The Farmers Talk program is being renewed for a second year after assisting hundreds of Prince Edward Island’s farmers and their families find help to deal with the mental and emotional stress associated with farming life. FarmersTalk.ca encourages farmers, producers and family...
Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Agriculture for Prince Edward Island, announced an investment of over $46 million into Prince Edward Island’s local agriculture industry under...
Results and impact of markets and trade programs under the Sustainable -CAP in PEI 2023-24
This document outlines a Swine Disease Emergency Response Plan that could be enacted immediately following suspicion of a disease.
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...
Results and impact of climate change and environment programs under the Sustainable-CAP in PEI 2023-24
The Horticulture Diversification Program supports horticulture food producers to expand greenhouse and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) production, adopt technologies and processes to increase efficiency and productivity, expand and improve crop storages to extend the...
Perennial Crop Development Program application form
Every spring, farmers across PEI head back into the fields to plant a new crop that will provide top quality food and drive our local economy – but what is not discussed is the toll farming can take. To coincide with our local planting season, as well as Mental Health Week in...
Expanding and renovating Prince Edward Island’s three grain elevators will help the province’s agriculture industry grow and lead to increased prosperity for all Islanders. The PEI Grain Elevators Corporation (GEC) has received a $9.2 million repayable loan from the provincial...