2020 MBTS Heifer Consignment Intent Form 2020 MBTS Heifer Sale Notice – updated January 31, 2020
Category: Station News
Nova Scotia Research Centre Focuses on Grazing
NAPPAN, N.S. — One of Canada’s oldest research farms is rejuvenating the art of grazing. Agriculture Canada’s Nappan Research Centre in Nova Scotia is one of the original five Dominion Experimental Farms established in 1887. It is the only federal livestock research centre in Eastern Canada working on improving livestock management and forage production. The […]
Cattle sector gets two-year reprieve from transportation regulation enforcement
Full details are still in the works, but it appears that the cattle industry — dairy included — will get a two-year delay on enforcement of new transport regulations set to come into force in early February. The federal minister of agriculture, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced at a parliamentary reception this week that the grace period […]
2019 Atlantic Beef School
The Atlantic Beef School is occurring November 1st and 2nd in Nappan, NS. Registration runs September 24th- October 26th. Please click “Read Post” for additional information! Atlantic Beef School
The 2019 Atlantic Forage Field Day!
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Selecting for feed efficiency could raise beef profits 39%
Including feed efficiency in the genetic selection indices of beef cattle has the potential to increase farm-level profit by 39% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 22%. Click here for the article
MBTS 2019 Sale Catalogue
The 2019 Sales Catalogue can be accessed by clicking the picture below
46th Annual Breeding Stock Sale
See you April 6th, 2019!
Opinion: Who pays the piper? The hidden losses from subfertile bulls
Is the customer always right? That depends on whose bull is being scored. One veterinarian shares his thoughts on why we might need to tip the industry upside down when it comes to breeding soundness exams. Click here for the full article
2019 Heifer Sale Notice and Consignment Forms
2019 Heifer Consignment Entry Form 2019 MTBS Consignment Intent Form 2019 MBTS Heifer Sale Notice