Get Your AGRImag Advertising Kit Here AGRImag is the OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE of the PEI FEDERATION of AGRICULTURE, which represents the interests of the Island’s twelve agricultural sectors. This provincial magazine is distributed quarterly to 3,000 readers via the Island Farmer Newspaper at no cost to readers. The agricultural community and industry connections use this resource to stay up to date with all sectors of agriculture including their own sector. AGRImag also provides an online version, which ensures ongoing communication between ...

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Organic Co-op honours farmers of the year Marc and Sally Bernard have been honoured as the “Farmers of the Year” by the P.E.I. Certified Organic Producers Co-operative. Nestled in what Marc likes to call “buckle of the potato belt” in Freetown, the couple has converted a conventional potato farm into an organic grain and livestock operation that goes by the corporate name of Barnyard Organics. Mark and Sally both knew they wanted to make their living by farming. They both grew up on a farm (he in Lower Freetown, she in New ...

P.E.I. Agriculture Certificate Program in Island High Schools The P.E.I. High School Agriculture Certificate Program is a three year program which students complete during their grade 10, 11 & 12 years. Students apply to enter the program during their grade 9 year as a part of the course selection process. Once in the program, students complete their high school curriculum with a ‘specialization’ in agriculture. This program was modeled after CATT, the Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism. The P.E.I. government purchased the ...

New research manager plans to use international experience to advantage Officially, her new title is Research Manager at the Crops and Livestock Research Centre. But sitting in her office overlooking the research grounds in Charlottetown, Dr. Maria Rodriguez calls it a dream job. “Prince Edward Island is the place to be if you’re interested in agriculture and looking for an excellent quality of life for your family,” says Rodriguez.  “It just feels so good to be here.” The Venezuelan-born Rodriguez is the ninth research ...

Farm Safety Program Update – Spring 2010 With farms getting geared to swing into planting mode, the issue of Farm Safety comes significantly to the forefront.  Potential hazards lurk in every activity and taking the extra time to ensure safe equipment and practices can save a lot of long term grief.  Equipment that has been sitting idle over the winter, and maybe even since last spring, needs to be checked to ensure that guards are in place, that things are functioning as they should, and that proper lighting and signage is in place before ...

The PEI Federation of Agriculture is again proud to be working for the Island’s agriculture community to deliver a number of key programs and initiatives that are important to our sector. Advance Payment Program The Advance Payment Program (APP) again offers interest free advances on agriculture inventories up to $200,000.00 in value to PEI farmers.  The interest portion of these advances is paid by the Federal and Provincial governments.   If farmers qualify, they can receive as much as $400,000.00 but pay interest rates of Prime-1/4% ...

Hog Industry Update – Spring 2010 The past few months have continued to be an evolving environment for Island hog producers.  In late February, Maple Leaf Foods announced they would be closing the hog processing line at their Berwick facility in Nova Scotia due to the inability to secure enough hogs to keep the operation viable.  This meant finding another home for anywhere upwards of 1,000 PEI hogs per week.  Since the closure of the hog kill in Berwick (the plant continues to manufacture processed meats) on March 26th, these hogs have ...