Buying into different conservation efforts now could lead to better environmental outcomes in your community later. That is the goal of Peninsula Pride Farms’ cost-share program, which incentivizes farmers to try different practices in their fields to limit their impact on soil erosion and water pollution. Planting cover crops, splitting nitrogen application, and creating harvestable buffers are different ways farms can positively impact the environment if done correctly and receive a little help doing it too. Peninsula Pride Farms Board Member and certified crop advisor Nick Guilette says the program has been very beneficial on several different fronts.
Over 50 percent of Peninsula Pride Farms members last year participated in the cost-share program. Last year, more than 350,000 acres of land owned by members were covered by Peninsula Pride Farms members with conservation practices. Guilette says Peninsula Pride Farms has also teamed up with The Nature Conservancy to allow member and non-member farms to participate in some of the conservation efforts. You can find more information by clicking on the links below. You have until October 15th to apply for the Peninsula Pride Farms cost-share program and November 15th for the one through The Nature Conservancy.
