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The Disaster Financial Assistance program is now available for those whose operations were effected by Hurricane Dorian. This program is meant to help individuals, small businesses and not-for-profit organizations with uninsurable losses, from Hurricane Dorian, to return to pre-disaster conditions. Full details of the program for small businesses is available at: https://beta.novascotia.ca/disaster-financial-assistance-small-businesses-hurricane-dorian
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has implemented a “transition period” for the feed, water, and rest requirements for all livestock sectors, in addition to the previously announced grace period extended to beef and dairy animals. CFIA says it will use the first two years of the new regulation period, beginning February 2020, to “focus […]
Pork Nova Scotia has adopted a new biosecurity protocol, developed by Alberta Pork, for all barn producers who are visiting farms overseas. Biosecurity Protocol International Travel [PDF]
November 5, 2019 – OTTAWA Canadian pork producers are pleased that the issues preventing the export of pork products to China have been resolved. The market is an important one for producers that has been closed since exports were suspended on June 25, 2019. “We are very appreciative of the efforts of government officials to […]
At the latest Canadian Pork Council (CPC) meeting, there were industry discussions on the preparations for potential African Swine Flu (ASF) outbreaks. Read the full article here.
Still unclear on who to vote for in this year’s Federal Election? The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has created a chart of each political party, outlining their proposed plans in regards to Canadian agriculture, specifically within the pork industry. To view this document, please click here[PDF]
The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) released a document identifying the four key “Canadian Pork Producer Priorities for the 2019 Federal Election” to be: wild pigs biosecurity measures zoning public awareness The full document can be found by clicking Oct 2019 CPC ASF Priorities [PDF]
With the federal election launched last week, political party campaigns and leaders will be travelling across Canada to roll out their platforms. Throughout the next five weeks, CPC will be monitoring the campaigns of the four parties (Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green Party) that could have government or influence policy and government decisions in the […]
Open Farm Day is a province wide event held on the third Sunday in September, this year falling on September 15th, 2019. Open Farm Day creates the opportunity for participating Nova Scotia farmers to open their doors to members of their community. For those interested in attending, please visit https://meetyourfarmer.ca/open-farm-day/ to see a list of […]