MONTPELIER, Vt. — If you are a Vermont farm that rotationally grazes ruminant livestock, the VAAFM Farm Agronomic Practices (FAP) program may be right for you.
The FAP program provides funding to help Vermont farms implement soil-based agronomic practices that improve soil quality, increase crop production, and reduce erosion and agricultural waste discharges. The program pays farmers $30 per acre for rotational grazing.
To be eligible for a grant, the program requires that farmers rotate their livestock at least twice a week, exclude them from surface water, and leave a minimum of three inches of residual vegetation after grazing.
Previously, the funding cap through FAP was $8,000, but beginning July 1st the cap will increase to $10,000.
The deadline to apply for a grazing grant is June 15. If you’re interested in other FAP covered practices, the application deadline for cover crop and fall manure injection will be August 1st, and April 15th for next spring’s conservation practices.
Apply for a Grazing Grant Here!
–Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets