Burger It Forward Campaign

Our collaboration on the Burger It Forward Campaign was a huge success! We assisted in the efforts, raising an estimated $53,064.00 for 16 food banks across the country. As a part of that effort, the NBCP donated $5,000.00 worth of ground meat from ABP to New Brunswick’s Food Depot Alimentaire. Thank you to everyone that made this possible. #BurgerItForward

On-Farm Climate Action Fund

New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association is now accepting applications for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund for the 2023-2024 crop year. The objective of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund is to support farmers in adopting beneficial management practices that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gases, specifically in the areas of:

1. nitrogen management

2. cover cropping

3. rotational grazing practices

Click Here to read more!

The BCRC has been busy creating more resources for calving season, including "How to Intervene with a Difficult Calving". This video walks a producer through a tough calving from the moment she enters the chute until the calf is delivered.

Click HERE to view the video resource.

Business Efficiency Programs

Business Efficiency Programs delivered by NB Power offer money back for energy audits or feasibility studies, equipment upgrades, building retrofits, and more!  Best of all, these incentives are available for all New Brunswick businesses, regardless of their energy provider.

LEVY UPDATE

Please be advised that the Check-Off payable by Quebec sellers has been updated for all classes of cattle. As such, purchasers and dealers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are required to deduct and remit amended levies on cull cows, fed cattle, and bob calves sold by Quebec sellers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

For cattle from Quebec sellers, all rates are as follows:

Class of Cattle/Rate

Cull Cows/$16.05

Fed Cattle/$10.05

Bob Calves/$5.50

Please update your systems and records to reflect this increase and begin deducting and remitting the new rate for Quebec cattle effective January 1, 2023.

Beef Cattle Research Council Webinars

Upcoming webinars have been updated on the BCRC website HERE!

AgriNB Launches New Brunswick’s new agricultural job bank

AgriNB is pleased to introduce our newly developed job bank, a comprehensive resource for connecting agricultural employers with job seekers in the New Brunswick region. This platform offers the added convenience of allowing employers to advertise job openings at no cost, thus promoting employment opportunities within the agricultural industry and working towards bridging the labour shortage gap. We encourage both employers seeking qualified candidates and job seekers looking for new opportunities to utilize the AgriNB job bank as a valuable resource.

Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations (Identification and Traceability)

The Government of Canada has launched a new online commenting system in CG I that permits stakeholders to comment on proposed regulations online during the consultation period. All stakeholder comments that conform to government guidelines will be posted online after the comment period ends. Making stakeholders’ comments on proposed regulations publicly available will increase transparency and accountability, generating a better understanding of the regulatory concerns and challenges of Canadians and stakeholders, and has the potential to facilitate important discussions between regulators and stakeholders. The online commenting feature has been designed to be easy to use and we strongly encourage you to use it to submit your comments on the upcoming proposed amendments to Part XV Health of Animals Regulations (Identification and Traceability).

For more information, including instructions on how to comment, please see the Comment on proposed regulations page on the Canada Gazette website.

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership 

New Brunswick programming for the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will be posted on the department’s website on April 1, 2023. The information can be found at the following link: 

Producers are encouraged to pre-register all feeder cattle as early as possible. Atlantic Stockyards Limited (ASL) will be listing pre-registered cattle on their website.

Vaccinated cattle will be uniquely identified; all cattle will be sold by order of arrival.