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New Funding to Reduce Phosphorus Entering Local Waterways

Photo courtesy of the LTVCA.

New funding is being made available to local farmers looking to make the health of their fields a priority.

Officials with the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority say they’ve been given $13-million from the Canada Water Agency to work towards preventing nuisance algae in Lake Erie from excess phosphorus loading in the Thames River.

The Precision Phosphorus Reduction Program provides farmers with education, resources and funding to implement identified regional Best Management Practices in eight categories: cover crops, crop planning, alternative phosphorus use, erosion control structures, buffer strips, windbreaks and innovative projects.

Financial support is available as cost-share or per acre incentives with a goal to provide the tools required for agriculture producers to create and implement sustainable solutions for their farms.

The program is expected to run through 2028 with funding available to agriculture producers or landowners within the Lower Thames Valley region.

Find out more about farm grants in Ontario with LTVCA here.

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