News
NSIA Semi Annual Meeting November 20, 2018
The Great Health Scam
Atlantic Agrology Workshop Oct. 17, 2018
2018 Forage Field Day
June Member Communication
Click here for the NSIA June 2018 Member Communication (pdf).
Member Communications are typically conducted quarterly, after each Council meeting.
The Biosolids Cycle: The 9th Canadian Biosolids & Residuals Conference
Clicking the below image will take you to the CBRC 2018 website:
Grow Nova Scotia
Grow Nova Scotia is holding meetings in both Berwick and Falmouth to discuss the importance of increasing local food in schools.
Contact Shelly at 902-774-0528 or shelly@agri-futures.ns.ca for more information.
Job Posting – Quality Control Analyst
Nestled in the clean, cool forests of Nova Scotia’s Cobequid Mountains, Breathing Green Solutions is the province’s first licensed producer of cannabis products for your well-being. Powered by our proprietary PurePlant™ growing method, Breathing Green is committed to delivering the most pristine, reliable and trustworthy cannabis products to our patients and customers everywhere.
Breathing Green Solutions is also growing its team and is currently looking to add a Quality Control Analyst to our team located in Truro/Wentworth, NS.
Job Postings – Farm/Field Manager
Webster Farms is a third generation, diversified family farm located in Cambridge, Kings County in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley.
They specialize in strawberry, raspberry, dry bean rhubarb and winter rye production, and also operate a seasonal mill for the manufacture of wooden berry boxes. Employing 11 full time staff plus several more seasonal and harvest workers, the Webster brothers are retiring and currently looking to hire both a Farm Manager and a Field Manager to manage the farm.
Job Posting – Farm Manager
Acadian Seaplants is currently seeking a Farm Manager with a strong background in Agriculture and Management to join our
Manufacturing team in Charlesville, Nova Scotia.
As an ideal candidate for this role, you have a post secondary education in Agriculture Production or Agriculture Business combined
with 5 to 10 years of related experience. You have proven yourself to be an effective manager with demonstrated leadership and
relationship building skills. You are self-motivated and can work independently while exercising sound judgement to make advanced
decisions.
If this job sounds like it was made for you, we’d like to meet you. To further explore this opportunity, just submit your application to
Careers@acadian.ca.