• P.E.I. is running out of potatoes

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 16

  Prince Edward Island is running out of potatoes.

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• Maritime beef producers unite to address common ground

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 12

  The newly incorporated Maritime Beef Council held its first official meeting of the Board of Directors in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on Dec. 19. 

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• Chicken conversion on schedule

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 10

  Converting the former Larsen’s plant in Berwick (Nova Scotia) is on budget and schedule, a company official said last week (Jan. 19).

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• Dairy Focus — March 27-29

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 08

  Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia will host Dairy Focus, the largest regional dairy conference, March 27-29 at the Old Orchard Inn outside of Wolfville.

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• Illegal deer farms will be shut down

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 06

  The New Brunswick government plans to shut down 15 illegal deer farms in the province that contain over 140 white-tailed deer.

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• Farming, dense subdivisions bad mix say Cornwall residents

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 04

  Residents of Cornwall (Prince Edward Island) packed into a small meeting room Monday (Jan. 16) to voice opposition to a proposed subdivision in an agricultural part of town.

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• Webster Farms fined for land violation

  January 26, 2012 - 15 h 00

  A farm owned by a (Prince Edward Island) provincial cabinet minister was among the companies recently fined for violations of the Lands Protection Act.

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• Scotsburn Co-op shutting down feed production

  January 12, 2012 - 11 h 37

  [Scotsburn, NS]– Scotsburn Co-operative Services feed mill will be ceasing its operations in early February, says President and CEO Mel MacConnell.

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• Making Kings a culinary wine destination

  January 12, 2012 - 11 h 33

  Regional development officials want to cash in on a burgeoning wine industry.

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• New state-of-the-art greenhouse at NSAC

  January 12, 2012 - 11 h 30

  The Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) opened its doors in Bible Hill on Jan. 5 to showcase the completion of its new modular greenhouse and to highlight the modernization of two existing greenhouses.

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Other news

• January 12, 2012 Case of farmer charged in connection with fish kill adjourned again
• January 5, 2012 Going down
• January 5, 2012 PEI reviewing aid for struggling beef plant
• January 5, 2012 Local farmer loses court appeal
• January 5, 2012 Robinson is DFNB Producer of the Year
• January 5, 2012 Supply management opinions voiced at NSFA annual
• January 5, 2012 Shelf life research
• January 5, 2012 Good demand and stronger prices for wild blueberries
• January 5, 2012 NLFA annual meeting
• January 5, 2012 Ramp up viticulture research: Brison
• January 5, 2012 FarmWorks looking for investors
• December 15, 2011 Egg processing plant shuts doors
• December 15, 2011 Brining Henk Tepper home
• December 15, 2011 Jellett new NFU-NB Executive Director
• December 15, 2011 Facility using new process converting genetically modified energy beets to fuel