Value
Maximum of $20,000Description
LEADS – Cover Crops program was designed for producers who have not left cover crops undisturbed throughout the winter more than three times in the past five years. Projects will focus on the use of specific cover crops to protect soil from erosion, enhance soil organic matter and provide undisturbed cover over winter and early spring. Suggested for producers with Farmland Health Check-Ups identifying Farmland Health Challenges in: Water Erosion, Wind Erosion and Organic Matter.
Eligible Applicants
Producers who:
- Verified, 4th Edition Environmental Farm Plan
- Proposed project located within the Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair watersheds
- Have a completed Farmland Health Check-Up, working with a participating certified crop advisor or professional agrologist
Eligible Expenses
- Cost of seed for cover crops seeded across an entire field to provide undisturbed cover over winter months (e.g. red clover, oilseed radish, mixtures)
- Cost of seed for cover crops seeded in priority erosion prone areas (e.g. areas prone to water erosion, knolls on sandy soils) to provide undisturbed cover over winter months
- Cost of seed for cover crops that are harvested or grazed, provided a minimum of 6 inches (15 cm) of cover crop growth is left intact over winter
- Costs of planting cover crop incurred by the producer (in-kind) or custom applied (dedicated pass only)
- In-kind contributions
Deadline Date
Please click the link indicated below for update.Contact
Contact Name: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Phone Number: 1-877-424-1300
E-mail Address: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
