Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 12, 2012 to November 16, 2012

	Price (kg)	Change	Price (cwt)	Change
Hogs	$1.5327	-$0.0257	$69.52	-$1.17
Sows	$1.3028	-$0.0218	$59.09	-$1.00
Carcass Value	$152.80	-$2.56

MAKING THE MOST OF TODAY’S WIRELESS DEVICES WITH PETER GREDIG AND FCC. 

Speaker Peter Gredig will help us understand the potential of smartphones in our wireless world.

You’ll get insight into social media, apps beyond email, markets and weather, and the language of wireless communications.

• know what to look for in selecting a service provider
• learn how wireless can help in your day-to-day activities
• discover functionality you might not know you have
• learn which apps are most useful in agriculture
• get input into which device might be right for you

Peter Gredig is a corn, soybean and wheat producer based near London, Ontario,  He has a background in agricultural media and communications. He’s the president of Kettle Creek Communications and is working with a number of organizations on strategies and tools that use mobile technologies to help Canadian farmers.

Refreshments and materials provided.

Reserve a place at this free event today for you, family, friends and business partners by calling 1-800-387-3232 or you can register online www.fcc.ca/learning

CFIA RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO PUBLIC COMMENTS

On July 16, 2012, the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) encouraged the Canadian pork industry to participate in thirty day public comment period with respect to proposed swine traceability regulations.  During that time the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received submissions from 28 organizations and individuals which comprised 197 individual comments.

CPC’s PigTrace Canada program is happy to report that many of those who responded either shared their comments, consulted CPC on what issues to address, or asked for assistance in drafting their responses. Overall, the body of comments echoed and supported the CPC’s review of proposed regulations to the Health of Animals Regulations.

Federal regulation of the national swine traceability system is important in order to ensure the compliance necessary to provide animal health officials with the tools necessary to identify and locate all affected swine, facilities, and vehicles during a disease outbreak or food safety issue.

Although the CFIA cannot share the specific comments submitted, CPC’s PigTrace program has received a general summary of the issues brought forward.  Overall, the comments were very positive but recommendations for amendments to the drafting instructions were also made.

Early indications from CFIA are positive in terms of hearing what industry has said, and taking the time necessary to grow the program.  In general, CPC is satisfied that comments and identified issues will be addressed.

The CFIA Traceability Office drafted responses to each of the 197 comments made and will now conduct internal consultations over the proposed amendments and responses.

In the meantime, PigTrace is moving forward with activities that will support the proposed regulatory amendment, such as working with early adopters to complete the national swine traceability database.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your local provincial pork office or contact Jeff Clark, Manager of PigTrace Canada at 204-237-7447 or via email at clark@cpc-ccp.com.

Are You Ready to Innovate?
Learn how to grow your agri-business conference

In early December, Perennia will be hosting the Growth Through Innovation Conference at the Perennia Innovation Centre, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.  The focus of the event is to share how others have innovated in any number of areas (for example, product development, marketing, packaging, human resources) and to be the kick start of a process of continuous support for participants through an online forum/sharing board after the event.  There are only 40 seats available with a priority being given to growers and processors.

The conference will start with a food and wine pairing networking mixer on the evening of December 5, 2012 followed by the main conference on December 6^th.  Speakers include:  John Rowe, creator of Honibe, David Hoffman; co-CEO of the Bragg Group of Companies; a panel with the owners of Ironworks Distillery, Pearl & Daisy natural soap company and Sledding Hill, as well as a session on value chains and a working session on how to create and develop new ideas in your business.  Mentorship groups with key representatives from funding agencies, Perennia and partners to help answer participant questions of where to go next or what resources are available to help, will close the event.

Registration is $85 + HST and includes all sessions, the networking mixer, breaks and lunch.

Partners in the conference are NSDA, Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture, ThinkFarm, Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture and the Value Chain Management Centre.

Contact Lynne (lgodlien@perennia.ca) if you have any questions. For agenda, speakers and to register visit the conference website at www.aginnovationconference.com

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Nova Scotia Weekly Market Report: November 5, 2012 to November 9, 2012

	Price (kg)	Change	Price (cwt)	Change
Hogs	$1.5584	-$0.0184	$70.69	-$0.83
Sows	$1.3246	-$0.0365	$60.09	-$0.60
Carcass Value	$155.36	-$1.83

NSAC is pleased to offer Livestock Medicines for the Meat and Milk Industries.

http://www.nsac.ca/cde/courses/livestock/default.asp

In this one-day course, participants will learn about the proper handling, storage, and use of livestock medicines. Course materials will coincide with on-farm food safety programs and will lead to improved consumer confidence.

Who Should Attend?
Any producer who administers medicine to livestock in either a meat or milk production scenario.

What you Will Learn
Up-to-date information and interactive learning to enable you to:

• Read, understand and follow labels
• Enhance record keeping for On-Farm Food Safety Programs (ie. Quality Milk Program)
• Demonstrate the safe and judicious use of medicines which also reduce waste
• Recognize how your herd or flock can benefit from early diagnosis

Instructor
Dr. Ted Semple D.V.M. is a consulting lecturer at NSAC in the topic areas of Animal Health and Mammalian Physiology.  He is also well known in the NS Animal Agriculture industry as the owner/ operator of Semple Veterinary Services and Maritime Genetics.  Through his businesses, Dr. Semple provides ruminant animal care and embryo transfer service.  He prepares and delivers Livestock Medicines training and Artificial Insemination training for a variety of industry clients.

Course Details

What to Bring:	n/a
Evaluation:	n/a
Tuition:	$90 + HST (90.00 + 13.50 = 103.50)
Dates and Times:	Thursday, October 4, 2012
Decision Deadline:	Thursday, September 20, 2012
Application:	Click here for the Course Selection Form

Note: A minimum number of students is required for each course. The “decision deadline” is the date on which courses with insufficient enrollment will be cancelled.

The Pork Nova Scotia office has recently moved along with the its partner organizations in the Agri-Commodity Management Association.

The Office is now located in the Perennia Innovation Park.  The new mailing address is as follows:
60 Research Drive
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
B6L 2R2

Welcome to our newly redesigned website for Pork Nova Scotia!