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On-Farm Climate Action Fund

65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $20,000 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.on their farm to support the planting or intercropping of cover crops left undisturbed over the winter (i.e., the 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 on the acres being applied for, and can include planting cover crops to be left over-winter either for the first-time or where they have previously been terminated or harvested in the fall. 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). Approved projects must result in a planted cover crop in 2023.

On-Farm Climate Action Fund

65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $20,000 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.on their farm to support the planting or intercropping of cover crops left undisturbed over the winter (i.e., the 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 on the acres being applied for, and can include planting cover crops to be left over-winter either for the first-time or where they have previously been terminated or harvested in the fall. 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). Approved projects must result in a planted cover crop in 2023.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$2,000/acre for establishing a single-species, native perennial grassland or rejuvenating an existing grassland

$3,000/acre for establishing diverse (multi-species) native perennial grasslands
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$2,000/acre for establishing a single-species, native perennial grassland or rejuvenating an existing grassland

$3,000/acre for establishing diverse (multi-species) native perennial grasslands
Accepting Applications
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.

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 implement a practice that is new to the acres being applied for, within their field-based nitrogen management activities. A new practice that is new to the acres being applied for is a practice that has not been previously implemented by the applicant on the acres included in the application. For example, if you have side-dressed nitrogen in the past, but now you want to side-dress with urease and nitrification inhibitors, only the application of the inhibitors would be eligible for cost-share as the new practice.

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 implement a practice that is new to the acres being applied for, within their field-based nitrogen management activities. A new practice that is new to the acres being applied for is a practice that has not been previously implemented by the applicant on the acres included in the application. For example, if you have side-dressed nitrogen in the past, but now you want to side-dress with urease and nitrification inhibitors, only the application of the inhibitors would be eligible for cost-share as the new practice.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$500/acre for increasing plantings of perennial biomass crops / warm season pastures in annual crop rotations

$1,000/acre for converting marginal and high-risk annual cropland (e.g., riparian areas) to perennial biomass crops / perennial warm season pastures
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$500/acre for increasing plantings of perennial biomass crops / warm season pastures in annual crop rotations

$1,000/acre for converting marginal and high-risk annual cropland (e.g., riparian areas) to perennial biomass crops / perennial warm season pastures
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$30/acre for moderate reductions to tillage practices

$50/acre for more substantial reductions to tillage practices
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$30/acre for moderate reductions to tillage practices

$50/acre for more substantial reductions to tillage practices
Accepting Applications
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.

On-Farm Climate Action Fund

65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $20,000 per project
Not Accepting Applications
For farmers who want to implement fencing and livestock watering system infrastructure to establish new rotational grazing systems or expand acreage of existing systems. Rotational grazing systems must be implemented on at least 10 acres of pasture and must include at least four (4) sections (paddocks) for rotation to be considered eligible for cost-share funding.

On-Farm Climate Action Fund

65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $20,000 per project
Not Accepting Applications
For farmers who want to implement fencing and livestock watering system infrastructure to establish new rotational grazing systems or expand acreage of existing systems. Rotational grazing systems must be implemented on at least 10 acres of pasture and must include at least four (4) sections (paddocks) for rotation to be considered eligible for cost-share funding.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$2,000/acre for activities supporting improving existing tree/shrub stands

$3,000/acre for the establishment of new tree/shrub stands
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$2,000/acre for activities supporting improving existing tree/shrub stands

$3,000/acre for the establishment of new tree/shrub stands
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$6,000 per acre to renew or rejuvenate an existing water retention feature and/or shallow groundwater type feature (minimum 15’ depth)

$10,000 per acre for establishing a new water retention feature and/or a lined reservoir type feature (minimum 15’ depth)
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$6,000 per acre to renew or rejuvenate an existing water retention feature and/or shallow groundwater type feature (minimum 15’ depth)

$10,000 per acre for establishing a new water retention feature and/or a lined reservoir type feature (minimum 15’ depth)
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$15,000/acre for restoring the function and/or increasing the acreage of an existing wetland

$25,000/acre for the establishment of a new wetland
Accepting Applications
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.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program

$15,000/acre for restoring the function and/or increasing the acreage of an existing wetland

$25,000/acre for the establishment of a new wetland
Accepting Applications
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.