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Monthly Update
September 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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Maritime Beef Testing Society
-Now Accepting Bull Applications
The Maritime Beef Testing Society (MBTS) is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 winter bull test. We are entering the eighth season using the GrowSafe feeding system to evaluate bull performance. This year’s consignment forms have been added to the MBTS website and are due on October 14, 2022. These can be found at www.maritimebeefteststation.ca/consignment.
The MBTS Annual General Meeting will be announced soon. Please stay tuned to the MBTS website, the NSCP website, or social media channels for updates.
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Quebec Cattlemen's Association Update
From: Douglas Brooks
For many years now the Quebec Cattlemen's Association has been responsible for price diffusion for the specialized feeder calf sales and weekly results for cull animals. Unfortunately, since the 8th of August, the Quebec Cattleman's website has been paralyzed from a cyber attack. In order to ensure that all cattle producers have access to up to date pricing information, Réseau Encans Québec has reinstated price diffusion on its own website at www.reseauencansquebec.com.
Beef Cattle Research Council Webinars
Upcoming webinars have been updated on the BCRC website HERE!
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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Balamore Farm Shoreline Event
October 10, 2022
Great Village, NS
- Check our their Facebook for full details
- View the catalogue HERE!
Power of Rotational Grazing
October 11, 2022
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Interested in learning more about rotational grazing and its amazing potential to improve pastures? Join Perennia extension staff on October 11th at 1 pm near Brook Village (Cape Breton) for an on-farm sheep grazing demonstration showing how rotational grazing practices can be used to reclaim abandoned pastures. Click HERE for registration information.
Maritime Beef Conference
October 21 & 22, 2022
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For a full speaker lineup and how to register, click HERE!
Atlantic Alliance Production Sale
October 22, 2022
Nappan, NS
- Check our their Facebook for full details
- View the catalogue HERE!
2022 Nova Scotia Minister's Conference for Agriculture
November 3 & 4, 2022
Farm Mechanization Show
December 1-3
- Full details can be found HERE!
NSCP Annual General Meeting
March 11, 2023
- Location to be determined.
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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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Sale Dates:
- Tuesday, October 4 (10 AM)
- Tuesday, October 18 (10 AM)
- Saturday, October 29 (12:00 PM) Breeding Stock Sale
- Tuesday, November 8 (10 AM)
- Saturday, November 12 Atlantic Elite Charolais Sale
- Tuesday, November 22 (10 AM) Tuesday, December 6 (10 AM)
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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.
There will be a Breeding Stock Sale on Saturday, October 29, beginning at 12 PM. Additionally, there will be an Atlantic Elite Charolais Sale on November 12.
Click Here to visit their website!
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Balamore Farm Shoreline Event
October 10, 2022
Great Village, NS
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Check our their Facebook for full details
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View the Catalogue HERE!
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Atlantic Alliance Production Sale
October 22, 2022
Nappan, NS
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Check our their Facebook for full details
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View the catalogue HERE!
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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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