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Financial supports for agriculture industry housing temporary foreign workers
2024-04-11
The Province is launching a grant program for agricultural operations looking to make improvements to living quarters located on the farm.
The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) in Agriculture Housing Improvement Program will provide eligible agriculture operations with grants of up to $15,000 to...
Community Food Security Initiative helping source food for Islanders
2022-08-16
Provincial funding is available for local groups wishing to establish new food resources and increase access to Island food for their community.
The Island Community Food Security Initiative is accepting applications, and is providing funding to local community organizations to assist in stocking...
New provincial supports available for PEI seed producers
2022-05-12
The provincial government is announcing new funding for a project to support seed potato producers in adapting to ongoing trade suspensions by planting soil-building crops.
The Soil Building for Seed Producers Project is a $3 million provincial investment into PEI’s seed sector funded through the...
New supports for potato industry
2021-12-10
The province is launching two new supports to help the potato industry and the trucking sector impacted by trade restrictions placed on PEI’s agriculture industry.
The Potato Financing Program will assist Island potato farmers impacted by the restrictions of both seed and fresh table stock...
New program to help farmers fight climate change
2021-03-18
The Departments of Agriculture and Land and Environment, Energy and Climate Action are launching the Prince Edward Island Agriculture Climate Solutions Program to help Island farmers combat climate change.
The pilot, beginning April 1, 2021, will support activities in the field or on the farm that...
Fund to assist farmers with costs from post-tropical storm Dorian
2021-02-09
The provincial government has created a special million-dollar fund to assist Island farmers in sectors that incurred extraordinary costs due to post-tropical storm Dorian.
The Post -Tropical Storm Dorian Response Program will be available for farmers who can demonstrate extraordinary Dorian-...
Study addresses economic importance of PEI’s potato industry
2020-12-23
The potato industry contributes over $1.3 billion annually to the economy of Prince Edward Island, and is responsible for more than 5,000 full-time equivalent jobs, according to a new study prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Land.
Research carried out by Dr. Ziad Ghaith, an economist in...
Funding for seed growers to ease the effects of COVID-19
2020-11-09
The government of Prince Edward Island will help the province’s seed potato growers with an assistance program to compensate for the negative effects COVID-19 has had on their industry.
The Seed Potato Recovery Program is a $1.19 million fund for seed growers who can demonstrate that they have...
Farm tour finds growers investing in sustainable agriculture
2020-10-30
A tour of Island farms shows that growers are working to improve the health of PEI soil and reduce the environmental impact of agriculture.
Agriculture and Land Minister Bloyce Thompson along with agricultural specialists from the department recently visited more than 15 farms across the...
Investing to support clean technologies in agriculture
2020-03-05
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 use efficiency and...