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News before 1996 is not available online.
Today, the Province of Prince Edward Island announced initial assistance for the Island’s agriculture and trucking industries as they deal with the impacts of COVID-19. “The health and well-being of our communities depends on ready access to high-quality, healthy, safe food and...
Island producers are partnering with the Province of Prince Edward Island to support Island families in need with care packages this Easter weekend. Under the Island Producers Helping Islanders initiative, Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL), the PEI Potato Board and provincial...
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Prince Edward Island Minister of Agriculture and Land, Bloyce Thompson visited Schurman Family Farm in Kensington, PEI today to announce an investment of $893,284 for an innovative project that will help increase energy...
Prince Edward Island’s farmers and their families have a new resource to help them deal with the mental and emotional stress that can come with farming life. The new website www.farmerstalk.ca encourages farmers, producers and family members to open up about the challenges they...
Islanders with an interest in the social and economic progress of rural Prince Edward Island are invited to help guide the province through a newly-formed Rural Communities Council. Building on the work done by the Island’s four regional economic advisory councils, the new...
Prince Edward Island fishers and aquaculturists have an opportunity to develop new technologies and reduce their environmental impacts. The Department of Fisheries and Communities has developed two programs, the Research, Innovation and Growth Program and the PEI Fisheries and...
The public is invited to provide input on new draft regulations under the Prince Edward Island Building Codes Act. The Act will support Islanders by allowing for consistent building regulations as PEI is adopting both the National Building Code of Canada and the National Energy...
An increase in funding will improve access to mental health support for farmers, their families and employees facing challenges. The Farmer Assistance Program (FAP) provides confidential, professional counselling services to farmers who need it during difficult times. Funding for...
The PEI Analytical Laboratories (PEIAL) plant diagnostic section has re-opened for the 2019 season and is currently accepting samples. The PEIAL serves all commodity farmers, agricultural representatives and greenhouse producers. Crop types accepted include potatoes, cereals...
Islanders are invited to showcase the province and its primary industries by entering the annual Celebrate PEI Agriculture Photo Contest. With rolling hills, roadside market stands, busy harbours, and animals big and small, Prince Edward Island’s primary industries are a great...