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Marginal Areas Program - Manitoba
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) - Manitoba
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Program Summary
Ducks Unlimited Canada's Marginal Areas Program in Manitoba offers landowners with marginal areas in their cultivated fields (hard to access or poorly producing areas) payments to seed these areas to perennial forages in exchange for a 10-year agreement to maintain them. Producers receive a pollinator-friendly seed pack, and - once establishment has been confirmed - a per-acre payment.
Program characteristics
Province
Manitoba
Natural Features
Wildlife Habitat, Native Grasses
Agriculture Type
Cropland
Program Scope
Provincial
Conservation Approach
Restoration, Beneficial Practices
Incentive Type
Payment for Practices / Conservation / Credits, Cost-sharing / Discounts, Technical Advice
Delivery Agent Type
NGO
Commitment Type
Restoration / Re-seeding / Conversion, Land Conservation / Protection, Management Agreement
Commitment Term
Short Term (1 to 10 years)
Program web site
Conservation Goals
DUC is delivering this program to increase perennial cover on the landscape that benefits biodiversity, particularly beneficial insects and wildlife, including waterfowl. Environmental benefits also include carbon sequestration and improving soil and water quality.
Eligible Lands
This program focuses on cultivated lands where the producer:
Is realizing a negative ROI,
Has access limits due to equipment size,
Wants to establish clubroot management areas, and/or
Wants to establish habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects, and/or sequester carbon.
Eligible fields must fall with DUC's provincial Target Areas (see links below)
Additional Details
There are no restrictions on use. Program participants can graze, hay, mow, or leave idle.
Producers retain management decisions for and outside of identified program parcels
Commitment
The producer is responsible for buying the forage seed mixture, and establishing and maintaining the forage stand.
Producers sign a ten-year agreement, with a pro-rated buyout option.
Incentive
DUC Manitoba provides an incentive of $200/acre on eligible land. The per-acre incentive will be paid after establishment is confirmed.
Contact Information
Manitoba landowners wanting more information can fill in the 'contact us' form at https://ag.ducks.ca/program/marginal-areas-mb or contact Daphne Appleyard at 204-861-2587 or d_appleyard@ducks.ca.
Important to Know
Field(s) must fall within DUC Target Areas to qualify (Target Area map is available at the link below)
Grazing, haying and mowing are permitted.
Additional information is available in DUC Manitoba's fact sheet https://ag.ducks.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DUC_OnePager-MAP_Nov_2023_WEB.pdf
For a full list of DUC's programs in Manitoba, see https://www.ducks.ca/places/manitoba , or download their program guide at https://www.ducks.ca/assets/2024/12/2024_12_DUC_AllProgramsGuidebook_V2501_WEBFILE.pdf