by Vern Faulkner
A brief mid-June memo issued by New Brunswick’s provincial apiarist sent a shockwave through the province’s beekeeping community: samples of Small hive beetle (SHB) were found in hives imported from Ontario. Samples taken on June 3 and 4 tested positive for the pest, stated provincial apiarist Chris Maund. 

by Heather Jones
History was made on June 9 when 10 acres of Cerveza malting barley were planted on Larch Grove Farm in Cormack, N.L. Ian Richardson of Larch Grove Farm expects to harvest the crop in mid-September and keep the straw for bedding his dairy herd. If the quality is suitable, the grain will be shipped to the ...

by Clara Bullock
An interest in dairy and a passion for travel has taken 21-year-old Mandy Smith around the world. Smith grew up in rural Nova Scotia with family ties to dairy farming. She realized at a young age her passion for livestock production, but more than anything, her love for all living creatures...

by Emily Leeson
It was a cold and rainy day on June 17, and although many had likely dug out their winter hats to withstand a few hours sat down in an open barn, more than 40 local beef producers and 4-Hers still turned out for Jane Morrigan’s humane cattle handling workshop in Falmouth, N.S...