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...
2017 Statistics
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PEI Statistical Review 2017
Complete 2017 Agriculture Statistical - 26 tables
Census StatisticsFarm Census Data (PEI Numbers, Acres, Value, Livestock) - 1986/...
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...
What is late participation?
Under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership, governments agreed to allow producers to join the program after the enrolment deadline if there is a significant downturn in a farm sector and a gap in participation.
To...
AgriStability late participation for PEI producers
If your farm experienced large yield losses because of the severe cold snap in June 2018, AgriStability can help. Although the 2018 enrolment deadline has passed you can still participate in...
The 2018 photo contest category entries were short listed and displayed at Old Home Week. Visitors were asked to vote for their favourite photograph.
Congratulations to Scott Chandler the winner of the People's Choice Award for the 2018 Celebrating PEI...
The Community Food Security and Agriculture Awareness Program will support community-led education programs and outreach activities that will result in local market expansion and improved community food security, i.e. raise the profile of PEI agriculture...
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...
A Discussion Guide
The PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) is developing legislation that will establish the creation of a Food Awareness Day and a Food Awareness Week. These events intend to promote, celebrate and create awareness about...
These guidelines are designed to reduce the risk of contamination of land and water resources which may result from the improper disposal practices.
The permanent discarding or temporary storage of cull potatoes on the surface of the ground may...
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 is currently closed. If you would like to be notified when the Program is accepting applications in the future, please complete the PCDMP notification form.
The Policy Capacity Development and...
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...
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:
December 7, 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...