Agriculture/Agrifoods 11 Contact Page
This page is designed for teachers of Agriculture and Agrifoods 11 in Nova Scotia. I have added contacts and websites so teachers will be able to access information, websites, and companies within the agricultural industry of Nova Scotia. It is my hope that this site will give teachers a one stop site to access information pertaining to class topics, field trips, and the industry as a whole. Before teaching I grew up and worked my whole life on my family dairy farm in New Brunswick (see above photo). I hope my practical knowlege of farming will be able to help anyone who needs information or help...if I can't answer your question maybe I can get you in contact with someone who can. Here are some contacts to obtain more information for your classroom Please contact me if you have any questions: mrwilson@nspes.ca
****This page is just a rough start to what I hope to compile. These websites are rather chaotically listed. As time passes, I hope to add more contacts, categorize them, add video I have taken on my family farm that teachers can use to teach farm and machine safety, and some assignments I have created. Keep checking back.
****This page is just a rough start to what I hope to compile. These websites are rather chaotically listed. As time passes, I hope to add more contacts, categorize them, add video I have taken on my family farm that teachers can use to teach farm and machine safety, and some assignments I have created. Keep checking back.
Agriculture Industry Contacts
Name Website Telephone #
- Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia http://www.dfns.ca/ (902) 893-6455
- Nova Scotia Cattle Producers http://nscattle.ca/ (902) 893-7455
- Nova Scotia Egg Producers http://nsegg.ca/ (902) 895-6341
- Pork Producers of Nova Scotia http://porknovascotia.ca/ (902) 895-0581
- The Purebred Sheep Breeders of Nova Scotia http://sheepnovascotia.ns.ca/ ????????????
- Nova Scotia Equestrian Federation http://horsenovascotia.ca/ (902) 425-5450
- Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia www.nschicken.com (902) 681-7400
- Nova Scotia Purebred Poultry Association http://nsppa.ca/ ????????????
- Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia http://ctcns.com/ (902) 893-2293
- Apple Farmers of Nova Scotia http://applefarmersofns.ca/ ????????????
- Nova Scotia Maple Syrup Producers http://novascotiamaplesyrup.com/ (902) 826-2312
- Canadian Dairy Information Centre http://www.dairyinfo.gc.ca/ ????????????
- Farmers Dairy http://farmersdairy.ca/ (902) 835-4005
- Scotsburn Dairy http://scotsburn.com/ (902) 425-2083
- Canadian Professional Meat Cutters Association http://www.meatcutters.org ????????????
- New Ross Farm Heritage Museum http://museum.gov.ns.ca/rfm (902) 689-2210
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency http://www.inspection.gc.ca/ (506) 851-7400
- Select Nova Scotia http://selectnovascotia.ca/ ????????????
- Horticulture Nova Scotia http://hortns.com/ (902) 678-9335
- Fox Hill Cheese House http://foxhillcheesehouse.com/ (902) 542-3599
- Farm Credit Canada http://www.fcc-fac.ca/ 1800-332-3301
- Halifax Farmers Market http://halifaxfarmersmarket.com/ ????????????
- Lunenburg Farmers Market http://lunenburgfarmersmarket.com/ ????????????
- Bridgewater Farmers Market http://www.bridgewaterfarmersmarket.ca/ ????????????
- Cape Breton Farmers Market http://cbfarmersmarket.com/ (902) 564-9948
- Antigonish Farmers Market http://www.antigonishfarmersmarket.org/ (902) 867-7479
- Baddeck and Area Community Market http://baddeckcommunitymarket.net (902) 295-1787
- Berwick Farmers Market http://www.facebook.com/BerwickFarmersMarket (902) 375-2387
- Greenwood Mall Farmers Market http://www.greenwoodmallfarmersmarket.com/ ????????????
- Hubbards Farmers Market http://hubbardsbarn.org (902) 277-1697
- Inverness Village Farmers Market ???????????????????????????????????? (902) 258-2832
- Kentville Farmers Market http://kentvillefarmersmarket.com/ (902) 679-2514
- Mabou Farmers Market http://maboufarmersmarket.ca/ (902) 787-2323
- Mahone Bay Farmers Market http://mahonebayfarmersmarket.ca/ (902) 543-1271
- New Glasgow Farmers Market http://ngfarmers.ca/ (902) 301-9087
- Shelburne Farmers Market http://www.facebook.com/ShelburneFarmersMarket (902) 875-3199
- Tatamagouche Farmers Market http://creamerysquare.ca/ (902) 257-1027
- Truro Farmers Market http://trurofarmersmarket.com/ (902) 956-0171
- Windsor Farmers Market http://windsorfarmersmarketns.com/ ????????????
- Wolfville Farmers Market http://wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca/home (902) 697-3344
- Yarmouth Farmers Community Market http://www.yarmouthfarmersmarket.com ????????????
- Farmers Markets of Nova Scotia http://farmersmarketsnovascotia.ca/ (902) 425-9776
- Delong Farms http://delongfarms.com/ 1800-565-1230
Video Links
Here are some videos I filmed while working on my family's dairy farm in North Tay, New Brunswick. Every summer once school gets out, I pack up my family and head home. My father and uncle still run and operate North Tay Farms Limited. We have purebred Holsteins (we milk about 120) and have a few hundred acres where we harvest cattle corn, silage, and hay crops. Although I love teaching, this is where I sometimes think I belong. My knees were too bad to keep farming but I still enjoy helping dad out in the summers when I can.
Video #1
In my course, I teach a short unit on farm and machinery safety. In the small community I teach in, a good number of my students are around tractors, farm implements, and animals on a daily basis. I try to show them the importance of farm safety and respect for the machines around them. From personal experience and loss, I know how deadly most farm machinery is and I hope to teach them to spot danger points.
In this video, I am unloading a load of silage from a Gehl silage wagon. I am filming to show how many moving parts (mainly PTOs) are around me at all time, and the importance of awareness of these dangers. In the video, you will see the PTO from the wagon to my Deutz tractor, the PTO from the Massey to the Gehl silo blower, the auger in the silo blower, and the cross chains on the wagon itself. All deadly if I come into contact with them.
In this video, I am unloading a load of silage from a Gehl silage wagon. I am filming to show how many moving parts (mainly PTOs) are around me at all time, and the importance of awareness of these dangers. In the video, you will see the PTO from the wagon to my Deutz tractor, the PTO from the Massey to the Gehl silo blower, the auger in the silo blower, and the cross chains on the wagon itself. All deadly if I come into contact with them.
Video #2
Video #2 I stress the importance of machine maintenance. On the protective guard on the PTO shaft, you will see a gash. When this PTO spins at high RPM, this could easily catch clothes and wrap you around the shaft in a matter of seconds. We had a family member pulled through one this way many years ago. He had all his clothes torn off (except one sock and his underwear) and his left arm was pulled off. He is the only person I know to survive being pulled through a PTO. This guard is now replaced with a new one.
Video #3
Video #3 show me driving to the field to get a new load of silage. I took this video to show students all the levers, gears, and possible dangers associated with hauling. Thankfully, our farm is in a very rural part of New Brunswick so cars and other traffic is rare (maybe 5 cars per day....its a dead end road).
Agriculture Current Events
This section is to provide up to date current event articles that relate to the course and the material covered. I will add links weekly.