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Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. is Nova Scotia’s development agency focusing on the food sector. Our mission is to support success, transformation and economic development in Nova Scotia’s agriculture, seafood, cannabis, and food and beverage sectors. That means our team of bright, engaged specialists are always learning, always evolving, and always ready to take on a new challenge. So, what are you waiting for?
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CURRENT OPENINGS
- Perennia Facilities Maintenance Technician (Deadline Sept 30, 2022)
- Perennia Microbiologist (Deadline Sept 30, 2022)
Perennia is always looking for talented folks. If you are interested in sharing your resume for openings that might become available, please send it with a short note.
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Last week, Caitlin McCavour (Soil Specialist), Heather MacLean (Non-Ruminant Specialist) and Mackenzie Rathgeber (Agricultural Environmental Specialist) went out in the field to take soil samples of Perennia's above-ground deadstock burial demonstration site.
As part of the 2021-2022 Agri-Environmental Program, Perennia developed workshops in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture to educate beef, sheep, and dairy producers on deadstock disposal best management practices. This series presented producers with different disposal methods and methods to reduce environmental risks. An above-ground burial demonstration site was also established to test an alternative method for disposal.
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Members of Perennia's Seafood Team and Quality and Food Safety Team attended the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance AGM on September 9th. They enjoyed good discussions and the famous seafood lunch!
The Centre for Marine Applied Research's Anne McKee and consultant Hart Koepke have been out on the water in Lobster Bay, Antigonish, and Sober Island measuring oxygen content with a sensor spot oximeter system. These data will be used to calculate the primary production levels at each location, and will contribute to models of aquaculture carrying capacity produced in partnership with researchers at Dalhousie University.
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🎶IT'S CORN!🌽Corn is totally having its moment online, but over here we've been fans of corn and making sure it grows healthy and strong for a long time.
Last week, Perennia Field Crops Specialist Caitlin Congdon was joined by Dr. Jocelyn Smith and her team from the University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus to collect some samples of European corn borer larvae (ECB). The larvae will be used for Bt resistance testing and race determination as part of an interprovincial project launched after the discovery of Bt-resistant ECB in Nova Scotia in 2018.
For more information, check out Perennia’s factsheet on ECB or the Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network for in-season trap catches in the region. Both at the link in our bio!
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Perennia's Nancy Tregunno (Food Scientist) and Haley Browne (Student Laboratory Assistant) have been doing sampling at three blueberry processing facilities as part of a year 2 microbial risk assessment for fresh and fresh-frozen wild blueberries! This picture was taken on their last sampling day last week.
They are also doing a modified atmosphere packaging study on wild blueberries, in partnership with the Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia, which is underway at the Perennia Innovation Centre, with the help of several team members. Picture #3 shows the covered vented blueberry packages with the intent of increasing carbon dioxide, slowing respiration and extending product shelf-life. Pretty cool stuff!
Pretty colours and even prettier wild blueberries! What's your favourite way to enjoy these little nuggets of Nova Scotian goodness?
📷 by Hugh Lyu, Perennia's Wild Blueberry Specialist
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