Farmer cost-sharing for the Climate Emergency!
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) is delivering the new On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) to Ontario farmers.
Practices that will be supported under the program include in-field nitrogen management, cover cropping practices, and establishing or expanding rotational grazing systems.
Planting new acres of cover crops, or leaving a cover crop over winter where it has always been terminated in the fall.
Setting up permanent perimeter and cross-fencing, to establish new rotational grazing systems (fencing for silvopasture system can be an eligible expense)
Trying nitrogen stabilizers or in-field biological inoculants for the first time.
Cost-share is available at 65% of approved project costs. Applications can be sent starting August 3, 2022 and will close at 11:59 PM ET on August 17, 2022
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