Interested farmers must submit a proposal plan
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is helping grow the province’s agriculture industry through a farmland availability initiative.
The government is making about 3,000 acres of Crown farmland available to interested producers. The land is broken up into 14 parcels across the province.
2,635 acres are available in the west, about 265 acres are available in the central part of the province, and another 385 acres in the east.
The land is not exclusively reserved for Newfoundland and Labrador farmers.
Interested producers will have to submit detailed plans by May 29 at 4:30pm local time about their intentions for the farmland.
“Proposals submitted through this process must include a five-year farm development plan, a commercial farm business plan and, where applicable, a pasture management plan,” the forestry, ag and lands department says. “Proposals must describe the proposed use of the land, with specific consideration for the site’s suitability for agricultural development. Successful applicants will be eligible to acquire a long-term Crown land agricultural title.”
The Crown land ag titles in Newfoundland and Labrador can range up to 50 years.
Upon completion of the application process, a land use committee will evaluate each application based on multiple criteria.
This includes the applicant’s need for additional land, the proximity of the land to the applicant’s main farm, and markets/quotas available to the farm.
In terms of value of farmland per acre, Newfoundland and Labrador is on the higher end compared to other provinces.
In 2024, the value per acre was $9,000, Statistics Canada data says. Only Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia had higher values. Those ranged between $10,000 and $20,000 per acre.
Saskatchewan had the lowest value per acre at $2,647. And the national average was $5,302 per acre.
About Newfoundland and Labrador ag in 2025
- Farm cash receipts were $165.7 million in 2025, nearly a 3 per cent increase from 2024.
- Potato, rutabaga, carrots, cabbage, and pumpkin were the top five vegetables in the province.
- Livestock receipts increased by almost 4 per cent to 145.8 million.
- The value of eggs rose to $26.5 million
- The sector employed a total of 830 workers.