Maritime AgCast

Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Thomas Harrington, Perennia, and Trevor Davison, Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, discussing the Agri-Environmental Program (AEP) and the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program, and what these mean for your farm. 

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, continues his discussion with producers Joseph Leck and Ryan McCarron. discussing approaches and methods they use when making decisions relating to farm management. The first part of this conversation can be heard in Episode 36: Practical Approaches to Farm Management - A Producer Perspective.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Agri-Business Insurance Broker, Andrew Nielsen, Caldwell Roach, about the insurance options available for farms, and managing the risks of varying situations that could arise on farm.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with producers Joseph Leck and Ryan McCarron. discussing approaches and methods they use when making decisions relating to farm management.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Dr. Shawn McKenna, University of Prince Edward Island, and Les Halliday, Government of Prince Edward Island, discussing early calf health & cross-breeding management, including breeding strategy, colostrum/early feeding & early vaccinations.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Dr. Wilma Schenkels, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Dr. Andrew Morrison, Nova Scotia Department of Environment, and Todd Bergen-Henengouwen, Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) Project, discussing why an emergency preparedness plan is critical for the farm, as well as how to begin creating this plan.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Melinda German and Chad Ross, both of the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency, discussing how beef check-off is collected in Canada, and how check-off dollars are allocated.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Janette McDonald, Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, Ruth Mathewson, Woolies of Upperbrook Farm and Susan Hamilton, Wild Pasture Farm, about the importance of supporting and buying local. This episode was originally released in December 2020. 

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with John Duynisveld, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and Katie Trottier, Perennia, about forage testing and preparing a feed management plan.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Carolyn Van Den Heuvel, Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, and producers Alicia King, Six Maples Farm, and Amy VanderHeide, Coldbrook Farms Ltd., discussing their roles as female leaders in the agriculture industry.

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