Regional Services
The Department of Agriculture has six offices clustered in two regions (Eastern and Western) across the province to provide services to farmers. Visit one of our regional offices to:
- Discuss your new farm or food business venture or plans to develop your existing business;
- Learn more about support available to farm and food businesses in Nova Scotia, including production advice, training, and programs available to farmers;
- Ask questions about regulations that may apply to your farm or food business;
- Receive farm or food business coaching;
- Find out about leadership development opportunities available to youth and rural organizations;
- Learn about resources available to support farmers who volunteer to speak about agriculture to school and community groups;
- Pick up or drop off Department of Agriculture program application forms;
- Borrow a soil augur to take soil samples on your farm and then drop off soil or water samples for shipment to the analytical lab in Bible Hill.
To contact us, call 1-800-279-0825 or the office location nearest you.
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Regional Services and Sector Development and Innovation Offices |
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Department of Agriculture, Harlow Building, PO Box 890, 176 College Road, Bible Hill, NS, B2N 5G6 |
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Rachael Cheverie – Director, Regional Services |
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Cell: 902-324-2178 |
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Rebecca Sooksom – Manager, Regional Programming |
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Tel: 902-893-6584 |
Cell: 902-956-4665 |
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Sarah Turner – Manager, Regional Extension |
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Tel: 902-896-4898 |
Cell: 902-324-0776 |
Email: Sarah.Turner@novascotia.ca |
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Amy Melmock – Director, Sector Development and Innovation |
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Tel: 902-893-5966 |
Cell: 902-324-3024 |
Email: Amy.Melmock@novascotia.ca |
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Paula Putnam – Manager, Innovation |
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Cell: 902-324-2348 |
Email: Paula.Putnam@novascotia.ca |
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Daniel Small – Manager, Sector Development |
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Cell: 902-956-4463 |
Email: Daniel.Small@novascotia.ca |
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Eastern Region Halifax, East Hants, Colchester, Cumberland, Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough, Richmond, Inverness, Victoria, and Cape Breton Counties |
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Bible Hill – Harlow Building Office |
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Department of Agriculture, Harlow Building, PO Box 890, 176 College Road, Bible Hill, NS, B2N 5G6 |
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Julia Lindsay – Business Development Officer |
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Cell: 902-324-8784 |
Email: Julia.Lindsay@novascotia.ca |
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Darlene McCallum – Business Opportunity Strategist |
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Tel: 902-896-2207 |
Cell: 902-890-0493 |
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Elizabeth Morgan – Business Resource Specialist |
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Cell: 902-890-6885 |
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Ronald Young – Business Development Program Analyst |
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Cell: 902-698-1545 |
Email: Ronald.Young@novascotia.ca |
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Bible Hill Office – Lorraine Building Office |
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Department of Agriculture, Lorraine Building, 74 Research Drive, Suite 114, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, B6L 2R2 |
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Marie Williams – Administrative Assistant |
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Tel: 902-893-6575 |
Fax: 902-893-2757 |
Email: Marie.Williams@novascotia.ca |
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Hema Chopra – Senior Diversity Programming Specialist |
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Tel: 902-893-3645 |
Cell: 902-574-2769 |
Email: Hema.Chopra@novascotia.ca |
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Dawn Barrington-Hodgson – Provincial Agricultural Programming Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-893-7495 |
Cell: 902-956-9433 |
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Jacqueline Hoyt – Provincial Agricultural Programming Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-893-5649 |
Cell: 902-897-8715 |
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Daniel Muir – Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-893-6586 |
Cell: 902-890-1787 |
Email: Daniel.Muir@novascotia.ca |
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Moussa Sangaré-Ponce – Provincial Agriculture Diversity Programming Specialist |
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Cell: 902-324-9615 |
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Antigonish Office |
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Department of Agriculture, 190 Beech Hill Road, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 0B4 |
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Victoria Simpson – Administrative Assistant |
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Tel: 902-863-4705 |
Fax: 902-863-7342 |
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Rhonda MacDougall – Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-863-7501 |
Cell: 902-631-2264 |
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Terri MacPherson – Business Development Officer |
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Cell: 902-870-6927 |
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Adam Wile – Knowledge and Technology Transfer Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-863-7500 |
Cell: 902-870-9428 |
Email: Adam.Wile@novascotia.ca |
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Sydney Office |
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Department of Agriculture, |
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Ardith Fillmore – Administrative Assistant |
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Tel: 902-563-2000 |
Fax: 902-563-3435 |
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Marina Gillis – Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-563-2001 |
Cell: 902-578-0786 |
Email: Marina Gillis@novascotia.ca |
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Jeff Hennessey – Business Development Officer |
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Tel: 902-563-2418 |
Cell: 902-574-2032 |
Email: Jeff.Hennessey@novascotia.ca |
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Gary Koziel – Senior Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-563-2003 |
Cell: 902-565-8132 |
Email: Gary.Koziel@novascotia.ca |
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Western Region West Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth, Digby, and Annapolis Counties |
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Kentville Office |
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Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Centre, 32 Main Street, Kentville, Nova Scotia, B4N 1J5 |
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Nicole Jamieson – Administrative Assistant |
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Tel: 902-679-6021 |
Fax: 902-670-6062 |
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Rachel Brighton – Business Development Officer |
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Cell: 902-247-4350 |
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Colin Hirtle – Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Cell: 902-599-0619 |
Email: Colin.Hirtle@novascotia.ca |
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Brian MacCulloch – Knowledge and Technology Transfer Coordinator |
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Cell: 902-679-9219 |
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Jeff Wentzell – Senior Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Cell: 902-824-0924 |
Email: Jeff.Wentzell@novascotia.ca |
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Lunenburg Office |
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Department of Agriculture, PO Box 6000, 312 Green Street, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, B0L 2C0 |
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Ross MacNeil – Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Tel: 902-634-7575 |
Cell: 902-521-5409 |
Email: Ross.MacNeil@novascotia.ca |
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Cornwallis Office |
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Department of Agriculture, 173 Haida Street, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, B0S 1H0 |
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Gina Chapelhow – Administrative Assistant |
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Tel: 902-638-2395 |
Fax: 902-638-2389 |
Email: Gina.Chapelhow@novascotia.ca |
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Kari Brown – Agriculture Extension Coordinator |
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Cell: 902-223-8085 |
Email: Kari.Brown@novascotia.ca |
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Nicole Burkhard – Business Development Officer |
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Cell: 902-532-8775 |
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