NBSCIA
Enhancing Soil & Crop
Sustainability in New Brunswick
Updates
Happy #canagday! Thanks to all the farmers out there who turn hard work, dedication and perseverance into full bellies, happy hearts and healthy people! ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations to the three NBSCIA Members who were recognized by Lactanet as the Top three dairy herds in New Brunswick for 2020! ... See MoreSee Less
Today is the day Sussex Soil and Crop kicks off the first of 4 Local AGMs featuring Karen Haugen-Kozyra, MSc, PAg, Present Viresco Solutions.
Karen obtained a Biological Sciences Diploma from NAIT, BSc in Plant Sciences, and MSc in Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Alberta. Karen is also a registered Professional Agrologist with the Alberta Institute of Agrology.
Karen has over 25 years of experience in agricultural greenhouse gas measurement, modeling, and climate change/environmental policy development – spanning her tenure at the provincial. Her most significant contribution while she worked in the public and not-for-profit sectors was her work at a national level, with federal-provincial and territorial governments on the Canadian National Offset Quantification Team (NOQT). Karen, through her capacity on the Team, designed the protocol development process, represented the agricultural sector in Canada, and coordinated the development of several agricultural quantification protocols. In 2007, Karen was seconded to Climate Change Central, a not-for-profit established by the Government of Alberta. There, Karen led the implementation of the necessary market processes, infrastructure, and tools needed to get the Alberta Carbon Offset Market off the ground. In that role, Karen and her Team leveraged the previous NOQT work to help build sound rules, platforms, science-based quantification protocols, tools, and infrastructure (e.g. registry) needed to facilitate the development of a Carbon Offset Market in Alberta. Department of Agriculture in Alberta, then at the not-for-profit Climate Change Central, and now in the private sector.
Event starts at 1 on ZOOM!
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Our first virtual local AGM is under Way for the Northshore and Miramichi clubs! Thanks to Jason Wells and Ray for their presentations on Forages and NBSCIA Research! ... See MoreSee Less
The NBSCIA staff are back in their offices and ready to help you through whatever the 2021 season has instore for us! ... See MoreSee Less
The Latest edition of the NBSCIA newsletter is now available on the website! www.nbscia.ca/fact-sheets-reports/
We wish you all a safe and Happy Holidays!
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We're thinking of changing the format of our Provincial weather maps for the upcoming 2021 season and we want you input! Comment or Like the map you prefer! Don't like either format? let us know how you want your weather data displayed. Ray would love to hear your thoughts reach out to him directly at carleton@nbscia.ca ... See MoreSee Less
Some last minute fall compaction testing in south eastern NB! ... See MoreSee Less