Vermont
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- : several grant and funding opportunities, including:
- Pasture & Surface Water Fencing Program (PSWF): 90% cost share program can pay for fencing, pielines, water source development, laneways, stream crossings, and more.
- Maximum of $15,000 for exclusion of waterways or $10,000 for pasture related projects
- Must rotationally graze, minimum of 2 moves per week
- Must fence your animals out of wetlands
- Visit VT Agency of Ag link above for more opportunities
- Pasture & Surface Water Fencing Program (PSWF): 90% cost share program can pay for fencing, pielines, water source development, laneways, stream crossings, and more.
- : State funding to help Vermont farms implement soil-based agronomic practices that improve soil quality, increase crop production, and reduce erosion and agricultural waste discharges.
- : Mini Grants of $500–$1,000 support on-farm research led and designed by farmers
Regional
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- : Advocates for conservation-minded farmers throughout Connecticut River watershed. Open to NH and VT farmers. Members receive discounted rental on no-till drills.
Federal
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- : assisting owners of America's private land with conserving their soil, water, and other natural resources
- : Federal program provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits
- Longer timeline, larger contracts
â—‹ Application deadline in November
â—‹ If your application ranks high enough, then payment may be the following summer - Sometimes partial payment upfront for materials, and the rest when practice is finished
- Covers everything PSWF covers plus more
- Pays up to 75-90% cost share, can spend over $50K
- Can be paid up to $55/acre to do Prescribed Grazing for 3 years
- Must fence your animals out of wetlands
- Longer timeline, larger contracts
- : NRCS program that provides compensation for rotational grazing and many other sustainable practices. 5 year contract with an option to renew for an additional 5 year period. Compensates farms for the good work they are already doing (existing activities). Pays for enhancements to existing conservation practices (additional activities)
- : Plants filter strips, forested buffers, and grassed waterways on streambanks
- Pays rent for 15-30 years on areas taken out of production
- Between $80-$298/acre or one time payment at higher rate per acre
- Pays for native trees and protects them
- Pays for fence to keep animals 25-35 ft away from waterways
- : Federal program provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits