Monthly Update

December 2022

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.

Zone Meetings:

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

Current Opportunities: Nova Scotia

Check out the list of current opportunities available online HERE!

Nitrogen Management Workshops

January 11, 12, 13

PEI Federation of Agriculture In-person Nitrogen Management Workshop with Dr. David Burton. With the increasing cost of Nitrogen fertilizer, finding solutions to reduce the amount you need to buy and keeping the Nitrogen in the soil are more important than ever. This workshop will provide valuable information on how you can reduce your Nitrogen rate, gain Nitrogen through alternative sources and keep Nitrogen in the soil where the plants need it.

A Deep Dive into Canadian's Perceptions of Beef

January 12 @ 12p.m. MST

The Public and Stakeholder Engagement program is excited to announce the first in a series of webinars for 2023.

Starting us off in January will be A Deep Dive into Canadian's Perceptions of Beef, a look at the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) Public Trust survey from 2021 and focusing on findings of importance for the beef industry. Ashley Bruner from CCFI will present and take questions from the audience.

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

National Symposium on Agricultural Mental Health

March 8

Vitual Symposium

The National Symposium on Agricultural Mental Health has been established to connect farmer mental health groups, researchers, government officials and policymakers, members of Canada’s agricultural community including agricultural associations and producer groups, individual advocates, and most importantly farmers to address the challenges and opportunities of the farmer mental health movement across the country.

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!