PSBANS Annual General Meeting

When: Saturday November 26, 2011 at 10:30am
Where: Ruminant Animal Center, NSAC, Truro

For more information please contact Rosemary Wort at (902) 671-2410 or herngate@ns.sympatico.ca

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PSBANS Sale Stats ’11

The sale stats for 2011 are in!

PSBANS Sale Stats 2011 (PDF)

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NS Sheep Breeders’ Directory Form

PSBANS intends to publish a new issue of its popular Breeders’ Directory in 2012. It will be a small booklet, 8½” x 5” printed in black & white, with color cover. The directory will feature purebred breeders, commercial sheep producers and local sheep related businesses and organizations.

DEADLINE for Submissions: January 31, 2012

PSBANS 2012 Directory Application Form (PDF)

For more information and or to submit this form with payment and advertising materials please contact:

Rosemary Wort,
P.O.Box 31, Upper Stewiacke, NS, BON 2PO
E Mail: hemgatefarm@ns.sympatico.ca
Ph: 902-671-2410

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Sheep and Beef Research Field Day

Nappan Experimental Farm, Nappan, N.S.
October 22, 2011

Outline of Agenda:

9:30 Registration and Coffee

10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks by Chair: Jonathan Wort, AgraPoint

10:10 Review of Pasture Species Selection and Management: Bill Thomas, AgraPoint.

10:30 Significance of Pasture to Sheep and Beef Production: Les Halliday, PEI Dept. of Agriculture

10:50 Questions for Bill and Les

Update on Research Projects at Nappan:

11:00 Lamb performance and carcass composition on diverse pasture types and oil supplements: Kathleen Glover, NSAC

11:20 Lamb reproductive performance on diverse pasture types and oil supplements: Dave Barrett, NSAC

11:40 Finishing Beef Cattle on Different Pasture Types and Effect of Forage Mixtures on Cattle Performance: John Dynesiveld, AAFC

12:00 Lunch ($10.00)

1:00 Field Tour of Sheep and Beef Research Projects

2:00 Casual Conversation with Participants.

 

There is a $10 fee for lunch. To facilitate planning, people interested in attending are encouraged to call AgraPoint at 1-877-710-5210 (toll-free) by October 15, 2011.

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