Grasslands and Grazing Management

• Applicant Information Form
• Application Worksheet
• Letter of support from the applicant’s Farm Production Extension Specialist, for Agricultural Crown Land forage lease holders

Who is eligible?

• Agricultural Crown Land forage lease holders
• Association of Manitoba Community Pastures
• Indigenous primary producers and communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit
• Primary producers

Who is not eligible

• Government employees who are majority shareholders (50 per cent or higher) in a business or operation

Eligible expenses

• Consultant fees for a Grazing Management Plan developed by a professional with an Agrologist designation registered with Agrologists Manitoba or equivalent
• Perennial forage establishment and seed costs, including seed, weed control, inoculants and fertilizer if required, equipment use, and labour costs
• Permanent, temporary, or alternative fencing, alternative watering systems, and water source development, including related labour, installation, and components
• Brush encroachment mitigation and control of invasive alien species, including mowing or chemical treatment
• Incremental labour costs capped at $30 per hour, and farm and heavy equipment use at set program rates

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Consultant fees paid to the applicant’s own consulting company
• Grazing management software
• Seeding of annual cash crops
• Any expense related to the use of a bulldozer
• Any water supply infrastructure intended solely for residential use; temporary set-up of watering systems; hauling or pumping water; aeration systems for dugouts; conversion of existing native prairie or seeding non-native legumes into native pastures; clearing of primary forest into new open pasture; ditching and other drainage work; filling old dugouts; portable livestock corral panels not directly associated with the livestock watering system operation and protection; portable gas/diesel powered water pumps, generators, water meters; materials and construction costs for pump houses

• Potential to mitigate and adapt to climate change
• Potential to increase carbon stored in the soil and improve soil health
• Potential to improve biodiversity and wildlife habitat
• Potential to reduce impacts of flooding and drought
• The proposal must clearly describe the environmental benefit and have adequate design, well-defined locations and steps, realistic completion timelines, and a detailed, realistic, and specific budget

• Complete the Applicant Information Form and Application Worksheet.
• Submit the Applicant Information Form and Application Worksheet to agriculture@gov.mb.ca by the specified deadline.
• Submit a separate Application Worksheet for each eligible BMP.
• Ensure that only the applicant signs the program documents; for corporations, partnerships, and other business organizations, a designated person with legal authorization must sign.
• Acknowledge and agree to all terms and conditions contained in the Application Worksheet, Program Guide, and Program Terms and Conditions.

• Application Worksheets are assessed according to Program Objectives and Priorities and Proposal Integrity.
• No eligible expenses will be reimbursed unless a funding agreement is signed.
• Project activities must be completed, and all reports submitted, on or before the date stated in the funding agreement.
• Projects completed within one fiscal year require a final report and financial claim upon completion; projects completed over multiple fiscal years require a report and financial claim in each fiscal year.
• A final report listing actual project metrics is required at project completion, and funding amounts received from all sources must be declared on the Application Worksheet.