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October is PEI Porktoberfest
October is PEI Porktoberfest
L-R: Carl Nicholson, President,PEI Restaurant Association; Emily McKeown,Five Eleven West; Paul Larsen, Chair,PEI Hog Marketing Board; Agriculture and Forestry Minister George Webster; Amber MacDonald, Red's Corner; and Melody Dover, owner,Fresh Media.

For the month of October, PEI Porktoberfest returns with gourmet pulled pork sandwiches vying to win one Island restaurant the title of "Best PEI Porktoberfest Chef". Thirty-two Island restaurants are participating in this year's Porktoberfest campaign.

Traceability partnership supports animal health on Prince Edward Island
Knowing where livestock and poultry are located provides valuable information in responding to animal disease outbreaks and food safety issues.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Forestry signed an information sharing agreement today that will make it easier to locate livestock in an emergency. Premises identification is one of three components of a traceability system; the others being animal identification and animal movement.

Waterfowl hunting season extended
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A healthy and growing population of waterfowl on Prince Edward Island has led Environment Canada to extend the waterfowl hunting season, says Agriculture and Forestry Minister George Webster.

Introducing Prince Edward Island Certified Beef
Prince Edward Island Certified Beef
L-R: Atlantic Beef Products Plant Manager, Paul de Jonge, Culinary Alliance Chair, Chef Austin Clement, Dolan Foods President, Pearse Dolan, Agriculture Minister George Webster, PEI Cattle Producers, Brian Morrison, Innovation Minster, Allen Roach

The launch of a new certified Prince Edward Island beef brand will increase sales of Island beef and return premium prices to cattle producers.

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