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The Sprouting Marketer: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words. Thursday, July 19, 2012. Do you have a picture that you’d like to add to your website or Facebook page? Is it a great picture? Maybe it’s good but needs a little work? Microsoft Office Picture Manager allows you to quickly crop, compress and resize photos. It comes with all Microsoft Office Suites. If you don’t have Microsoft Office installed on your computer you can find a free program on-line that will suit your needs. On-line photo storage sites such as Flickr.

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Nova Scotia Dairy Blog: Q & A from 'Ironing Out Problems in Nova Scotia'

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Q and A from 'Ironing Out Problems in Nova Scotia'. Tuesday, October 4, 2011. AgraPoint recently had a question stem from one of Dan's blog posts and so we figured that if one was wondering.there may be others as well. So in extending the outreach of such valuable information, check out the Q and A for yourself! Is excess iron a problem for beef cattle, sheep, goats, etc. as well? How do we know excess iron is causing those .symptoms? Posted by Perennia Blogs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Nova Scotia Dairy Blog: Challenges of the 2011 Forages

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Challenges of the 2011 Forages. Wednesday, September 21, 2011. 2011 is proving to be a challenge with grass and alfalfa silages. Low protein and high fibre has dominated most crop analyses, although not entirely as some legume cuts made in May and the first few days of June have turned out well. What can you do? I'll keep you posted. With regard to corn silage, that initially looked like a poor crop to follow in the footsteps of the grass, things have improved greatly with the recent good weather. It...

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Nova Scotia Cranberry Blog: June Cranberry Update

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014. After a long cool spring, it looks as though things might finally be happening on the bog! I've seen lots of blossoms at the hook stage and the first stage of bloom has begun! Reminder from my last bog post. if you are looking at a bloom time flood to abort the crop this year, you should wait until the majority of the flowers have opened (80% bloom)and hold the flood for 2-4 days on new plantings, and 4-7 days on established beds. We would be happy to have any of our atlantic cran...

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Reduced Till - Biodiversity Landowner Guide

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Riparian Areas / Wetlands. Setbacks & Buffers. Limiting Livestock Access to Waterways. How can I tell if my riparian zone is healthy? Mowing in Different Patterns. Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee. Links & Resources. Resources for Teachers & Group Leaders. No-till or reduced till, refers to the practice of establishing a crop with minor soil disturbance. There are many long-term benefits from no-till practices, including:. Decreased fossil fuel consumption. Equal or better yields (after transition). No till seede...

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Nova Scotia Caneberry Blog: Spotted Wing Drospophila (SWD) Monitoring Update – Sept 19th

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Spotted Wing Drospophila (SWD) Monitoring Update – Sept 19th. Wednesday, September 19, 2012. Since Deb Moreau and her team first detected SWD on August 15th, numbers of catches have continued to climb with total trap counts reaching a high of 960 flies, with a few traps having over 100 flies in a single trap two weeks ago. There are five products that have emergency registration for this pest and these can be reviewed here. Posted by Perennia Blogs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). By printing this pu...

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Nova Scotia Caneberry Blog: First spotted wing drosophila (SWD) of 2013!

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First spotted wing drosophila (SWD) of 2013! Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Deb Moreau reported on Friday the 26th that she had found her first SWD of 2013 in Nova Scotia. One female and one male were caught in a hedgerow trap that was collected July 24, 2013. Posted by Perennia Blogs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sign up to receive new posts delivered to your email inbox! Enter your email address:. Where there are multiple brand names of a specific active ingredient registered in Canada, Perennia has on...

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Nova Scotia Caneberry Blog: Raspberry Cane and Fruit Rot Fungicides

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Raspberry Cane and Fruit Rot Fungicides. Wednesday, June 8, 2011. On a final note, many of the fungicides are a high risk of resistance development with consecutive applications so please rotate with other chemistries. Also, make sure you read the labels carefully as there may be warnings, cautions and possible discrepancies with the presented information. In the end, you are responsible for the pesticide applications made on your farm. Registered cane and fruit rot fungicides in raspberries:. 8226; Low ...

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Nova Scotia Caneberry Blog: Spotted Wing Drosophila Update

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Update. Thursday, September 12, 2013. Information shared by Dr. Deb Moreau, AAFC Kentville:. Posted by Perennia Blogs. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sign up to receive new posts delivered to your email inbox! Enter your email address:. By printing this publication, Perennia does not offer any warranty or guarantee, nor do they assume any liability for any crop loss, animal loss, health, safety or environmental hazard caused by the use of a pesticide mentioned in this publica...

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Nova Scotia Biosecurity Blog: Biosecurity Resources

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Friday, March 14, 2014. A number of excellent on-line resources are available to assist livestock producers in enhancing on-farm biosecurity programs. This site provides an overview of biosecurity principles as well as standard operating protocols to help implemeent an effective program on your farm. It also provides forms to help you document your program. Http:/ www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/biosecurity/eng/1299868055616/1320534707863Tt. Posted by Perennia Blogs.