Please note, the Pork Nova Scotia Annual Meeting has been postponed for further notice due to COVID-19.
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Here at Pork Nova Scotia we are following the COVID-19 situation very closely and following all public health recommendations related to meetings and other gatherings. As of now, we are currently working to sort out cancelling or rescheduling all planned workshops and meetings up until April 3, 2020, where possible we will be holding meetings […]
Please see the below PDF regarding a donation the Red Meat Industry, comprised of Canada Pork, Canadian Meat Council, Canadian Beef and Canadian Pork Council, made to the Red Cross Society of China. This was done as an effort to aid in responding with the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) outbreak. Canadian Red Meat Industry Press Release
Stay tuned for additional information on Pork Nova Scotia’s upcoming Annual Meeting, occurring April 14 2020. Dr. Egan Brockhoff, CPC, will give a presentation on the effects of African Swine Fever.
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.