Agriculture Business and Economics
Listing of Department of Agriculture contacts for Farmers.
Prince Edward Island. The Island has a total land area of 1.4 million acres with approximately 575,790 acres cleared for agricultural use. Agriculture is very important to the rural way of life on PEI with 3.7 percent of the population living on farms....
The Agriculture Research and Innovation Program is composed of four sub-programs which will support farm-level research, innovation and adoption projects that are designed to increase the competitiveness, productivity and profitability of the Prince...
2016 Statistics
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PEI Statistical Review 2016, 43rd Annual
Complete 2016 Agriculture Statistical - 24 tables
Census StatisticsFarm Census Data (PEI Numbers, Acres, Value,...
Production insurance provides production risk protection to producers by minimizing the economic effects of crop losses caused by natural hazards.
The Production Insurance Program is a provincially delivered program which is cost shared with the federal...
Notice to Prince Edward Island Farmers interested in Participating in the 2018 AgriStability Program:
The 2018 AgriStability Enrolment Notices will be sent mid-March to participating producers.
If you are interested in participating in the...
The 2017 photo contest category entries were short listed and displayed at Old Home Week. Visitors were asked to vote for their favourite photograph.
Congratulations to Hayley Wood, winner of the People's Choice Award and Animals of Agriculture category...
The Community Food Security and Agriculture Awareness Program is designed to support the expansion of local markets while simultaneously supporting goals related to community food security, particularly increasing access to affordable local food and...
The Department maintains a list of Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Forestry associations and boards in the province, as well as some regional organizations.
You will be able to:
view and print contact information for a single organization...
The E-Letter is a growing part of the way in which information and communications technology can be used effectively by the agriculture and agri-food industry to communicate and share information, and to open up new opportunities for the way we do...
The Policy Capacity Development and Mentorship Program (PCDMP) is a career development opportunity at the PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF).
Every year the program will provide one successful applicant the opportunity to complete a one-...
If you want to establish a farm in PEI it may be helpful to consult the Guide for Beginning Farmers on Prince Edward Island before you make any financial or production decisions. This convenient agricultural resource outlines the support, training and...
The Strategic Industry Growth Initiative is designed to increase the competitiveness, productivity and profitability of the agriculture industry through a coordinated effort to accelerate the development and successful commercialization of food products...
Prince Edward Island is remarkably striking this time of year. The gently sloping hillsides are a colourful delight with freshly cut forage, newly planted cereal and blueberry fields in blossom. Cattle graze on sunny hillsides, while foxes wander through...
The Next Policy Framework (NPF) for Agriculture - 2018-2023
Consultations Report
Over the past two years, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has been evaluating and collecting feedback on existing Growing Forward 2 (GF2) programming and...
Current Ag Market Report:
June 15, 2018
Compiled Annual Ag Market Report:
2018 Ag Market Report
2017 Ag Market Report
2016 Ag Market Report
2015 Ag Market Report
Other Agriculture Market Reports
Atlantic Stockyards
Chicago Mercantile Exchange...