March 19, 2024
Today, the Provincial Government invited fish buyers and fish processors to submit an Expression of Interest application for a temporary Fish Buyers Licence to export live snow crab out of the province for the 2024 snow crab fishery. The purpose…
March 13, 2024
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture: Speaker, March is Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month – a perfect opportunity for young people to learn about, connect…
March 5, 2024
Applications are open for the 2024-25 big game license draw. The deadline to apply is May 3, 2024. Applications for resident moose, caribou, black bear and trapper licences are available online only. Eligible hunters and trappers must have a Wildlife…
February 23, 2024
Funding applications for the 2024 Community Garden Support Program are available to help eligible municipalities, schools and community groups establish and enhance new and existing community gardens. There is no deadline to apply, but applications will be processed on a…
February 22, 2024
The Provincial Government is marking an improvement in American Marten (Island of Newfoundland Population) numbers by downlisting its status from Threatened to Vulnerable under the provincial Endangered Species Act. Newfoundland Marten is one of only 14 mammal species native to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
