!... (read more on AtlanticFarmer.com) |
| Open Farm Day - September 15, 2013 |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 04-Mar-2013 |
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The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture and Meet Your Farmer are once again coordinating an annual Open Farm Day, to be held on Sunday, September 15, 2013.
They are looking for farm families who will offer to open their farm to the public this year for the 12th annual event.
Please contact Wanda Hamilton at 902-893-2293 or via email at whamilton@nsfa-fane.ca
... (read more) |
| US to investigate international farm subsidies |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 01-Mar-2013 |
| The U.S. government says it is launching an investigation into farm subsidy programs used by other countries.
The Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC) wants to see which programs violate WTO rules, adding there has been growing concern in the U.S. that subsidies are escalating, especially in developing countries.
One 2011 study reported that countries like Brazil, Thailand, and India ... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Reviving the West Coast Farmers’ Market |
| Source: atlanticfarmfocus.ca |
| Date: 01-Mar-2013 |
| There’s a movement afoot to revive the West Coast Farmers’ Market in Corner Brook, Nfld.
The weekly market was a summer project, a pilot of the Western Environment Centre, but went into dormancy last summer when resources dried up. A new approach needs to be developed.
Besides project funding, one of the main reasons it was no longer viable was because some vendors wanted the market to be h... (read more on atlanticfarmfocus.ca) |
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| Celebrating agriculture |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 01-Mar-2013 |
| Students are being encouraged to learn about and celebrate agriculture during Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week, which runs March 3-9 this year.
Students will learn about agriculture by reading books about farming, watching videos and meeting with farmers and other agricultural representatives. An important element to the success of the agriculture literacy week program is the connection betw... (read more) |
| Phoney? Honey? |
| Source: gizmag.com |
| Date: 28-Feb-2013 |
| In recent years, smuggled and counterfeit honey has become a major problem in the US and the EU.
The US consumes 400 million pounds of honey per year, of which 53 percent is imported.
Now, the European Space Agency (ESA) is funding a demonstration project to adopt lasers designed to study the Martian atmosphere, to detect fake honey.
The laser isotope ratio-meter was designed to hunt fo... (read more on gizmag.com) |
| NS Blacksmiths AGM on March 24 |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by submission |
| Date: 28-Feb-2013 |
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It's almost spring and time for our Annual General Meeting! The date will be Sunday March 24 at 1pm, the location will be the Chocolate Lake Rec Centre, 14 Purcell's Cove Road, thanks to Wayne Jay. Hopefully a March meeting will reduce the chances of a storm day.
Here we will discuss all our plans for the 2013 season and we will try to pin down the hammer-in and event schedule. We ... (read more) |
| Statement of Provincial Interest Regarding Agricultural Land |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by submission |
| Date: 28-Feb-2013 |
| In order to provide more time to prepare and submit comments on the draft revised Statement of Provincial Interest Regarding Agricultural Land, SNSMR is extending their submission deadline to March 31, 2013. The draft document is copied below.
Comments on the draft should be submitted to: David Smith, Acting Director of Planning Services, SNSMR, PO Box 216, Halifax, B3J 2M4, or by email to: d... (read more) |
| NS: Best use of western Crown lands? |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 28-Feb-2013 |
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| The province is asking Nova Scotians for their thoughts on how to use 1.5 million acres of Crown land in western Nova Scotia.
The input from the consultations, which the province committed to in December, will help develop a land-use plan, which includes lands bought from Bowater Mersey Ltd.
"Public consultations will start in March so people can comment on how the Crown lands in that r... (read more) |
| NS protected areas kick-off |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by submission |
| Date: 27-Feb-2013 |
| The long-awaited second phase of public consultation for the "12% by 2015" protected areas process is about to begin (see http://gov.ns.ca/nse/12percent/).
A big kick-off event is planned for THIS THURSDAY at 1PM at the Fairbanks Centre in Shubie Park, Dartmouth.
Although the amount of notice is terribly short (typical government planning I'm afraid) it is still really impor... (read more) |
| Nfld.: First organic mussels |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 26-Feb-2013 |
| A couple of Newfoundland mussel farms will soon be receiving organic certification.
Laura Halfyard, who manages two of the fish farms on the island, said it was a lot of hard work to get the certification for the province.
It requires a mountain of paperwork, as well as monitoring the ocean waters.
She said they are the first mussels in North America to receive the label.
............. (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Ag Safety Week Only a Few Weeks Away |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by submission |
| Date: 25-Feb-2013 |
| In only a few weeks, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), and exclusive corporate sponsor Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will launch Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, which takes place from March 10 to 16, 2013.
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is an annual public education campaign focusing on the importance of practicing safe ag... (read more) |
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