On-farm Water Management Program
The On-Farm Water Management Program will support primary producers to improve and adapt to impacts of climate change on water implications, including activities to conserve and enhance natural resources for water management. This program will support primary producers to accelerate the adoption of priority Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs).
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a farm, Mi'kmaq conducting farming activities in a Mi'kmaw community or a community pasture.
Farms must:
- be currently registered under the Farm Registration Act.
- generate an annual eligible gross commodity income of at least $30,000.
- be actively farming in the program year and the applicant must be 19 years of age or older.
Community pastures must:
- be registered with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stocks.
- have a bank account established for financial activities of the community pasture.
- if the community pasture is located on lands owned by the Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board, be a leaseholder in good standing.
Refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed eligibility.
Deadline or important dates
Program Opening: April 24, 2025
Application Due: May 31, 2025
Claim Deadline: November 30, 2025
How to apply
Applications are closed.
Contact
Department of Agriculture
Programs Division
74 Research Drive
Bible Hill, NS B6L 2R2
Phone: 902-893-6377
Toll-free: 1-866-844-4276
prm@novascotia.ca