Monthly Update

March 2023

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.

Burger It Forward Campaign

Our collaboration on the Burger It Forward Campaign was a huge success! We assisted in the efforts, raising an estimated $53,064.00 for 16 food banks across the country. As a part of that effort, the NSCP donated $5,000.00 worth of ground meat from ABP to Feed Nova Scotia. A special thank you to Eassons Trucking, who graciously offered to deliver the ground beef from ABP to Feed Nova Scotia at no charge. #BurgerItForward

The BCRC has been busy creating more resources for calving season, including "How to Intervene with a Difficult Calving". This video walks a producer through a tough calving from the moment she enters the chute until the calf is delivered.

Click HERE to view the video resource.

2023 Producer & Grower Registration

The 2023 forms are now available. It is important that these forms are completed and returned each year to ensure that you remain in good standing with NSCP, receive industry updates, have access to industry events, and are eligible for cattle-specific programs.

2023 LIVESTOCK DEALER / PROCESSOR LICENSE APPLICATION

NSCP 2023 GROWER LICENSE APPLICATION FORM

Labour Market Survey 2.0

Completing the survey will help NSFA better understand the labour needs of farms in Nova Scotia and provide direction for the Farm and Workforce Development programming. When you complete the survey, you will be entered into a prize draw! Complete the survey here!

This project is part of a larger, province wide project with 13 other industry sectors. The project will lead to the creation of an industry report and feed into a data dashboard for employers and policy makers to refer to. The report from the first iteration of the survey can be found here and the dashboard can be found here.

Current Opportunities: Nova Scotia

Check out the list of current opportunities available online HERE!

MBTS 50th Annual Breeding Stock Sale

April 1

 Click HERE to view this year's catalog.

Managing Nitrogen in Soil-Based Protected Crops Part 2 Planning for Split Applications

April 13

Join the conversation with Judson Reid from Cornell University along with Perennia specialist Talia Plaskett to plan for split applications of nitrogen in soil-based protected crops. Register now so you won’t miss this great learning opportunity before the season starts! 

Atlantic Stockyards Equipment Sale

April 22 – Equipment Sale. Begins at 10:00am

Farm Safety Nova Scotia- Endorsement Testing

May 1 and 2 – DAL/AC Farm, Bible Hill

May 3 and 4 – Tidal Tractor – Port Williams

Email info@farmsafetyns.ca for more information or to book a testing date and time.

Please note: Some Endorsement 15 testing may be available, however you can also book that through Access Nova Scotia.

Atlantic Stockyards Limited

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!