New Brunswick Soil & Crop Improvement Association
The soil and crop movement in New Brunswick began in 1977 through the formation of several local associations. The number of locals grew, and a provincial board comprised of two directors from each local was established -- New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association.
We have eight active locals: Northeast (CCNE), Northshore (Bathurst), Moncton, Chignecto (Sackville), Kings County, Central (Fredericton), Northwest (Edmundston) and Carleton County. Directors at both the local and provincial levels are volunteers. Annual membership fees are set by the provincial board with a portion remitted to the locals.
Updates
This summer NBSCIA is collaborating with NBDAAF and Acorn on two cover crop species demonstration plots. The one location is at Nature's Route Farm in Point de Bute, NB and the other is at Laughing Apple Farm in Scotch Settlement, NB. We were kindly donated the cover crop seed by Quality Seeds to plant in small plots that will be showcased during field days planned for early September. A big thanks goes out to all the NBSCIA and NBDAAF staff and summer students that helped get the early seeding done this past week as well as a huge thank you to the farmers that prepared the fields for planting.
Cet été, l'AASCNB collabore avec le MAAPNB et Acorn sur deux parcelles de démonstration d’espèces de cultures de couverture. Le premier emplacement est à Nature’s Route Farm à Point de Bute, N-B, et l’autre se trouve à Laughing Apple Farm à Scotch Settlement, N-B. Nous avons eu la gentillesse de faire don des graines de la culture de couverture par Quality Seeds pour planter dans de petites parcelles qui seront exposées pendant les journées au champ prévues pour le début de septembre. Un grand merci à tout le personnel de l'AASCNB et du MAAPNB ainsi qu’aux étudiants d’été qui ont aidé à faire les premiers semis cette semaine, ainsi qu’aux agriculteurs qui ont préparé les champs pour la plantation.
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NBSCIA is in the process of adding soil temperature sensors at 2” soil depth to all of our weather stations across the province to improve planting time decision making for producers 🌱 Check out what the soil temperature at a 2” depth looked like from the west side of the province (Carleton and St. Stephen area) this spring. This extra sensor will help provide even more practical data for our members and research projects!
La NBSCIA est en train d'ajouter des capteurs de température du sol à une profondeur de 2 pousses à toutes nos stations météorologiques de la province, afin d'aider les producteurs à prendre de meilleures décisions concernant le moment des semis 🌱 Découvrez à quoi ressemblait la température du sol à une profondeur de 2 pousses dans l'ouest de la province (région de Carleton et St. Stephen) ce printemps. Ce capteur supplémentaire permettra de fournir des données encore plus pratiques à nos membres et à nos projets de recherche!
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Services We Provide
GPS Mapping
Soil Sampling and Interpretation
Intensive Crop Management
Environmental Farm Plans
Crop Scouting
2024 NBSCIA Farm of the Year
We are pleased to announce the 2024 New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association Farm of the Year was awarded to Fermes Lionel & Alyre Poitras Ltée. We want to congratulate Alyre and Paul Poitras for their amazing efforts in improving sustainability on their farm. Once again we'd like to thank our sponsor for this award, Pioneer Corteva.
