On-Farm Climate Action Fund
65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $30,000 per project
Not Accepting Applications
For farmers who want to undertake a new practiceA new practice is a practice that has not been previously implemented by the applicant on the acres included in the application. For example, if you have never used cover crops on a field and wish to plant cover crops for the first time.of cover cropping or interseeding cover crops and leave them undisturbed over the winter (i.e., the cover crop cannot be chemically or physically terminated in the fall or winter). A new practice is a practice that has not been previously implemented by the applicant and can include planting cover crops to be left over-wintering for the first time (including where cover crops were previously implemented but terminated or harvested in the fall) when new to the acres being applied for, OR where implementing a cover crop is new at a certain point in the rotation (e.g. the acres tied to the project may have been cover cropped after wheat, but not cover cropped after corn).
If a cover crop being applied for is to be harvested or grazed, a minimum of 6 inches of growth must be left undisturbed over winter (November to March). All other cover crops must remain undisturbed (not terminated or incorporated) over the winter. Approved projects must result in a planted cover crop in the year awarded funding.
Note that for the 2025 intake, the use of equipment for cover crop planting, including broadcast and air seeders, no-till seeders, components for autonomous seeding is eligible to support the implementation of the project, but not eligible to receive cost-share funding. The rental of this equipment, or the costs associated with the use of this equipment by a custom operator are eligible to receive cost-share funding. Please follow OFCAF programming updates for future opportunities that will support the purchasing of cover cropping equipment.
If a cover crop being applied for is to be harvested or grazed, a minimum of 6 inches of growth must be left undisturbed over winter (November to March). All other cover crops must remain undisturbed (not terminated or incorporated) over the winter. Approved projects must result in a planted cover crop in the year awarded funding.
Note that for the 2025 intake, the use of equipment for cover crop planting, including broadcast and air seeders, no-till seeders, components for autonomous seeding is eligible to support the implementation of the project, but not eligible to receive cost-share funding. The rental of this equipment, or the costs associated with the use of this equipment by a custom operator are eligible to receive cost-share funding. Please follow OFCAF programming updates for future opportunities that will support the purchasing of cover cropping equipment.
On-Farm Climate Action Fund
65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $30,000 per project
Not Accepting Applications
For farmers who want to undertake a new practiceA new practice is a practice that has not been previously implemented by the applicant on the acres included in the application. For example, if you have never used cover crops on a field and wish to plant cover crops for the first time.of cover cropping or interseeding cover crops and leave them undisturbed over the winter (i.e., the cover crop cannot be chemically or physically terminated in the fall or winter). A new practice is a practice that has not been previously implemented by the applicant and can include planting cover crops to be left over-wintering for the first time (including where cover crops were previously implemented but terminated or harvested in the fall) when new to the acres being applied for, OR where implementing a cover crop is new at a certain point in the rotation (e.g. the acres tied to the project may have been cover cropped after wheat, but not cover cropped after corn).
If a cover crop being applied for is to be harvested or grazed, a minimum of 6 inches of growth must be left undisturbed over winter (November to March). All other cover crops must remain undisturbed (not terminated or incorporated) over the winter. Approved projects must result in a planted cover crop in the year awarded funding.
Note that for the 2025 intake, the use of equipment for cover crop planting, including broadcast and air seeders, no-till seeders, components for autonomous seeding is eligible to support the implementation of the project, but not eligible to receive cost-share funding. The rental of this equipment, or the costs associated with the use of this equipment by a custom operator are eligible to receive cost-share funding. Please follow OFCAF programming updates for future opportunities that will support the purchasing of cover cropping equipment.
If a cover crop being applied for is to be harvested or grazed, a minimum of 6 inches of growth must be left undisturbed over winter (November to March). All other cover crops must remain undisturbed (not terminated or incorporated) over the winter. Approved projects must result in a planted cover crop in the year awarded funding.
Note that for the 2025 intake, the use of equipment for cover crop planting, including broadcast and air seeders, no-till seeders, components for autonomous seeding is eligible to support the implementation of the project, but not eligible to receive cost-share funding. The rental of this equipment, or the costs associated with the use of this equipment by a custom operator are eligible to receive cost-share funding. Please follow OFCAF programming updates for future opportunities that will support the purchasing of cover cropping equipment.
