Support the development of farmland for agriculture in New Brunswick including bringing lands formerly used for agriculture back into active production, enhancing the development and productivity of new production fields and improving existing farmland. Any increase in acreage will support:
- more sustainable farming practices with reduced environmental impacts,
- improved crop rotations resulting in healthier soils,
- increased land base for the production of crops and livestock feed, and
- increased self-sufficiency levels of food and livestock feed crops which will reduce transportation costs and associated environmental impacts.