What is a Soil Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)? A Soil Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) is a new advisory service (since 2022) developed to help farmers assess their current soil health status and set actions to support soil health. The service is delivered by the Soil Health...
Chaque printemps, les agricultrices et agriculteurs de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard retournent dans les champs pour planter de nouvelles cultures qui fourniront des aliments de qualité supérieure et stimuleront l’économie locale, mais ce dont on ne parle pas, ce sont des conséquences...
L’Île-du-Prince-Édouard est la plus petite province du Canada. Elle s’étend sur 1,4 million d’acres, dont environ 36,05 % pour cent (504 674 acres) servent à l’agriculture. En janvier 2025, la population de l’Î.-P.-É. se chiffrait à 179 280 personnes. Le Recensement de l...
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...
“Soil health” is a term often used to define the ability of a soil to function. It focuses on all three primary soil properties: the physical, chemical, and biological components and how they affect plant productivity. By testing soil health parameters, we can better understand...
The Soil Health Analysis for PEI Island Producers and Watersheds Project is a project under the Agriculture Stewardship Program . The project is designed to support environmental sustainability and environmental management decisions, soil health, and improvements to agronomic...
What is animal welfare? Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is considered to be in a good state of welfare if it is healthy, comfortable, well-nourished, safe, able to express natural behaviour, and if it is not suffering...
Ellen Davis est issue d’une longue lignée d’éleveurs de bovins et a une profonde passion pour le secteur de l’élevage : elle a ça dans le sang. En tant que nouvelle championne du secteur de l’élevage à l’Île, elle est impatiente de partager sa passion et d’exercer une influence...
Application form for the Agri-Food Growth Program 2025-26