Risk & Emergency Preparedness
Agriculture Resiliency Program
Program Details | Guidelines | Application Form
Extreme Weather Preparedness Sub-Program
This sub-program supports producers to make infrastructure improvements to increase farm preparedness for extreme weather events, recognizing it can be challenging to accept responsibility for the full cost of retrofitting for future extreme weather events.
Contact
Erica MacDonald
Agriculture Climate Action Specialist
Cell: (902) 916-0793
ecmacdonald@gov.pe.ca
Agriculture Stewardship Program
Program Details | Guidelines | Application Form | (Attach with Application) Appendix F
Pest Monitoring for Data-Based Decisions
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plans with improved pest monitoring and forecasting through data collection can provide crop protection while reducing the use of pest control products. Decision-making for the use of pest control products is based on information obtained and records kept through the growing season.
Invertebrate Biological Control
Invertebrate biological control agents (IBCA) can assist in managing pests on-farm in lieu of pest control products.
Anti-insect Barriers
The use of physical anti-insect barriers can assist in managing pests while reducing the use of pest control products.
Contact
Shauna Barry
Agri-Environmental Specialist / Provincial Minor Use Coordinator
Tel: (902) 314-0388
slbarry@gov.pe.ca
Business Development Program
Program Details | Guidelines | Application Form | (Attach with Application) Appendix B
Benchmarking & Risk Management Sub-Program
The Benchmarking and Risk Management Sub-Program facilitates the development of projects to build the capacity of PEI agricultural producers, small to medium-sized agri-businesses, and agricultural organizations to measure aspects of their performance and compare them to industry standards.
Business Risk Management Program
AgriStability
Provides support when a producer experiences larger farm income losses. The program covers declines of more than 30% in a producer's average income from previous years.
AgriInsurance
Program Details | AgriInsurance Agreement
A program which includes insurance against production losses for specified perils (weather, pests, disease) and is being expanded to include more commodities.
AgriInvest
A savings account for producers, which provides coverage for small income declines and allows for investments that help mitigate risks or improve market income.
AgriRecovery
AgriRecovery is a disaster relief framework to help agricultural producers recover from natural disasters.
Contact
AgriStability:
Tel: (902) 836-0435
AICStability@gov.pe.ca
AgriInsurance:
Tel: (902) 836-0439
AICInsurance@gov.pe.ca
AgriInvest:
Tel: (902) 836-0435
AICStability@gov.pe.ca
AgriRecovery:
Tel: 1-855-773-0241
aafc.info.aac@agr.gc.ca