September 7, 2021
National discussions on the Next Policy Framework to support growth, sustainability and innovation in the agriculture and agri-food sectors, and succeed the Canadian Agricultural Partnership are underway. The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is encouraging industry stakeholders to visit engageNL to…
September 1, 2021
Request for Proposal) applications are available for farmland located on Minerals Road in Conception Bay South. This parcel includes 2.99 acres (1.21 hectares) of land. The Request for Proposal Guide, including an overview and suitability map of the land available…
August 31, 2021
The motoring public is being advised to exercise caution and keep a watch for roaming moose when travelling on provincial roadways this fall, particularly between dusk and dawn. Moose-vehicle collisions tend to increase during September and October as moose become…
August 30, 2021
Request for Proposal applications are available for pasture property located near Foxtrap on the Avalon Peninsula. This parcel contains a total of 2,467.6 acres (999.0 hectares) of land. Applications are open to recognized, not-for-profit pasture committees. The successful committee will…
August 24, 2021
Registration is now open for the 2021 Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop scheduled to take place Friday, October 1 to Sunday, October 3 at the Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp in Bishop’s Falls. The Becoming an Outdoors Woman program offers…
August 20, 2021
The Resource Enforcement Division of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is seeking information related to the recent, illegal harvest of a moose on the old rail bed near the weigh scales east of Goobies. Officers responded to the…
August 19, 2021
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has sent four more forest firefighting personnel to British Columbia in response to requests for assistance to help address the severe forest fire threat that continues to impact many parts of that province. The…
August 16, 2021
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is asking the general public to check the provincial Forest Fire Hazard Index Forecast Map when planning outdoor fires on forest land, which includes growing or standing trees, shrubs, dry marsh, bogs and land…
August 13, 2021
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has deployed a third group of forest firefighting personnel from the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture to Ontario to assist colleagues in that province with the continued forest fire threat. This deployment consists…
August 12, 2021
The Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada today announced strategic investments through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund. A total contribution of $11.2 million is being invested in 36 projects which focus on equipment modernization, and improving productivity and sustainability. The $400…
