Timeline 2022 onwards
The Experimental Acres program supports a farmer-led discovery of new practices to build soil health and enhance carbon recapture.
The program offers a de-risked learning season for testing best management practices to assist in developing a business case for practices worth repeating. Experimental Acres supports farmer-created projects through 3 funding streams:
Living Roots and Green Cover
Projects which extend the time soil is covered and/or has living roots in it.
Innovation
Projects which implement new ways of doing things on the farm.
Integrating Animals on the Farm
Projects which incorporate livestock into farm systems.
7 Dufferin farmers participated in 1st year of Experimental Acres Pilot in 2022.
2023 update:
4 Dufferin farmers participated in the 2023 Experimental Acres Pilot.
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Municipality: Dufferin County
Action: Regenerative Agriculture
Category: Agriculture Forest and Other Land Use (AFOLU)