Farmers are closely linked to the environment. They depend on a healthy environment for their livelihoods, and recognize that environmentally sustainable practices are imperative for sustainable businesses.
Farmers on PEI follow regulations unique to our province such as strict crop rotations, establishment of buffer zones around waterways, and natural methods for conserving soil health.
Farm & Food Care will work together with farmers, commodity organizations, the government, environmental groups, and educational institutions to encourage farming practices that are environmentally sustainable.
Resources:
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999)
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Fact Sheets
- Agriculture Stewardship Program
- Canadian Agricultural Partnership
- Prince Edward Island and Climate Change: A Strategy for Reducing the Impacts of Global Warming
- PEI Enhanced Environmental Farm Plan
Soil Management and Fertility
- Nutrient Management Planning
- Agricultural Stewardship Program: Integrated Nutrient and Pest Management
- Guidelines for Manure Management on Prince Edward Island
- Manure Spreading Setbacks
- Cover Crops Decision Tool
- Maritime Cover Crop Guide_ACORN
- Agricultural Crop Rotation Act
- Agriculture Stewardship Program: Soil Management
- 4R Nutrient Stewardship
- The Prince Edward Island Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Crop Health and Protection
- Pesticide Use and Regulation
- Pesticide Control Act
- Agricultural Stewardship Program: Storage Management
- Agricultural Stewardship Program: Integrated Nutrient and Pest Management
- Guide to Establishing a Pest Monitoring System-Greenhouses
Pollution and By-Product Management
- CleanFarms Agricultural Waste Programming
- Guidelines for Manure Management on Prince Edward Island
- Manure Spreading Setbacks
Energy Efficiency
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Agricultural Stewardship Program: Energy Management
- efficiency PEI
- Commercial Energy Audit Program
- Financial Options for Offsetting Renewable Energy Costs
- Nitrous Oxide Emission Reduction Protocol (NERP)
- Greenhouse Gas Lab, Dalhousie University (Dr. David Burton)
Water Management
- Agricultural Stewardship Program: Water Management
- A Water Act for PEI: Water Resource Materials
- PEI Water Facts
Environmental Care
- ALUS – Agriculture and Fisheries
- Buffer Zones Fact Sheet
- Hedgerow/Buffer Zone Planting Program Application
- Agricultural Stewardship Program: Riparian/Buffer Zone Management
- Watercourse, Wetland and Buffer Zone Activity Permit
- Farmland Birds Information
- PEI Public Lands and PEI Public Land Atlas
- Prince Edward Island Natural Areas Protection Act and Regulations