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How preventing farmers from repairing equipment threatens the environment

Getting farm equipment back to work in the fields quickly can be essential for farmers, and their ability to do that themselves is also a big part of growing food in a sustainable way.

P.E.I. agricultural group disappointed at lack of support for carbon tax exemption

P.E.I. farmers are watching to see what happens next with Bill C-234, which would have removed the carbon tax from propane and natural gas used to heat and cool barns and greenhouses, and for drying grain.

'It's stressful': Wet weather has meant fewer harvesting days for P.E.I. farmers

Some farmers on P.E.I. say the unpredictable weather this fall is making for a frustrating harvest season.

P.E.I. on track to lose half its farmland by 2050, says federation of agriculture

Officials with the federation told provincial MLAs population growth and lower taxes in rural areas have led to too much development outside municipalities, cutting into farmland.

'It's not like selling a house': As farmers age, more look at who will take over