Rate of farmland loss on P.E.I. more than triples

‘There’s more profit in selling it for a house lot than growing crops’

The loss of farmland on P.E.I. is accelerating at a rate not seen in 50 years — and farmers fear there’s not enough being done to rein in the rapid changes.

Statistic Canada’s last census of agriculture, which took a snapshot of the industry in 2021, shows a 12.3 per cent loss of farmland since 2016.

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