Advice for livestock, poultry, and horse owners Your animals are your responsibility. You need to include them in your planning in the event of an emergency. The following information will help you prepare to ensure the welfare of your animals in a fire. Evacuation plan On...
If you own any parcel of land in PEI that is used to keep (raise or assemble), grow or dispose of animals, you must register with the Prince Edward Island Premises Identification Program. There is no cost to register your premises. Each parcel of land you own, even if the...
What producers are eligible? A dead livestock removal service is available in PEI on a Province-wide basis to all beef & dairy producers. Is there a fee for the service? A service fee is required prior to using the service. Beef producers can contact the PEI Cattle Producers at...
The Department of Agriculture, in partnership with Finance PEI, is launching a new stream of financing that will aim to help young farmers enter the agriculture industry by increasing purchasing power and reducing barriers to growth. The Young Farmers Low Interest Loan Program is...
The Province of PEI is offering a new program to purchase agricultural land that has been designated as an index field under the new National Potato Wart Response Plan. Who is eligible? Those who own land that has been placed under notice as an index field by the Canadian Food...
A new program will help the agriculture industry on Prince Edward Island continue to build capacity and improve training for those working in it. Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the PEI Department...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is announcing a new $17 million dollar investment that will fund a suite of programs for those in the agriculture industry who were significantly impacted by the effects of Hurricane Fiona. The programs being announced today are a direct...
In recent years there have been steady advances in the technology of insect and disease control, tillage, and general crop management. Fertility management has also advanced considerably with concern focussed on micro nutrients as well as the traditional nitrogen, phosphorus and...
Funding is now available for agriculture operations across PEI who have been affected by extraordinary costs of restoring and rebuilding infrastructure due to Hurricane Fiona. The Prince Edward Island Agriculture Fiona Recovery Fund (PEIAgFRF) is open to agricultural operations...
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...