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Nitrogen Management – Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) │ Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA):

February 27, 2024

Value

65% of eligible project costs, up to a maximum cost-share payment of $30,000 per project

Description

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 is one 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 a dual action nitrogen stabilizer, only the use of the stabilizer would be considered eligible as a new practice. The costs associated with side-dressing are not considered new and are therefore not eligible.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible farm businesses must be actively farming or own actively farmed land in Ontario, as demonstrated by:

  • A valid farm business registration number (FBRN) OR
  • A Religious Exemption Letter provided by the OMAFRA Appeal Tribunal (include with application submission) OR
  • A Cultural Exemption Letter provided by the First Nations Agriculture & Finance Ontario to First Nations farmers, verifying the farm business operates in a First Nations community (include with application submission) OR
  • 25 acres of land or more, assessed as ‘Farm’, as indicated by the most current Municipal Property Assessment Notice or Municipal Tax Bill in the name of the farm business (include with application submission) OR
  • An income exemption from the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program in the name of the farm business (include with application submission)

Applicants must also have a valid Premises Identification (PID) Number for the farm property where the proposed project will be completed. PID Numbers must be kept up to date. To update or obtain a PID Number, visit www.ontariopid.com or call 1-888-247-4999.

Eligible Expenses

  • Fees for a third-party Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) or Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.) to develop a written plan that addresses nitrogen management (e.g., crop nutrient plan, crop diversification plan, nutrient management plan), which may include the following costs (up to a maximum of $25,000 in cost-share):
    • Soil sampling, analysis, and mapping
    • Plant tissue sampling, analysis, and mapping
    • Manure sampling and analysis
  • Costs for implementing a practice that is new to the acres being applied for, related to in-field nitrogen management, as recommended in a letter of support from a CCA or P.Ag. (see Documentation required with an application), including:
    • Use of dual action nitrogen stabilizers (both urease and nitrification inhibitors) that follow the provided recommendations
    • Costs of split application of nitrogen fertilizer that follows the provided recommendations, including:
      • Custom application costs for additional passes for nutrient application later in the growing season
      • Costs for diagnostic testing used for in-season rate adjustments (i.e., drone imagery, satellite imagery, pre-side dress nitrate test, tissue testing, chlorophyll testing)
      • Equipment and/or equipment modifications to support split application of nitrogen fertilizer (i.e., equipment/modifications to support banding, side-dressing or below canopy fertilizer applications)
    • Use of synthetic fertilizer substitute (i.e., manure, compost, digestate) that follows the provided recommendations, including:
      • Material cost and custom application costs
      • Equipment and/or equipment modifications to support injection of manure on new acres
    • Any equipment supported must be used to implement the eligible practice on new acres BEFORE the Project Completion Date and BEFORE a claim can be submitted. Farm businesses are limited to a maximum of $30,000 in cost-share funding for equipment and/or equipment modifications to support eligible practices across all approved applications in this intake.

Deadline Date

February 13, 2024, 9AM ET – February 27, 2024, 5PM ET

Contact

Contact Name: OSCIA

Phone Number: 519-826-4214 or 1-800-265-9751

E-mail Address: oscia@ontariosoilcrop.org

Website: https://programguides.ontariosoilcrop.org/program/nitrogen-management/

Industry:

Agriculture

Location:

Ontario

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