Our clients are growing agriculture in Nova Scotia.
There’s no end to the different ways that our clients have put Farm Loan Board products to work. Whether the start of a new operation, expansion of farming program, bringing in new technology, or innovation in value-add products, our clients have turned their ambitions and aspirations into concrete growth and improvement. You can learn more about our clients’ projects, and how the Loan Board helped with their growth, by exploring their stories below.
Clients & News
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Rockland apple farm is two-time award winner
Full Story: Rockland apple farm is two-time award winnerApple blossom time is Jeffrey Walsh’s favourite time of year. For this commercial apple grower, the blossoms signal the start of new life on the farm. “Everybody is eager and excited to get going,” he says. “You can […]
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Farming close to nature at MacDougall Meadows
Full Story: Farming close to nature at MacDougall MeadowsJake MacDougall farms with one eye on the future and the other on the past. At 34, he embraces technology and uses it to market what his farm produces. The animals he raises for meat are free to […]
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21st-century success in a 19th-century butcher shop
Full Story: 21st-century success in a 19th-century butcher shopWhen you walk into the old-fashioned storefront of the Canning Village Meat Market to order your barbecue steaks and burgers, you’d never imagine that this small-town butcher shop is a retailing and wholesaling powerhouse. The store first opened […]
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The Exhibition Grounds get New Event Management.
Full Story: The Exhibition Grounds get New Event Management.We are pleased to announce RECC (Rath Eastlink Community Centre) as the exclusive management company appointed to enhance live entertainment initiatives at the historic Bible Hill Exhibition Grounds. This partnership marks a significant milestone for both parties, as […]
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We Stand with Nova Scotians Impacted by Wildfires.
Full Story: We Stand with Nova Scotians Impacted by Wildfires.The Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board is available to work with clients affected by recent wildfires in the province. Our staff is supporting impacted clients by working with them on an individual basis to discuss their specific situations […]
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Year-round Organic Vegetables on Wysmykal Farm
Full Story: Year-round Organic Vegetables on Wysmykal FarmWysmykal Farm is a small, certified organic market garden in Chapman Settlement on the Northumberland Strait. Charles Ryan and Jessy Wysmyk own and operate the farm growing and selling organic vegetables and fruit through a Community Shared Agriculture […]