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Reports of the Nova Scotia Crop Development Institute

Subseries contains records created by the Nova Scotia Crop Development Institute. The NSCDI was established by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing for the purpose of coordinating and conducting investigative studies associated with forage, grain and vegetable production. Of the nine member of the Board of Directors, two members were to be from the Plant Science Department of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, one of those people who serve shall be the Head of the department. Included are field trial reports of the Nova Scotia Crop Development Institute. The field trial reports highlight information on various field crop trials with details on seeding date, date of harvest, fertilizers, field location, previous crops, management, objectives, and conclusions. Also included are the 1990 terms of reference of the Institute, list of Board of Directors and meeting minutes of monthly and annual or inaugural Board of Directors meetings from May 22, 1990 - June 5, 1992.

Student handbooks of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Series consists of Nova Scotia Agricultural College student handbooks and agendas, a publication of NSAC Students' Union. The handbooks include a president's message, Student Union message, student union info, and campus information such as the pub, teams, clubs, athletics, career and health services information, and information about the library, information technology, and a quick campus directory in addition to the daytimer and calendar.

Records relating to the history of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and agriculture in Nova Scotia

Subseries contains records created by the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, records about the NSAC, and records pertaining to agriculture in Nova Scotia. Included are documents on educational resources, correspondence, memos, newspapers, clippings of articles, newsletters, new building plans, speech notes, a bound copy of "The history of the NSAC", agricultural education plans in the province, and the 75th anniversary committee file.

Sheep and wool photographs

Subseries contains 135 photographs and 3 paintings. Some of these photographs have attached newspaper clippings, pamphlets, postcard, or article. Graphic materials depict sheep and lambs of various breeds in various farms, pastures, and exhibition events. Additionally, there are photographs of members of sheep related associations and businesses taken between 1940-2002.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College development of a 'Training Program in Sustainable Agriculture' at the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Columbia) project records

Subseries contains records that were created and used in the partnership project with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) and the Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (Columbia) in the development of a 'Training Program in Sustainable Agriculture' at UFPS for both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program ran between 1997 and 2002. The Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander (UFPS) was asked to play a key role in “El Salto Social”, the social leap forward, in the Santander region of Colombia. New curricula was to be introduced at UFPS, faculty being upgraded and new extension and outreach programs being established with the assistance of NSAC through this project. Other project partners were the Universidad de la Republica Uruguay (URU) of Uruguay and Saint Mary’s University (SMU). This was an Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) University Program for Cooperation in Development (UPCD) Tier 2 project led by NSAC. NSAC Personnel involved were Norman Goodyear, Bonnie Waddell, Sam Asiedu, and Leanne French.

Rural studies working papers and Rural Research Centre research papers from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Department of Humanities

Subseries contains working papers and research papers from the Rural Research Centre at the Department of Humanities, Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Topics include variations in agriculture, cultural perspectives of farmers, Mennonite farms, life and community satisfaction, retirement homes, the quality of life on and off farms, farm-nonfarm comparisons in Ontario, scenic resources of Nova Scotia, community satisfaction and social interaction in the Toronto metropolitan fringe, and housing environments and older women theoretical perspectives,

Proceedings of the... colloquium of the Rural Research Centre of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Subseries contains the proceedings of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth colloquium of the Rural Research Centre of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Papers topics include the barley market, domestic tax policy, awareness of agriculture, perceptions of sustainable agriculture, changing patterns of agricultural settlement, farming immigrants, perceptions of crime and safety, traditional dance of rural Malawi, improving water quality, sustainable community development, rural planning issues, sports and recreation in Nova Scotia, location patterns of cottaging, carrying agricultural knowledge, rural-urban relations, Co-Op Atlantic, sustainable rural regions, and the impacts of subsidy programs in the agricultural sector of Nova Scotia.

MacRae Library Agricola exhibition - "An apple a day" from the Fred Sears fonds

Subseries contains a collection of photographs used in the "An apple a day" exhibit held at the MacRae Library in 1998, highlighting the photographic glass slides found on campus that were believed to be taken by Fred Sears. Dr. Alex Georgallas was the acting archivist and curated the exhibit of prints of the Fred Sears glass slides. Most of the photographs center around apples and orchard practices and buildings of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Notes on some of the sleeves of the negatives suggest that they date from the period 1906/7. It seems likely that they are connected with courses taught by Fred C. Sears at the NSAC during this period.

Blueberry reference resources

Subseries contains articles about wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait) production and marketing in Eastern Canada and Maine. They are from the Agdex collection and include articles, bibliographies, research reports, newsletters, and abstracts. Topics covered include horticulture, management, crop culture, varieties, improvement harvesting, storage, processing, products – utilization, soil management, soil fertility, fertilizers, insects - diseases - pests, entomology, plant insects, plant pathology, weeds. rodents and pests, crop buildings and equipment, field machinery, production economics, and marketing. Records were published between 1950-1998.
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