PEI Periodical and Article Database

: Craft fair cancelled; Prince Edward Island Crafts Council's Christmas Fair (2005 : Charlottetown, P.E.I.).

: Craggan Farms wins milk quality award; The 2013 Ron Sampson Milk Quality Award, created in 2012 to recognize Island dairy farmers who achieve low somatic cell counts in their milk production, was awarded to John and David Wood of Craggan Farms. Somatic cell count is a primary indicator of milk quality. Somatic cell count scores of 100,000 or lower is indicative of uninfected cows. [Photo]

: Cranberries by the ton; Caption: "Mike Whitty surrounded by some of the 40,000 pounds of cranberries he was harvesting at his Mikita Farm cranberry bog in Farmington in mid-October." Includes photograph by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada., ***unscanned

: Crane tables questions on poultry industry; Independent Morell-Mermaid MLA Olive Craine has submitted a series of questions to Agriculture and Forestry Minister George Webster regarding the number of tons of chicken and turkey meat that are produced on PEI.

: Crane takes up cause of NFU on program administration; Independent Morell-Mermaid MLA Olive Crane has sent several written questions related to two cases involving organic certification and dual rates under the Advance Payment Program. The National Farmers Union raised objections to the the province's transfer of administration of this subsidy program to the PEI Certified Organic Producers Coop. Crane voiced concern that producers, in order to be eligible for the subsidy, would be required to belong to the cooperative, which is a commodity member of the PEI Federation of Agriculture. She questioned the fairness of charging non-federation members more to access federal agriculture programs for farmers that are administered provincially, but the minister defended the province's action, stating that the government has a preference to work with key stakeholder or commodity groups.

: Crane wants answers on hog industry; Independent Morell-Mermaid MLA Olive Crane wants to know what the provincial government is doing to help hog producers deal with the impact of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus. She asked Agriculture and Forestry Minister George Webster which provinces were now dealing with the issue, what seps have been put in place to stop the virus from spreading in PEI, whether the virus us spread by feed and what financial supports the province provided to help out the farmer where the virus was found and the industry in general

: Crapaud exhibition receives government funding for upgrade; A joint federal-provincial investment of over $72,000 will allow the Crapaud Exhibition Association to upgrade their facility

: Creating a connection, creating a sale, and creating a toolbox!; P.E.I. potato branding marketing initiatives : online "Brand Barn;" Fresh Media and audience building projects; Pack Your Appetite contests; Tablestock Committee and packaging project; truck wrap program to increase awareness of P.E.I. brand

: Creation of new jobs points to growth at local life science and manufacturing company

: Creative history; Contents: Basket Weaving by Tiffany Sark; Literary Writing by Jane Ledwell; Mat Hooking by Anne Nicholson; Photography by Sasha Mullally; Quilting by A. L. Beaumont and E. Zakem; Visual Arts by Sandy Kowalik.

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