Value
Maximum of $20,000Description
LEADS – Equipment Modifications to Reduce Soil Compaction program was designed for producers who use heavy equipment (e.g. wagons, manure spreading equipment, etc.) where reductions to tire pressure could reduce soil compaction.
Eligible Applicants
Producers who possess:
- Verified, 4th Edition Environmental Farm Plan
- Proposed project located within the Lake Erie or Lake St. Clair watersheds
- Completed Farmland Health Check-Up, working with a participating certified crop advisor or professional agrologist
Eligible Expenses
- Modifications to equipment:
- Inflation/deflation systems (central tire inflation systems) that reduce field tire pressure to well below the level rated by the tire manufacturers for on road travel
- New tires that have reduced operational tire pressure ratings compared to conventional bias or radial tires of the same size
- Track systems
- 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