PD Resources
This partial list of upcoming events/webinars may qualify for PD hours. It is the responsibility of the NSIA member to ensure their qualifications are met yearly. If you have additional resources to share, please email: info@nsagrologists.ca
NSIA Recordings:
- Semi-Annual: Grad Student Webinar – Fall 2022
- Technology with Thomas Harrington – Fall 2022
- Inclusion with Holly Fisher – Fall 2022
- Cannabis with Alex Buckley – Fall 2022
- Building and Strengthening Trust in Food and Farming in NS – March 2022
- Technology in Agriculture – November 2021
- Cow Signals – October 2020
Local Podcasts:
- Christmas Tree Council of NS: Real Trees, Real Talk – Why Nova Scotia Loves Real Christmas Trees
- Maritime AgCast
- Perennia: Orchard Outlook
- Perennia: Out Standing in the Field
- Perennia: The Wild View on Blueberries
- Perennia: What’s the Buzz with ATTTA
National Podcasts:
Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC)
Come out for an insider look into local farm operations and community pastures throughout the province. Beef, sheep, poultry, hog producers and agronomists are encouraged to join! Are you interested in learning more about rotational grazing and improving pasture quality for your grazing livestock? The pasture walk extension topics will include soil health, rotational grazing, early season management, water management, multispecies grazing and more.
You’re invited to a summer webinar series with local and passionate professionals discussing the world of nutrient amendments that can be used to help producers in transitioning from synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, assist in utilizing resources, and adding nutrient and microbial diversity in agricultural systems through the use of composts, manure, by-products, and more. We are allocating 40 minutes for presentations with 20 minutes for discussion with each webinar. We hope for lots of discussion and questions!
The 7th Annual Sustainable Agronomy Conference will take place over four weeks starting Wednesday, July 10th, with one two-hour session broadcast live each week. Conference registration includes access to all session recordings for 60 days after the last session.
FREE TO ALL!
8 CEUs: 2 Precision Agriculture, 2 Soil & Water Management, 1 Nutrient Management, 1 Crop Management, 1 Professional Development, 1 Integrated Pest Management
A note about Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for certified professionals in agronomy, crops, and soils: All of the sessions below have been approved for CEUs. The category of CEUs may be different depending upon your certification. For example, if you attend the live broadcast, and you currently have the Sustainability Specialty certification, the CEUs will automatically be changed to the Sustainability category once they have been posted to your record. The entire series is virtual.
