February 28, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will join students at Macdonald Drive Elementary School on Monday, March 2 to launch Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. Agriculture in the Classroom Newfoundland and…
February 21, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today announced the Provincial Government is hosting public consultations as part of a review of the department’s Agriculture Depredation Policy as it relates to the shooting of moose causing crop damage…
February 20, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today announced details of a bi-lateral Caribou Conservation Agreement between the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada. Through this agreement the Provincial Government was successful in leveraging…
February 19, 2020
The Provincial Government is seeking Expressions of Interest to establish up to four regional, cooperative vegetable cold storage and packing facilities throughout the province to be located in western, central and eastern Newfoundland, and in Labrador. The Honourable Gerry Byrne,…
February 10, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day with educators and Agriculture Technician Co-op Program students tomorrow (Tuesday, February 11). The event will take place in the main atrium of the College of…
February 7, 2020
An investigation conducted by Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers with the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources has resulted in fines and prohibitions related to illegal fishing activity. On January 21, 2020 at Provincial Court in Gander, an individual was…
January 31, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources Minister, is extending congratulations to Fire Training Specialist and Provincial FireSmart Liaison, Joe Russell, who recently arrived back in the province after a 38 day deployment to Australia to provide…
January 29, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, provided an update today at the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture’s annual general meeting on a collaborative research project to support Newfoundland and Labrador farmers in applying sustainable agriculture…
January 29, 2020
Residents are encouraged to report any bat sightings to assist researchers with monitoring of white-nose syndrome (WNS) – a deadly, non-native bat disease that causes mortality in hibernating bat species. Public reporting of dead or sick bats, or observations of bats…
January 28, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will speak at the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture’s 45th annual general meeting and workshop tomorrow (Wednesday, January 29). Minister Byrne will speak during the luncheon which begins at…
