What is the role of the Chief Veterinary Officer? The Chief Veterinary Officer will: address the policy and regulatory issues related to: animal health and welfare cultured finfish industry on Prince Edward Island. oversee the development of emergency response plans for industry...
Des fonds sont désormais accessibles aux exploitations agricoles de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard qui ont été touchées par des coûts considérables de restauration et de reconstruction des infrastructures à la suite de l’ouragan Fiona. Le Fonds agricole de rétablissement de l’ouragan...
Form used for ALUS clients operating on leased/rented land to enroll properties in the program.
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 disposal or temporary storage of cull potatoes on the ground surface may constitute an environmental or public health...
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. It authorizes the permit applicant to hold bulk potato tubers or potato debris on their property under specified conditions...
Application form for the Cull Potato Holding Permit
In 2019, the PEI Department of Agriculture’s (PEIDA) Sustainable Agriculture Section initiated a manure sampling project on multiple farms across PEI.
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...