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February is Black History Month

African Heritage Fact: Did you know...

William D. Davis was the inventor of the riding saddle.

Women’s Institute Buy Local Challenge Report Released

The findings of the Women’s Institute (W.I) Buy Local Challenge Survey were released on Feb.20th, 2007, during Women’s Institute Week. The report was prepared by Dr. Steven Dukeshire and Renee Garbes of the Rural Research Center, Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC), in collaboration with the Women’s Institute of Nova Scotia. The report is a component of the larger W.I. Buy Local Challenge Campaign.

More than 2400 surveys were completed by individuals across Nova Scotia. Surveys were distributed at local farmers markets, fairs, and other public events across the province during 2006. The goal of the survey was to assess consumers’ beliefs and attitudes about buying local foods and the factors that impact whether or not they buy local. Complete report...

Department of Environmental Sciences Research Chair Candidate Seminar

The Department of Environmental Sciences invites the NSAC campus to attend a public seminar by Dr. Chris Cutler, who is a candidate for the Wild Blueberry Entomology Research Chair position.

Where: Room 31, Cox Institute
When: Tuesday, February 27, 2007; 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Dr. Cutler is presently an NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. He has an honors B.Sc. from Memorial University, where his thesis dealt with insect ecology, a M. Pest Management from Simon Fraser University, where his thesis was on nematology (host finding behavior of insect parasitic nematodes used for biological control of subterranean insect pests), and a Ph.D. from the University of Guelph, where his thesis was on insect growth regulators (assessment of a growth regulator for use in control of the Colorado potato beetle). Dr. Cutler is a candidate for the Wild Blueberry Entomology Research Chair position, which is funded by the wild blueberry industry and Technology Development funds.

PEI Potato Industry Undergraduate Scholarship Presented

Patrick Dunphy, Cherry Valley, PEI, a 3rd year B.Sc.(Agr.) Plant Science student, was the 2006 recipient of the $500 PEI Potato Industry Undergraduate Scholarship. Morley Wood, Chairman, PEI Potato Industry, attended the Autumn Assembly event at NSAC. The scholarship is presented to a student at any recognized Canadian agricultural institution carrying out a research project related to potato production and utilization. Undergraduate students must have demonstrated through course work, summer employment and/or home farm background, an interest in working in the potato industry. Patrick was also the recipient of a $2,500 Renée Covill Scholarship, a $500 PEI Potato Industry Scholarship and a $500 Syngenta Pest Management Award.

Fridays at 3

Dr. Randy Olson
Professor of Biology
Department of Environmental Sciences
NSAC

"The Search for Microbial Life on Mars Biological and Ethical Questions"

March 2nd, 2007
3:00-4:00 pm
Cox Institute, Room 257

All are welcome to attend!
This seminar is sponsored by the NSAC Seminar Committee and the Graduate Communications Class of AGRI 5700.

Varsity Results

#12 Kate Flanagan and #10 Erica Megarity block for STU in the first women's semi.