PEI Periodical and Article Database

: Fava bean being looked at as cash crop in province; "Scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are testing different varieties of the bean at Harrington Farm to see which ones are best suited to the Island climate.", ***unscanned

: Feast volunteers return from Kenya resolving to provide more help; Jolyene Sharkey and Ilse Peters-Ching travelled to Kenya with Farmers Helping Farmers. They are volunteers with the Village Feast in Souris which has raised money for cookhouses in Kenya for the past six years. They got to officially open three cookhouses and also worked with Farmers Helping Farmers to help Kenyan farmers to become more self sufficient. As educators they knew the importance of providing for the nutritional needs of students

: Feasting on local food; [Saltscapes Good Taste: Gracious Living on the East Coast, Summer/Fall 2017, insert]. Describes the unique dining experience at Chef Michael Smith's FireWorks Feast at the Inn at Bay Fortune, PEI. [Includes photographs]

: Feature debut; Toronto International Film Festival(32nd :2007 :Toronto); Just buried

: Federal budget hurts Islanders: Easter; "Malpeque MP Wayne Easter describes the federal budget as one which will undermine Prince Edward Island's economy and target Islanders most in need arguing "It would be better named the Rural Exodus program."", ***unscanned

: Federal tax court prepares to hear last of 56 fishermen in appeal cases

: Federal tax court preparing to hear closing arguments in fishermen's appeals

: Federation awaiting details on carbon pricing plan; Includes executive director of the PEI Federation of Agriculture Robert Godfrey's response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announce that the Federal Government will create a carbon pricing plan to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Godfrey explains that the Federation is intending to work with the Province to make sure that any new regulations take the needs and challenges of the agricultural sector into account. [Includes a photograph.]

: Federation calls for extensive monitoring of deep water wells; While the Federation of Agriculture supports the request of the PEI Potato Board for an end to the moratorium on deep water wells, the general farm organization wants extensive monitoring of any new wells and an independent review of the provincial water extraction policy. Members of the Federation presented their position before The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Energy and Environment. They also called for a review of soil management of the fields to be irrigated with an emphasis on nutrient management, soil conservation and appropriate organic matter levels. They indicated supplemental irrigation would result in better quality, more stability in the marketplace, more efficient use of fertilizers and fewer pesticides needed due to less stress on crops

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