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Perennial Biomass Crops — Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) │ Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA)

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Maximum RALP funding allocation for a single project is $150,000.

Description

RALP funding supports the planting/establishment and on-going maintenance of perennial biomass crops (e.g., switchgrass) on annual cropland in Ontario.

Increasing the frequency of perennial biomass crops in annual crop rotations and conversion of marginal and high-risk annual croplands to perennial biomass crops 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.

Eligible Applicants

    Farm businesses that file farm business taxes in Ontario as demonstrated by:

    • A valid farm business registration number (FBRN).
        OR
    • A Religious Exemption Letter provided by the OMAFRA Appeal Tribunal (provide with application submission).
        OR
    • A Cultural Exemption Letter provided by the First Nations Agriculture Finance Ontario (FNAFO), formerly known as the Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario to First Nations farmers, verifying the farm business operates in a First Nations community (provide with application submission).
        OR
    • An income exemption from the Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program (i.e., Start-up farm businesses, Business structure change, Not a normal production year, Age/Illness/Death of a spouse) (provide with application submission).
    Applicants must:

    • Have a verified, 4th Edition Environmental Farm Plan;
    • Be willing to enter into a signed Land Use Agreement with OSCIA, committing the farm business to maintaining the proposed practice on the acres being applied for, for a set timeline as defined in the Land Use Agreement; and,
    • Be in compliance with all requirements of the law and must remain in compliance for the duration of the project.
    Applicants must be undertaking their project on eligible lands, including:

    • Privately owned farmland, including all managed lands for agricultural production (e.g., crop land, grazing, orchards, etc.), as well as wetlands, woodlots, and yard sites associated with farming operations;
    • Land rented for agricultural production from a third-party;
    • Federal, Provincial, Municipal, or Territorial Crown Land, under lease for the purpose of agricultural practices; or,
    • Indigenous lands being managed for the purpose of agricultural production.

Eligible Expenses

Funding is to support increasing the planting/establishment and on-going maintenance of perennial biomass crops in annual crop rotations, including on marginal and high-risk annual crop lands. Plantings must be on fields that were previously in annual crop rotations in one or more of the last two growing seasons as documented by the letter of support.

Eligible perennial biomass crop species include switchgrass, Big Bluestem, Indian Grass, and may include other non-invasive native and non-native species mixes, with preference for seed to be sourced as locally as possible, appropriate to the seed zone to maximize successful crop establishment (e.g., improved varieties of seed from Ontario switchgrass seed producers). Eligible activities include:

  • Establishing perennial biomass crops including seed, plants, site preparation, and fertilizer, as required to establish perennials.
  • Control of invasive species to improve establishment and maintenance of the biomass crop, including mowing or chemical treatments adhering to conservation best management practices. Practices must be outlined in the letter of support.
  • Purchase, rental or other use of equipment required to establish the eligible perennial biomass crop.
  • Costs of third-party technical expertise to support detailed project planning, design, planting/establishment, and on-going consultation to maintain a healthy planting.

Deadline Date

The intake will close when the available funding has been fully allocated. Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: OSCIA

E-mail Address: s-cap@ontariosoilcrop.org

Website: https://programguides.ontariosoilcrop.org/program/perennial-biomass-crops/

Industry:

Agriculture, Energy & Environment

Location:

Ontario

Tags:

Agri-Business, Agri-environment, Emissions Reduction

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