Funding is to support the planting of native perennial grasses, either as naturalization or as high-yield crop grasses.

Native grasslands result in more resilient agricultural landscapes with an increased ability to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce soil erosion and provide many other ecological benefits. Native grasslands are often best suited to wet, sloping, poor-soil, or otherwise marginal fields.

Funding is to support the planting of perennial biomass (e.g., switchgrass) & warm season pastures.

Increasing the frequency of perennial biomass crops in annual rotations and/or use of warm season grasses as part of pasture management results in more resilient agricultural landscapes with an increased ability to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce soil erosion and provide many other ecological benefits.

To support farmers who want to implement a new practice of no-till, strip-till or minimum tillage and ultimately increase the number of acres under reduced tillage on annual cropland in Ontario.

Reduced tillage practices result in more resilient agricultural landscapes with an increased ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce soil erosion and provide many other ecological benefits.

Funding is to support the maintenance of existing or establishment of new tree and shrub plantings on agricultural landscapes in Ontario.

Tree and shrub plantings result in more resilient agricultural landscapes with an increased ability to sequester carbon, reduce soil erosion and provide many other ecological and water quality benefits. To learn more about the benefits of trees on agricultural lands, visit Trees on farms | ontario.ca.

Funding is to support the enhancement or rejuvenation of an existing water retention feature and/or shallow groundwater type feature or establishing a new water retention feature and/or a lined reservoir type feature on agricultural landscapes in Ontario. The feature must be a minimum of 15 feet deep to qualify for cost-share funding.

Water retention features help farmers to adapt to changing climate conditions and manage fluctuations in water resources, creating more resilient agricultural production and providing many other ecological and water quality benefits.

Funding is to support the enhancement, restoration, or establishment of wetlands on agricultural landscapes in Ontario.

Wetlands result in more resilient agricultural landscapes with an increased ability to sequester carbon, reduce soil erosion and provide many other ecological and water quality benefits.