PEI Agriculture Sector Council
420 University Av. Farm Centre Suite 113 C1A7Z5 Charlottetown, PE, Canada

We are now in Yellow Alert and while you do not need to be reminded about washing your hands, wearing masks and maintaining 6 feet of separation we do need to r...emember that not everyone will handle this as easily as others. The Mental Health of everyone around you is being affected and the Building a Sustainable Farmer series taught us to be proactive in our care. Please share this. You never know who might need one of these numbers. Be safe, be alert and be kind.

Our office will be closed to the public temporarily until Monday, December 21st in keeping with PEI Public Health Dept. recommendations. We can still be reached by phone at 902-892-1091, Monday to Friday. Thanks for your understanding during these strange times.

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Permanent full time Looking for 2 Equipment Operators in Elmsdale area. For more information, please click the link below: https://www.peiagsc.ca/employment_details.php?id=1981

GGC launches video to highlight modern realities, challenges of Canadian farmers November 17, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) This morning, the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) partnered with CropLife Canada to premiere a short video designed to bring attention to the challenges and realities facing Canadian farmers. Today’s Modern Grain Farm: A Harvest Across Canada is a short film designed to educate Canada’s legislators and policy makers about the business of a modern grain farm. Featu...ring interviews and clips from farms spanning Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the east coast, A Harvest Across Canada brings legislators up close and personal with farmers across the country to learn about what life is like on a modern farm. One of our main focuses at GGC is putting more farmers in front of policy makers, many of whom have no agricultural background, so that they understand the true impact of their decisions and the challenges our farmers face, says GGC Executive Director Erin Gowriluk. This year we had to get creative in how we could do that virtually. This video is one of the outcomes. The video was strategically launched at the beginning of GGC’s bi-annual lobby week to complement the requests that farmers will bring to the federal government. These will include improving the trade situation for Canadian grains, modernizing regulations preventing innovation in agricultural research, and further recognition for the environmentally-beneficial practices that farmers employ on their land. This video really demonstrates the innovation that exists on Canada’s modern grain operations, Gowriluk says. It also highlights the fact that we all share the same goal of growing the economy and creating jobs while also recognizing that we are responsible for preserving the land for generations to come. Grain Growers of Canada Agriculture in the Classroom Canada https://youtu.be/XxtlRvYI7g8