The Farm Agronomic Practices Program is created in the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to promote soil-based practices that improve soil quality and nutrient retention, increase crop production, minimize erosion potential, and reduce agricultural waste discharges. Financial assistance for related education, training, or instruction may be available under the Program to Vermont farms, agricultural service providers, and agricultural nonprofit organizations. Vermont farms may also receive financial assistance for the following eligible practices:
(1) conservation crop rotation;
(2) cover cropping;
(3) strip cropping;
(4) cross-slope tillage;
(5) zone or no-tillage;
(6) pre-sidedress nitrate tests; and
(7) additional soil-based practices that improve soil quality and nutrient retention, increase crop production, minimize erosion potential, and reduce agricultural waste discharges.