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Resilient Agricultural Landscapes Program (RALP) - Manitoba
Government of Manitoba
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Program Summary
Manitoba's Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) provides cost-shared support for eligible agroforestry or grasslands and grazing management Beneficial Management Practices. Eligible applicants can receive up to 75% of project costs to a maximum of $15,000.
Program characteristics
Province
Manitoba
Natural Features
Native Grasses, Riparian Areas, Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat
Agriculture Type
Cropland, Rangeland / Pasture
Program Scope
Provincial
Conservation Approach
Beneficial Practices, Restoration
Incentive Type
Cost-sharing / Discounts, Payment for Practices / Conservation / Credits, Technical Advice
Delivery Agent Type
Provincial Government
Commitment Type
Infrastructure Installation, Management Agreement, Restoration / Re-seeding / Conversion
Commitment Term
Short Term (1 to 10 years)
Conservation Goals
The Manitoba RALP program seeks to help landowners reduced soil erosion, improve wildlife habitat, reduce surface runoff, enhance water quality, reduce stream-bank degradation, and improve biodiversity and wildlife habitat.
Eligible Lands
The RALP Grasslands and Grazing Management stream is available to primary producers, Agricultural Crown Land forage lease holders, Association of Manitoba Community Pastures, and Indigenous primary producers and communities; The RALP Agroforestry stream is available to primary producers, Association of Manitoba Community Pastures, and Indigenous primary producers and communities.
Additional Details
Separate applications must be made for each eligible project.
There is a $15,000 limit per project.
Agricultural Crown Land forage lease holders must include a letter of support for the project from their Farm Production Extension Specialist.
Commitment
Participants in the Agroforestry stream must undertake one or more of the following:
Establishment of shelterbelts or tree buffers for farmyard, livestock facilities and fields.
Planting of trees/shrubs on marginal or high-risk cropland.
Silvopasture (the deliberate integration of trees and grazing livestock on the same land).
Participants in the Grasslands and Grazing Management stream must undertake one or more of the following:
Input from a knowledgeable professional to create a grazing management plan that considers forage rest and recovery, stocking rates, paddock rotation and placement of water infrastructure.
Rotational grazing infrastructure including permanent and temporary cross fencing and offsite watering for tame pasture, native grasslands, and/or rejuvenation.
Conversion of marginal and high-risk annual cropland to permanent grasslands (includes establishment of native or tame forages).
Increase in the composition of alfalfa or other locally-adapted and persistent nitrogen fixing perennial legumes in pasture and hay to at least 30 per cent of the forage.
Incentive
Participants are eligible for incentives under the following two program streams:
Agroforestry
Funding to support establishment of agroforestry projects and simplify their maintenance (up to 75 per cent of total approved eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 per project).
Grasslands and Grazing Management
Funding to support the enhancement of grasslands and strategies to improve grazing management (up to 75 per cent of total approved eligible costs, to a maximum of $15,000 per project).
Contact Information
Landowners wanting more information can view the details on the web site, or contact the program managers by email at agriculture@gov.mb.ca or by phone at 1-800-811-4411.
Important to Know
The Manitoba RALP program is funded by the Government of Canada's Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the Government of Manitoba.
Information in intake schedules can be found at https://www.gov.mb.ca/scap/intake-information.html
All projects must be on agricultural land, and participating farmers must have a valid Environmental Farm Plan Statement of Completion.
Details of eligible expenses are available in the Program Guide (https://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/scap/documents/ralp-carbon-sequestration-and-grassland-resilience-v03.00.pdf)