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Prince Edward Island Certified Beef™ is a premium product attracting a competitive premium price at retail – allowing the partnership between business and Island farmers to grow and thrive.
Producers wishing to be enrolled in the brand must:
- sign a licensing agreement
- maintain a valid Environmental Farm Planning certificate
- attend a Humane Handling workshop
All cattle for the brand must:
- be finished on PEI farms
- be fed a ration where 40% of DM during the last 100 days comes from grain
- be fed 500 IU/head/day of Vitamin E during the last 100 days
- have no synthetic hormones
- have no antibiotics, including Rumensin and Bovatec, during the last 100 days
- have a tag score of 3 or less
- grade Canada AA or higher
- dress between 700 – 900 lbs
- be marketed to the Atlantic Beef Products Inc. (ABP).
Recommended, but not required, producer activities:
- be registered under the Verified Beef Production Program
- have a vaccination and prevention program for the herd
All producers marketing under the Prince Edward Island Certified Beef brand are subjected to random audits.
For additional information on the certified program, please contact:
PEI Cattle Producers
info@peicattleproducers.com
902-368-2229
PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Maggie MacCormick
mmaccormick@gov.pe.ca