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...
PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report 2018-2019
Honourable Bloyce Thompson Minister of Agriculture 5th Floor Jones PO Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Dear Minister Thompson, I am pleased to have you serve as the Minister of Agriculture. On April 3, 2023, we were given a mandate by Islanders to continue to work towards...
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...
PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report 2017-2018
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Robert Henderson offers his heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and community over the tragic loss of Glen DesRoches and Maurice “Moe“ Getson. “No words or deeds can ever truly erase the pain of loss, and we hope that all those...
PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Annual Report 2016-2017
Recent university graduates have an opportunity to develop their careers as a junior policy analyst with the provincial government. For the first time, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is offering one successful applicant a year-long, temporary work term that will...
Islanders are invited to showcase the province and its primary industries by entering the annual “Celebrate PEI Agriculture and Fisheries” photo contest. To participate in this year’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries contest – and for contest details – visit...