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Getting farm equipment back to work in the fields quickly can be essential for farmers, and their ability to do that themselves is also a big part of growing food in a sustainable way.
P.E.I. farmers are watching to see what happens next with Bill C-234, which would have removed the carbon tax from propane and natural gas used to heat and cool barns and greenhouses, and for drying grain.
Some farmers on P.E.I. say the unpredictable weather this fall is making for a frustrating harvest season.
Officials with the federation told provincial MLAs population growth and lower taxes in rural areas have led to too much development outside municipalities, cutting into farmland.
The price for diesel was the highest on Prince Edward Island Friday morning and also over two in New Brunswick, but that rise for gas and diesel will come with additional costs.