Purebred Sheep Breeders Association of Nova Scotia

SPANS Annual General Meeting

gillian — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:37:25 +0000

Saturday January 21, 2012 at the Windsor Community Centre, Starting at 10:00 am. A $10.00 fee will be charged to cover the cost of lunch and refreshments..

PSBANS Annual General Meeting

Simply Ducky — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:20:52 +0000

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

PSBANS Sale Stats ’11

Simply Ducky — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:35:26 +0000

The sale stats for 2011 are in!

PSBANS Sale Stats 2011 (PDF)

NS Sheep Breeders’ Directory Form

Simply Ducky — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:18:04 +0000

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

Sheep and Beef Research Field Day

Simply Ducky — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:11:42 +0000

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.