The benefits of a new $325 million federal government investment in Atlantic Canada’s fisheries and aquaculture will be felt by Prince Edward Island fishers and our entire economy. The Government of Canada today announced the creation of an Atlantic Fisheries Fund to better meet...
Like most of the farmers of the 1,500 farms on Prince Edward Island, the MacKinnons of Sandy Rae Farm near Montague don't take snow days off. Before sunrise 365 days a year - no matter the weather - Dannie or Alex MacKinnon is in the barn milking their 70 registered Holsteins...
Islanders are invited to comment on the next federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture policy framework set to launch April 1, 2018. The province’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is collecting online feedback throughout February and March in English and French at...
Register your farm using the blue buttons at the bottom of this page. The online form below allows you to register your farm as required under the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act to provide stable funding for general farm organizations in Prince Edward Island Which organizations receive funding? At present two organizations have been identified to receive funding under the Act: PEI Federation of Agriculture National Farmers Union Why is there a fee for the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Act? The registration fee assists with ensuring that there is consistent...
Policy Evaluation of the PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries' Non-Business Risk Management Growing Forward 2 Programs. Conducted by the Policy and Agriculture Resource Division of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF).
Soil organic matter (SOM) is the main building block for many chemical, physical and biological factors of a soil. Sufficient levels of soil organic matter are a necessity to ensuring productive and healthy soils. Agricultural soils with high soil organic matter levels are...