Happy Monday everyone, It's a beautiful start to our week in both NL and NS and I am sure everyone is busy as can be. If you are looking for an opportunity to get your OFCAF educational credits or need something to listen to at lunch or while in the field, tune in to our Sustainable Strategies in Dairy with KITE Consulting from the UK. It will provide some great insight and into sustainability in
The OFCAF application deadline for the Spring 2024 intake will be closing April 12th, 2024. This is a reminder to folks to fully complete and send their application by this Friday For any questions around the three beneficial management practices and applying them to your farm contact Georgia Lewis at glewis@perennia.ca or 902-670-9655 For questions surrounding the application itself and eligible criteria contact Helene Arenburg at harenburg@perennia.ca or Sarah Wood at swood@perennia.ca We are looking
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the next intake of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund Program! Funding is available to eligible farmers who adopt and implement beneficial management practices for rotational grazing, nitrogen management and cover cropping. The deadline for this intake period is April 12, 2024. More information, and the application, can be found on our website!
Happy Friday! Just a quick note to let you know that the OFCAF application for the 2024-2025 extension year is opening Monday March 4th! In the meantime, please check out the pre-screening checklist and use the applicant guide to get things started. Please note that some eligible and funding requirements from the previous year may have changed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me glewis@perennia.ca
Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2024! On behalf of the OFCAF team at Perennia. We truly hope you were able to enjoy the holiday season! These last few weeks, while catching up on Ag news from across the country, it is pretty easy to see the trend of what most Ag journalist, economist, and industry folk are writing about. As we attempt to summarize the year, most first paragraphs begin with "This last
Happy Friday Folks As this is my first blog post, please allow me to introduce myself as the new OFCAF team member here at Perennia, my name is Georgia Lewis. I grew up in Kingston, Nova Scotia and graduated from the NSAC in 2014. I am very excited to be part of the Perennia team and to be working hand in hand with farmers and industry within our Atlantic region. Last weekend I was