Province Extends Application Deadline For Beneficial Management Practice

Aug 23, 2021

The Manitoba government has extended the application deadline for Ag Action Manitoba Assurance: Beneficial Management Practice (BMP 503) to Oct. 1 from Sept. 1.

“As our dry weather continues, we are committed to ensuring that agricultural producers have options when it comes to dealing with this drought,” said Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Ralph Eichler. “By extending this application deadline, we will ensure that more producers will be able to apply and get assistance when they need it most.”

The Ag Action Manitoba Program Assurance under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, helps agricultural producers protect ground and surface water sources that are essential to ensuring the health of livestock and ground water sources. To date, the province has received almost 100 applications for a total of $630,000 in funding for the Managing Livestock Access to Riparian Areas BMP.

Items eligible for cost-shared funding include:

- water source development, constructing new or rehabilitating existing wells or dugouts;
- solar, wind or grid-powered alternative watering systems;
- permanent fencing to restrict livestock access to surface water and dugouts; and
- permanent pipeline development.

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