Thursday, June 26, 2025

Subsidies for community pastures


 

The federal and Ontario governments are offering $5 million to improve community pastures.


Eligible projects include:


 rotational grazing;


 improving pasture quality by planting resilient perennial forage crops;


 permanent grasslands (including forage);


 riparian buffers and pollinator habitats;


 management of at-risk natural features;


 tree buffers and shelterbelts;


 integrated tree, forage and livestock grazing systems, and


 wetlands, water retention and runoff control.