Application period September 1 thru 26
AFT is piloting a new program to provides livestock farmers with additional funding for implementation of conservation projects. Piloting Rewards for Ecosystem Services (PRES) provides farmers with an estimate of the emissions reduction impact of conservation practices they are implementing. PRES then rewards participants with two kinds of payments, a participation payment and an ecosystem services performance payment based on the amount of emissions reduction impact of their practices. This is a pilot program designed to improve our understanding of the impact conservation decisions have on natural resources and provide additional financial support to farmers. Applicants must be implementing a conservation practice on a land unit for the first time. Livestock farmers in certain counties in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire are eligible to apply. For more information please check out the program webpage.