Ag in the "Field"

Prince Edward Island is made up of small rural communities, the backbones of our rural communities are the many family farms. And they are HUGE contributors of economic growth and stability for our Island. Without our farm families we would see our rural communities & small businesses decline and disappear. This TED Talk explains how public trust and government support in Agriculture is critical in order to protect our communities. ... Currently on PEI, our family farms and rural communities are at risk! It’s not just a farmer problem ~ it’s an all-of-us problem All of us need to do better for the families that feed us, and our political leaders need to do more to protect our communities and small family farms! Dennis King Bloyce Thompson Peter Bevan-Baker, MLA Natalie Jameson Jamie Fox - District 19Michele Beaton, MLA

Who’s ready to ring in 2021 tonight?? We sure are with our PEI Federation of Agriculture Future Faces of Farming calendar! Who has theirs? You might find some familiar faces in there Cheers to the new year, and celebrate responsibly! ... #future #farming #newyear #peifa #calendar #2021 #youth #GenAG #AITF

FARM FAVOURITES 2020: STRAIGHT FROM THE FARM This is as local as it gets, folks! Jessica Larsen (pictured here in early March) delivers PEI spuds from her famil...y's farm for PEI's Healthy School Food Program lunch program. Awesome! : @PEIschoolfood #PEIPotatoes #FarmFavourites2020 #PEI #potatoes #farming #peifarm #yearinreview

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Ag in the Field! Thank you for all your love and support this year! We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season cheers to 2021!! - Carleigh and Jillian ... #aginthefield #Holidays #supportlocal #agvocate #christmas2020 #HappyNewYear #princeedwardisland #agsupportsag

Time for everyone to support the dedicated Islanders who put food on our plates Farmers are the only group on PEI that are being singled out and denied equal access to water. As a result, Island farm families are suffering. We have been sharing with you lots of passionate young Islanders who are pursing futures in AG, and we need support them and their careers. ... We encourage everyone to send an email to our MLA's to show your support for your farming neighbours, friends, families, and our Island's next generation and future farmers.

It’s Christmas Eve! Don’t forget to leave Santa some cookies, and obviously some ADL milk or eggnog After a difficult year it is so important to support Island family businesses this Christmas! Hoping everyone is having a great holiday season and celebrating safely! #supportlocal #eggnog #christmasclassic #aginthefield #adl #pei #santa #christmaseve #milk #holidays #dairy

Happy #FarmFreshFriday ~ the thirteenth! We alllll love the post-harvest feeling, and Dmg Imagery is no stranger to them! Great shot from the last few corn rows of #harvest2020 from Ontario, and good luck with the winter! DM or tag us in a photo to see your picture next Friday! ... #harvest #johndeere #ontario #corn #AgInTheField #GenAG #AITC #farming #agriculture #canada #crops

Thank you Farm & Food Care PEI for the shoutout! We your support and the great work you are doing, educating Islanders about PEI Food

This week, we’d like to introduce you to Kegan Ching from Red Point, PEI! Kegan is a 22 year Dalhousie Agricultural Campus student taking a Technology Diploma in Agricultural Business Management. While he is taking the year off from school due to Covid-19, he is definitely still keeping busy with his family farm. His grandfather Russell was the original founder of Russell Ching Ltd., producing and packing quality table potatoes out of Souris, a business that his father and tw...o uncles now operate. Kegan has many duties on the farm, which vary depending on the season. In the spring Kegan helps cut seed and till land in preparation for planting the crop, and performs maintenance on equipment, mowing forage cover crops, and other day to day jobs during the summer. When fall rolls around, Kegan can be found unloading trucks or running equipment in the field. When the crop is in Kegan works in their packing plant over the winter, packing and shipping their potatoes for people to enjoy. Kegan has been surrounded by agriculture his entire life, and loved farming from a young age. I always loved to be around tractors and equipment as a kid, and never grew out of it. I spent many days in a tractor cab with my dad, as well as countless weekends bagging and packing potatoes. Kegan describes a career in agriculture as a career that is very complex,and loves seeing what new ideas and technology are being implemented in the industry to improve it for the future. The long hours that come along with farming and producing food is well worth it to be able to witness the hard work put in and the satisfaction of seeing the products come out of the field at harvest. Farming for Kegan is less of a job and more of a lifestyle, and one that he is looking forward to continuing as his role grows and adapts after he graduates from school.

It’s is #FarmFreshFriday This week’s shot is a flashback to Spring 2020, courtesy of Spencer Van den Hoogen from Windy Lane Farms in Nova Scotia. This pic captures him spreading manure beside a field of Cattle Corn Want to be featured as #FarmFreshFriday? Send us your best farming photos! #aginthefield #spreadingmanure #agriculture #GenAg #farming #views #cattlecorn #equipment #agvocate #crops #farmlife

Happy #FarmFreshFriday! Today’s picture comes from a MUCH warmer summer day chopping hay from Ben Gardiner ! We’re missing the warm weather and the smell of fresh cut hay, anyone else? Send us a picture on Instagram or Facebook to be featured on our next Farm Fresh Friday! Have a great weekend! #AgInTheField #hay #MakeHayWhileTheSunShines #summer #views #GenAG

This week, we are thrilled to feature Ila Matheson from Springwater Farm in Albion Cross, PEI! She is 21 years old, and a student in animal and plant sciences at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Nova Scotia. At home, Ila works as a farmer, raising sheep and making small square bales of hay. She does daily chores on the farm with their animals, and is also learning to shear sheep with a goal of becoming a sheep shearer. She has been involved in agriculture her entire life..., from being raised on a family farm, to her heavy involvement in 4H, to now pursuing an education and future in ag, and this year being named to the Canadian Agriculture Youth Council. When you have grown up in agriculture, you grow up loving agriculture. What else would I ever choose?. While agriculture may have chosen her from a young age, Ila is certainly taking her passion for the industry to the next level. Ila was recently chosen to represent PEI on the Canadian Agriculture Youth Council, a consultative body for the national Minister of Agriculture made of 25 youth from across Canada. They discuss current issues surrounding agriculture in our country, strengths and weaknesses of Canadian ag, challenges that farmers are facing, and how we can address them. Ila is a strong voice for agriculture in our province, but also for youth and young farmers in our country. Ila loves to work with the land and any living creatures, and she intends to continue this as she looks forward to graduating and the next steps in her life. Her goal is to be an integral part of her family farm operations and its future, as well as to continue to learn and become a sheep shearer. She has high hopes for the future of agriculture in our country, and encourages all youth to be involved; the agriculture industry needs young people to continue to thrive in Canada, and there are endless opportunities and for our bright young minds. #sheep #farmer #farmher #youth #shearing #PEI #GenAG #AgInTheField #students #agriculture #agyouthcouncil