There will be a drop–by at Lynn’s home on Friday, June 26 from 3-6 pm for anyone who would like to say hello to her family, as there was no public wake for Jim. Their address is 9011 Moose River Road. There was a family funeral yesterday for Jim at their plot in Halifax. This […]
Category: Station News
Jim Poole
We were so sorry to hear of Jim’s passing and are sending condolences to Lynn and the entire family on behalf of the Maritime Beef Test Station Board. James (Jim) Poole Obituary
2020 MBTS Sale Results
Thank you to all consignors, bidders and buyers who made the 2020 MBTS Breeding Stock Sale a huge success! 2020 MBTS Lot Sales with Buyer Names 2020 Maritime Beef Test Station Spring Breeding Stock Sale Summary 2012 to 2020 MBTS Historical Prices
Extension Deadline for Feed Renewal Applications
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is extending the deadline for livestock feed renewal applications until May 31, 2020, for registrations set to expire on March 31, 2020. Please read the Notice to Industry for more information
East Coast Ag Has Plenty of Room For More
Country Guide By: Ralph Pearce March 31, 2020 The agri-food industry has been losing farmers for decades, yet that doesn’t distract most producers from doing the job they do, in spite of what federal Census of Agriculture numbers indicate. The fact is agriculture continues to drive excellence in quality, in volume and in encouraging investment […]
Sale Trucking
No bulls can be picked up on sale day, arrangements can be made to pick up bulls on April 5th and 6th. MBTS will help coordinate trucking for buyers by using centralized drop-off locations as much as we can but it is ultimately the responsibility of buyers to ensure their bulls are picked up by […]
2020 SALE UPDATE
The Maritime Beef Testing Society is disappointed to announce that the 47th Annual Maritime Beef Testing Society Breeding Stock Sale scheduled for April 4, 2020 will not take place at the Test Station as with tradition. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic and the importance to protect the health of the public, the Board has decided to […]
Move to Early Sales May Force Producers to Recheck Bulls
The Western Producer Roy Lewis, DVM February 20, 2020 “Purebred bull sales in all breeds appear to be getting earlier and earlier, some even happening in December. This is months before many cattle producers are going to use them in their breeding programs. It sometimes creates difficulty for veterinarians to get the bulls’ semen evaluated […]
2020 Heifer Sale Notice and Consignment Form
2020 MBTS Heifer Consignment Intent Form 2020 MBTS Heifer Sale Notice – updated January 31, 2020
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 […]