February 2, 2024
The Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, is calling on the Federal Government to ensure Newfoundland and Labrador receives its fair share of the newly announced Unit 1 redfish quota allocations. The Provincial Government has requested a… Read More about Minister Loveless Calls for Fair Share of Redfish Allocation
January 25, 2024
Applications for the 2024 Vegetable Transplant Program are open to commercial vegetable producers until February 8. The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture offers high-quality, low-cost vegetable transplants to eligible commercial farmers to help increase the production and variety of produce grown… Read More about Public Advisory: Applications Open for 2024 Vegetable Transplant Program
January 25, 2024
The Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, gratefully acknowledges the Newfoundland and Labrador agriculture industry’s recognition of the Honourable Derrick Bragg’s contributions to agriculture. The Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador nominated Minister Bragg for the Newfoundland… Read More about Minister Bragg Honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture
January 24, 2024
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture will accept applications for the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program from February 1 until March 15, 2024. The program aims to help farmers and producers increase the environmental resiliency of farms by adopting beneficial… Read More about Public Advisory: Applications Opening Soon for Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
January 23, 2024
Work to strengthen Newfoundland and Labrador’s agriculture sector continues with over $7 million in approved funding to support more than 110 projects in Newfoundland and Labrador since the launch of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) in April 2023…. Read More about Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Investing in Farmers’ Mental Health, Wellness and Safety
January 9, 2024
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Resource Enforcement Division is seeking public assistance to support an ongoing investigation into a recent caribou poaching incident near the community of Loon Bay. An investigation was initiated after Resource Enforcement Officers discovered… Read More about Public Advisory: Enforcement Officials Seek Information to Support Caribou Poaching Investigation
December 27, 2023
Effective immediately, a bridge located at the 2.7 kilometre mark on the Squid Cove Resource Road is closed to all vehicle, ATV, snowmobile and pedestrian traffic until further notice. Forestry officials have identified structural damage to the bridge making it… Read More about Public Advisory: Squid Cove Resource Road Bridge Closed Until Further Notice
December 21, 2023
A recent investigation by officers with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Resource Enforcement Division has resulted in charges against an individual for several violations of the Wild Life Act. On October 30, 2023, resource enforcement officers from the… Read More about Public Advisory: Individual Facing Several Charges for Wild Life Act Violation
December 20, 2023
The Rocky Brook Road Bridge, which is located on a forest access road approximately 13 kilometres north of the Town of Badger, was closed to all vehicle, ATV, snowmobile and pedestrian traffic on December 13, 2023, until further notice. Structural… Read More about Public Advisory: Rocky Brook Road Bridge Closed Until Further Notice
December 19, 2023
Big game hunters are reminded to complete and submit licence return forms and wildlife samples to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Wildlife Division. Wildlife managers use the valuable information hunters and trappers submit to make science-based recommendations about… Read More about Public Advisory: Hunters Reminded to Submit Licence Returns and Harvested Big Game Jawbones
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