The On-Farm Climate Action Fund for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador is Open!

A new funding program will help farmers receive up to $75,000 in funding when adopting and implementing beneficial management practices (BMPs) that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gases, specifically in the areas of: 

• Improved nitrogen management 

• Cover cropping, and 

• Rotational grazing 

The On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) is part of the Government of Canada's Agricultural Climate Solutions, a multi-stream program to help farmers tackle climate change. Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. is implementing the fund to help farmers adopt these practices in Nova Scotia and in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Training for farmers and agronomists will also be offered over the two-year program, which ends in March 2024. 

For more information on the program or to apply please visit the website ofcaf.perennia.ca.  Deadline for the first intake of applications is July 31, 2022.  

 

Funding for student employment

Do you employ young people during the summer months or throughout the year?  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has some funding available to pay their salaries!  The Green Farms Stream funds internships for youth 30 years old or younger, including high school students to work on farms to support environmentally beneficial management activities. These internships can last up to 12 months and must be completed by March 31, 2019.

You could receive up to a maximum of $10,000 per intern under the Green Farms Stream.  More details can be found here: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/programs-and-services/list-of-programs-and-services/agricultural-youth-green-jobs-initiative/green-farms-stream/?id=1459879871410

Quality Assurance: Funding opportunity for Foreign Material Detection

There is currently funding available to help potato producers and packers off-set the costs of purchasing and installing metal detection systems for potato packaging.  Potato growers and packers can apply to the program and receive up to 50% of the total cost of purchasing and installing a metal detection unit, up to $15,000.  Certain conditions apply; the deadline for applications is October 31, 2015.  More details can be found here: http://novascotia.ca/programs/potato-assurance-system/