by George Fullerton

New Brunswick’s Route 134 follows the Bay of Chaleur coast, providing spectacular views of the bay and the distant southern coast of Quebec’s Gaspé region. The land is relatively flat, tipping gently to the coast. There is plenty of evidence of unused agricultural land and pockets of active farming.

by Caitlyn Clements

As you would have read in previous editions of Farm Focus, the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA) has been working with the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) to develop the farm technician trade. We’re currently looking for journeypeople for this trade so that apprentices can begin the training course in 2023.

by Matthew Carlson

There’s a great opportunity for those interested in getting into farming in the St. John’s, N.L., area. The O’Brien Farm Foundation’s incubator farm program has three open plots for the upcoming 2022 growing season. The program will provide access to resources such as equipment, land, and mentoring.

by Matthew Peill

Of the many pathogens that can affect small fruit producers in a growing season, viruses are generally among the hardest to manage and the least well understood. Viruses are microscopic infectious particles that must infect their host to multiply (replicate). Viruses replicate by hijacking their host’s cellular processes. This interferes with normal cell functioning and in turn causes disease.