Supports and Services
In light of the increases in costs-of-living due to global events, the provincial government is proudly collaborating with valued partners to support Islanders in sourcing local high quality food through a variety of one-time initiatives that can be...
Deadline for application for AgriInsurance for eligible 2022 spring seeded crops is May 31st, 2022.
Please contact the office at (902) 836-0439 or email AICInsurance@gov.pe.ca for more information.
Production insurance provides production risk...
The 2022 AgriStability Enrollment Deadline has been extended to June 30, 2022. Producers now have until June 30th to enroll and pay their 2022 fees or opt out of the program without penalty.
Enrollment notices were issued to new and returning...
The Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP) is an initiative that outlines policy and program priorities for the agriculture industry across Canada. The CAP is $3 billion five-year (2018-2023), investment by federal, provincial and territorial (FPT)...
What is a cull potato holding permit?
A Potato Holding Permit is an official letter issued by a Regulatory Inspector with the Department of Agriculture and Land. It authorizes the permit applicant to hold bulk potato tubers or potato debris on their...
The Island Community Food Security Initiative is designed to provide grants to community organizations to support food and other eligible costs for community fridges, gardens and meals.
Who is Eligible?
Mi’kmaq First Nations and other Indigenous...
The province is launching two new supports to help the potato industry and the trucking sector impacted by trade restrictions placed on PEI’s agriculture industry.
The Potato Financing Program will assist Island potato farmers impacted by the...
The PEI Agriculture Climate Solutions Program is designed to encourage and provide assistance to the Prince Edward Island agriculture industry to implement best management practices (BMPs) that mitigate the production of greenhouse gases (GHG) during or...
PEI Analytical Laboratories is currently operating on Summer Hours, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The Plant Diagnostic section of PEI Analytical Laboratories is now open and accepting samples for the 2022 season. Samples may be dropped...
The Prince Edward Island Potato Industry Contingency Fund has been established to provide support to the PEI agriculture industry for unanticipated costs and activities due to potato wart related restrictions.
Growers and agriculture businesses are...
The new Potato Financing Program announced by the Province of PEI will provide assistance to eligible PEI Potato farmers impacted from the recent suspension of both seed and fresh table stock potatoes entering the United States through a joint...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is pleased to work with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, external consultants and members of the PEI Potato industry to help identify and analyze the impact of potato wart...
The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Land has established the Soil Building for Seed Potato Producers Program to assist in the planting of soil-building crops or extended perennial crops in fields originally intended for seed potatoes...
What is a Soil Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)?
A Soil Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) is a new advisory service developed to help farmers assess their current soil health status and set actions to support soil health. The service is delivered by Soil and...
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 grazing on sunny hillsides, while foxes wander...
What are the Swine Importation Regulations?
The Swine Importation Regulations of the Animal Health Act are in place to protect all swine on PEI from the introduction of specific diseases that could negatively impact or kill swine that become infected....
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