In collaboration with the Department of Education and Agriculture in the Classroom PEI, the Department of Agriculture is funding a new pilot program in select Grade 6 Public School Board (PSB) classrooms this year to further integrate agriculture into PEI’s education system. The...
Highlights of PEI 2024 Agriculture and Agri-Food International Exports
Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada. The Island has a total land area of 1.4 million acres. Farmlands represent about 36.05% of the total land area (504,674 acres). As of January 2025, the population of PEI was 179,280. The 2021 Census of Agriculture counted 1...
Highlights of PEI 2024 Agriculture and Agri-Food Exports to the United States
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...
Beginning in the fall of 2025, the PEI Department of Agriculture will be funding the R. Elmer MacDonald Scholarship, which will provide financial assistance for PEI residents who are enrolled in eligible undergraduate agricultural programs at the Dalhousie University's Faculty of...
PEI students pursuing an education in agriculture at Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus are reminded of the financial assistance that is now available. Beginning in the Fall of 2025, the provincially funded R. Elmer MacDonald Agricultural Scholarship will provide PEI...
Application form for PEI Agriculture Energy Systems Pilot Program
The Agricultural Insurance Corporation (AIC) Board of Directors is responsible for providing insurance schemes for agricultural crops and advising the Minister on policy regarding agricultural business risk management programs. What is the function of the Board? Under the...
This report provides information about the Department and its activities during April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024