The PEI Department of Agriculture and Land began a long term soil quality monitoring project in 1998 to routinely assess and monitor fluctuations in soil quality and soil nutrient levels within agricultural land on PEI.
Antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, are used in agriculture across all livestock sectors to treat infections in animals. In Canada based on 2020 data, approximately 82% of antimicrobials that are important to human medicine were distributed and/or sold for use in food...
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...
Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable Bloyce Thompson, provincial Minister of Agriculture, announced additional support for Prince Edward Island producers in the fruit tree sector that were extraordinarily...
The PEI Department of Agriculture in partnership with Agyle Intelligence, have developed a pesticide spray records app for you to use on your mobile device. Agyle Intelligence is a PEI based technology company focused on providing faster insights and paperless solutions for the...
Antimicrobials Requiring a Veterinary Prescription
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...
What does the soil test include? Your soil test report includes four important sets of information: The actual soil test values of the available amounts of plant nutrients in the soil. The soil ratings of the available amounts of plant nutrients. The suggested applications of...
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