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The P.E.I. government has started a new provincial program called Grow the Herd, which will offer incentives to keep heifers and calves or buy new animals. The hope is to keep the Island's cattle industry growing, which has been faced with tight margins.
The P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture says the Island is losing valuable agricultural land to residential development. P.E.I. has lost 12.3% of its farmland between 2016 and 2021. The federation wants a moratorium on development where there is no land-use plan.
Two levels of government will spend $1.3M over five years to fund the P.E.I. Agriculture Resiliency Program, which will fund research on climate change, infrastructure resiliency, and farmer’s health. Farming is P.E.I.’s biggest industry and key to the economy.
Maritime farmers now have a beef cattle market insurance program, which will give cattle producers in the province more financial stability. The program will help manage the risk amid fluctuating market prices for beef.
Statistics Canada reports that prices for P.E.I. farmland increased by 83% from 2018 to 2023, the biggest increase in the country. P.E.I. farmers paid $6,432 per acre in 2023, which is 30% higher than the national average and makes it hard for farms to grow.
P.E.I. dairy farmers are being advised to watch for any sick or dead birds in their area as a precaution for avian flu. The H5N1 virus has only been detected in U.S. dairy cattle, which can result in decreased milk production, loss of appetite and fever.
