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Monthly Update
November 2022
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The Nova Scotia Cattle Producers issue a monthly update to all members, occurring on the last Friday of each month. This is comprised of industry news and updates, upcoming events, upcoming sales and relevant articles.
If you have content to potentially be added, such as an upcoming cattle event/workshop, please contact the NSCP office at 902-893-7455 or office@nscattle.ca.
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Call for Nominations
The NSCP are seeking nominations for three positions to be elected in 2023 for Zone 3, Zone 6 and Member at Large. The Zone Directors will be elected at their respective Zone meetings. The Member at Large will be elected at the NSCP Annual General Meeting on March 11, 2022, with the location to be determined. The nomination period will be open from November 1st – 30th, 2022, with nominees being announced in the December 2022 NSCP newsletter. Please contact the office for a nomination form.
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Current Opportunities
Check out the list of current opportunities available online HERE!
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Zone Meetings:
Check out your December Newsletter for more details!
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Price Insurance Focus Groups!
December 5-17
Meal will be included in session: PARTICIPATION HONOURARIUM AVAILABLE* $150 per operation. Eligible producers shall be in good standing with their provincial cattle producer association, RSVP by Friday December 2nd, and participate in a survey and discussion in the focus groups.
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National School Food Policy - Share Your Thoughts
The Government of Canada is taking steps to build a national school food policy. This policy could help guide the expansion of school food programs in Canada. When more children have healthy meals at school, it helps them learn and sets them up to reach their full potential.
They need your input
They want to hear about your experiences and views on school food programs and the most important objectives for a school food policy. To do this, they have launched an online consultation.
Please visit their consultation web page to read the discussion paper and share your views by December 16, 2022.
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Canadian Cattle Association - Wants to hear your story!
The Canadian Cattle Association wants to hear your story and are inviting you to share your unique sustainability story with them by recording and submitting a 1–5-minute video.
Using your smartphone camera, tell them your sustainability story.
Click HERE to Share Your Story!
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Foot and Mouth Disease
Please see the Industry Briefing Note from the Canadian Cattle Association. Additional resources on FMD from VBP can be found HERE.
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Bio-Security for Agricultural Sector Travelers Policy Reminder
Read the full policy HERE!
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Beef Cattle Research Council Webinars
Upcoming webinars have been updated on the BCRC website HERE!
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Transportation Manifests
As a reminder, the NSCP Livestock Transportation Manifest can be printed from our website, or books of 50 triplicate copies can be picked up from our office for a fee of $10.00.
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Farm Mechanization Show
December 1-3
The Atlantic Farm Mechanization show, to be held at the Moncton Coliseum from December 1-3, 2022, aims to help the agriculture sector take advantage of new opportunities, innovations, and trends emerging from the difficulties of the past few years.
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Farm Financial Fluency Training Program
December 12, 14, & 16
From registering for the program, you will benefit from a deeper understanding of your financial situation and the different options available to remain competitive and take calculated risks for continued success. Farm Management Canada is currently offering a program focusing on beef productions. The programs will be applicable to farmers across Canada.
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December 6 & 7
Join The NSFA in person at the NSFA office in East Mountain to learn about and create a Farm Safety Plan for your farm. Guides and Workbooks will be supplied at the event.
December 6 – Sections 2 and 3 (Getting Started and Identifying Hazards and Risks)
December 7 – Sections 4 and 5 (Controlling the Hazards and Staying Prepared)
Email pleurdijk@nsfa-fane.ca or call 902-957-2785 for more information.
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December 12
Monday, December 12 and Tuesday, December 13 9 am – 5 pm both days. Please email info@farmsafetyns.ca to register or call 902-893-2293
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Cover Crops – Ask Me Anything!
December 14
You’ve got questions about cover crops, and Perennia's got answers! Join cover crop experts On-Farm Climate Action Fund Technical Project Manager Rosalie Gillis-Madden, Berry Specialist Sonny Murray and Field Crops Specialist Caitlin Congdon for a live question and answer webinar about cover crops! Attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance and join Perennia on December 14 at noon to hear the answers. You won’t want to miss this!
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December 16
Save the date: Farm Employers in the TFW Programs and Farms interested in hiring through the TFW and SAWP programs are invited to an engagement session!
When: December 16, 2022
Location: Old Orchard Inn
Time: Morning – Farms currently employing through the TFW and SAWP programs.
Afternoon – Farms interested in employing through the TFW and SAWP programs
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AHEM Webinars - Mental Health
January 17
According to the 2021 study of ‘Farmer Mental Health in Canadian’ done by the University of Guelph; 1 in 4 Canadian Farmers felt that their life was not worth living, wished they were dead, or thought of taking their own life in the last 12 months.
Executive Director Megz Reynolds says "The needle has moved regarding mental health in agriculture it still has a long way to go before we are no longer loosing community member's to death by suicide. It is on each and everyone of us to work together to end the stigma surrounding mental health and change the culture, this starts with self education and by joining the conversation."
AHEM is pleased to partner The Do More Agriculture Foundation in delivering a 1-hour live virtual webinar focused on mental health in agriculture.
When: January 17 and March 21
Time: 9 AM PST/10 AM MST/11 AM CST/1 PM AST/1:30 PM NST
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NSCP Annual General Meeting
March 11, 2023
- Save The Date! More details to follow.
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Nova Scotia Cattle Producers - 2022 Gold Sponsor | |
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Nova Scotia Cattle Producers
The NSCP have two programs available for this year:
• Nova Scotia Genetic Improvement Program (formerly the Elite Sire Program, or Bull Bonus) This provides funding for applicable sire purchases, as well as for genomic testing and carcass ultrasound.
• Nova Scotia Soil, Pasture & Forage Management Program This program provides funding for lime purchases, as well as soil, manure and/or feed analyses.
These programs have an application deadline of November 30th, 2022, and are a one-step process application. No applications will be reviewed before the application deadline, so there will be no follow-up on missing documents. Applications will only be considered if all necessary information is provided. Please call the office prior to submitting if you have any questions. Application forms, as well as program guidelines, are available here!
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Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture’s programs for funding for agriculture are now open for the 2022-2023 year! A full list of these programs, such as the Cattle and Sheep Industry Development Program and the Wildlife Mitigation Program, can be found on the Nova Scotia Programs webpage HERE!
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Canada
An all-inclusive information portal is available to help farmers, food processors and agri-food businesses find information on new and existing programs and financial resources to address hardships that many are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website HERE.
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Nova Scotia Cattle Producers - 2022 Presenting Partner | |
Atlantic Stockyards Limited | |
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Feeder Sale (10 am):
Click Here to visit their website!
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Producers are encouraged to pre-register all feeder cattle as early as possible. Atlantic Stockyards Limited (ASL) will be listing pre-registered cattle on their website.
Click Here to visit their website!
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Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), is the host of Maritime AgCast - the industry’s newest podcast based on discussions of important topics for livestock farmers with local, regional and national guests.
This podcast will air episodes, now monthly, ranging in topic from disease management, forage and pasture management, bull selection and many others!
Season 3 begins this fall!
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Simply Verified Beef - The Podcast |
Join VBP+ Coordinators, producers, auditors and other special guests each month as they discuss topics relevant and timely for beef producers all across Canada.
Simply Verified Beef- The Podcast episodes will be released monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
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