Maritime AgCast

Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with repeat guest Jonathan Wort, Perennia, about production methods which could be introduced on the farm to potentially improve lamb survival.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Dr. Wilma Schenkels, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, and Jonathan Wort, Perennia, about the importance of having a Veterinary-Client-Patient-Relationship (VCPR) and Herd Health Program on the farm. 

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Ellen Crane of the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) in a continued conversation from October 2020 of BCRC's online Decision Making Tools, highlighting the Introduction to Record Keeping & Benchmarking and Cow-Calf Performance Indicator. 

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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.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Cedric MacLeod, MacLeod Agronomics, and John Duynisveld, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), about grazing and pasture management practices. 

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Cedric MacLeod of MacLeod Agronomics about the cost of production and the importance of data recording, peer groups and benchmarking.  

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Ellen Crane of the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) about their online Decision Making Tools, highlighting the Carrying Capacity Calculator and Tool for Evaluating Feed Test Results.

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Ryan McCarron of Carrondale Cattle Company about his season growing and harvesting Sorghum Sudan grass, as well as his plans for stored winter forage.  

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA), chats with Dr. Shawn McKenna, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Jonathan Wort, Perennia, and Ellen Crane, Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), about the costs and benefits of vaccinating feeder cattle. 

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Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association (ACMA) Executive Director, chats with fellow employees Kara Saville, Program Delivery Manager, and Ashley Anderson, Industry Coordinator, about ACMA roles and responsibilities. 

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