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The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture has established the Agri-Food Growth Program to build and enhance local markets to increase the awareness, sale and consumption of Prince Edward Island produced agri-food products.
There are five...
The Agriculture Awareness Sub-Program is designed to raise the profile of PEI agriculture among youth and the general public in PEI through agriculture promotional activities and events. The program will develop and improve leadership, farm business and...
The Agriculture Research and Innovation Program will support farm-level applied research, innovation and adoption projects that are designed to address challenges and opportunities and increase the competitiveness, productivity and profitability of the...
The Agriculture Resiliency Program encourages a robust and adaptable industry through proactive risk management in agriculture. The program will support initiatives that build the strength and viability of the agriculture industry, as well as initiatives...
The application intake for the 2025-26 fiscal year (April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026) will open on April 1, 2025 at 8:00am.
The Agriculture Stewardship Program is designed to increase environmental sustainability, and climate change mitigation and...
Producers can face uncontrollable natural hazards during the production year. AgriInsurance is a production insurance program that can help mitigate these risks. AgriInsurance stabilizes a producer’s income by minimizing the impact of yield losses from...
AgriStability 2025 Program Year Update
Changes are being made to the AgriStability Program commencing with the 2025 program year. These changes will improve timeliness, increase predictability, and reduce paperwork! For more information visit...
The application intake for Delayed cutting of long-term forage fields under ALUS will close for the 2024/2025 fiscal year as of June 28, 2024.
The Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Program aims to empower farmers and farmland owners in...
The Assurance Systems Program is designed to improve the anticipation, mitigation and response to risks by providing assistance to address risks related to humans, animals and plants through project-driven and other outcome-based approaches.
The...
The Business Development Program will support the agriculture sector by providing funding for training, business planning and implementation, organizational development, benchmarking and risk management activities. The program will facilitate the...
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...
What producers are eligible?
A dead livestock removal service is available in PEI on a Province-wide basis to all beef & dairy producers.
Is there a fee for the service?
A service fee is required prior to using the service.
Beef producers can...
The Fiona Agriculture Support Program. is now closed.
The Fiona Agriculture Support Program will provide financial support to the agriculture industry where extraordinary costs have been incurred associated with agricultural infrastructure, crops, and...
The Future Farmer Program will support business sector capacity growth and competitiveness by supporting new farmers to improve the probability that they establish or continue profitable and sustainable commercial farm businesses. The program will help...
The Grow the Herd Pilot Program is designed to grow the beef cow population in the province and increase the number of beef cattle processed in PEI. The PEI livestock strategy was released in 2021 to address the decline in beef cattle numbers in the...
Applications for the Island Community Food Security Program for 2025-26 fiscal year are being accepted from April 1 to May 15, 2025.
Depending on the program’s budget, additional intake dates may be established by the Department.
Projects will be...
Les Laboratoires d’analyse de l’Î.-P.-É. fonctionnent actuellement selon leur horaire d'hiver, du lundi au vendredi, de 8 h 30 à 17 h.
La section Diagnostic phytosanitaire est maintenant ouverte pour la saison 2023. Les échantillons peuvent être déposés...
This insurance pilot program offers protection against an unexpected drop in prices over a defined period of time. Coverage is based on market price forecasts. Producers can insure any portion of their calf or feeder cattle inventory. Producers can...
The Organic Industry Development Program is designed to support the organic agriculture sector in Prince Edward Island by providing strategic assistance with projects that will building the capacity, growth, and competitiveness of the sector.
This...
The PEI Agriculture Climate Solution Program is now closed and no longer accepting applications.
The PEI Agriculture Climate Solutions Program is designed to encourage and provide assistance to the Prince Edward Island agriculture industry to implement...
The Prince Edward Island (PEI) Agriculture Energy Systems Pilot Program supports the adoption of clean technologies and implementation of on-farm projects that improve energy efficiency, generate renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and...
Submissions for the 2025 Fresh Products Directory are now closed.
The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture is committed to helping Islanders and tourists appreciate and enjoy products produced and harvested locally.
To help promote local...
Learn about the Grow the Herd Pilot Program
The Prince Edward Island (PEI) Livestock Strategy Program will support projects that are designed to increase productivity, resource capacity, environmental sustainability, revenue diversification and risk...
The Perennial Crop Development program is now open for new applications with an intake deadline of February 28th, 2025.
The Perennial Crop Development Program is designed to increase sustainability in PEI’s agriculture sector. Perennial crops are often...
What is a Pesticide Class A Applicator Certificate?
An individual wanting to apply a commercial class pesticide to an agricultural crop must obtain a pesticide applicator certificate for agricultural use through the PEI Department of Environment, Energy...
The Product and Market Development Program is designed to expand domestic and international competitiveness by supporting small and medium-sized agricultural producers, agri-businesses and agri-processors to expand their product base or markets through...
Le programme Parlons aux fermiers offre des services de counseling professionnels et confidentiels aux agriculteurs, aux employés d’exploitations agricoles et à leur famille. Le programme reconnaît que certains problèmes peuvent affecter la vie familiale...
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...
Use the online form below to register for a Premises Identification number (PID) for any property in PEI being used to keep (raise or assemble), grow or dispose of animals or food. The premises identification registry will identify the geographic...
Deadline to receive applications for the Soil Building for Seed Producers Project is Monday, July 10, 2023.
The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture has established the Soil Building for Seed Potato Producers Program to assist in the planting...
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...
The Strategic Industry Growth Initiative (SIGI) 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...
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...
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a new $3.5-billion, 5-year agreement (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028), between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and...
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....
The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) in Agriculture Industry Housing Improvement Program is designed to support the improvement of the quality of housing for temporary foreign workers in PEI’s agriculture sector that have been hired through the Seasonal...
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