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A new start on an old farm

Amanda Pearson and her family are bringing life back to an old Pictou County farmstead. – Aaron Beswick On Tuesday the Pearsons sat on their

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Annapolis Valley farmers scrambling for water during dry summer

N.S. Food News / farm, farmer

Sprinklers water strawberry plants being grown in Lakeville. Drought conditions have farmers scrambling to find water. (Paul Palmeter/CBC) Drought: it’s a dirty word in a

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Berry producers face potential losses due to COVID-19 issues

N.S. Food News / farm, farmer, vegetable

Strawberry producer Curtis Millen says some of his strawberries may not get picked this year because he didn’t get as many seasonal foreign workers this

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Cooke wins long-term renewal of controversial Nova Scotia salmon farm

N.S. Food News / farm, fish, lobster

Canadian salmon farming giant Cooke Inc. has secured a new 20-year lease and 10-year license for a 14-net pen Atlantic salmon farm being operated by

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COVID-19 gives cause for crying over spilt milk in Nova Scotia

N.S. Food News / eat, farm, farmer, market, raw

My Girl, a friendly Brown Swiss, enjoys a scratch from Annapolis Valley dairy producer Kate Mee at Prospect Dairy Farms Ltd. in Clarence. – Ashley

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Disputes prompt temporary closure of baby eel fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

N.S. Food News / farm, fish, market, seafood

FREDERICTON—The lucrative baby eel fishery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has been temporarily shut down because of disputes between fishermen and the possibility of

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