Federal and provincial support announced for PEI’s agriculture industry

The federal and provincial governments plan to spend 46-million dollars to support the Island’s agriculture industry. Federal Agriculture Minister and Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay made the announcement today with provincial Agriculture Minister Bloyce Thompson, saying the money will come from the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership — a 3.5-billion dollar, five-year agreement between the federal, provincial and territorial governments.  Among other things, the cost-shared program will be used to encourage the development of land management practices for establishing perennial crops that help build resiliency in soils and reduce erosion.  As well, it will help support the development of the livestock industry.