February 5, 2025
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, will hold a fisheries roundtable related to U.S. tariffs. The meeting will be held virtually today at 10:30 a.m. Following the meeting, Minister Byrne will conduct a media availability in…
February 3, 2025
Applications for the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program are open from February 3 until March 15, 2025. The Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program aims to help farmers and producers adopt beneficial land use and management practices that will increase the environmental resiliency…
January 28, 2025
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, will attend the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture’s annual Agriculture Industry Symposium today (Tuesday, January 28). Minister Byrne will bring greetings during the Farmers Welcome Reception at 6:30 p.m….
January 28, 2025
Wildlife officials with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture are conducting a caribou survey in all areas west of the Bay d’Espoir Highway, south of the Trans-Canada Highway, and west to the La Poile region over the coming weeks….
January 27, 2025
Motorists on the Northern Peninsula should use extreme caution on the roadway between Flowers Cove and Eddies Cove East and surrounding areas. A large part of the St. Anthony caribou herd is spending the winter in this area and many…
January 9, 2025
On the morning of January 6, 2025, Resource Enforcement Officers from St. John’s Detachment responded to a report of a moose that was potentially shot in the area of Clarke’s Beach/South River. When officers arrived on scene, they found a…
December 19, 2024
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, is profiling action and reform across Newfoundland and Labrador’s fisheries, wildlife, agriculture, land management and forestry sectors in 2024. The fall sitting of the House of Assembly saw introduction of…
December 17, 2024
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Wildlife Division, in partnership with Memorial University, is conducting testing for avian influenza in furbearers. Trappers are encouraged to submit skinned carcasses of the following species: Red fox Arctic fox Weasel Beaver Lynx…
December 10, 2024
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, today launched a new system to streamline and simplify the Crown lands application process. People applying for a quitclaim deed under the new Primary Residence Property Title Program also have…
December 9, 2024
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture has updated the Fish Processing Licensing Policy Manual ahead of the 2025 season to allow increased competition, grow capacity across the sector, and support free enterprise. The updates are part of the 10-point…
