Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) | Sustainable Agriculture Manitoba (SAM) - Manure and Livestock Management

The Sustainable Agriculture Manitoba (SAM) program provides funding to help farmers and land managers implement cost-shared beneficial management practices that increase the environmental and economic sustainability of agriculture operations in Manitoba. Priority areas for funding include climate change adaptation and mitigation, air quality, water quality and quantity, soil health and biodiversity.

• Environmental Benefit Assessment Index: The level to which the project addresses environment risk is determined using an environmental benefit assessment index (EBAI). The EBAI generates a rating of the environmental benefits that a specific land use change or other environmental practice (your project) would incur. Environmental benefit categories included in the program’s index are weighted to appropriately stress the objectives of the program and take into account items such as water, air, soil nutrients and biodiversity.
• Provincial Program Priorities: Agriculture sustainability should promote a profitable and competitive agricultural sector, while reducing the impact of agricultural activities on the environment. These include the potential to reduce the risk of nutrient loss to water, and mitigate and adapt to climate change; the potential to increase the level of carbon stored in the soil; and strategies that improve environmental stewardship and assist with meeting regulatory compliance and mitigating potential complaints.
• Project Planning: Project planning proposals are scored based on their ability to clearly show the integrity of the project’s intent and design. Project applications must have adequate design and must clearly identify locations, steps, process and intent, especially in regards to environmental benefit. The costs must be properly itemized, specific and realistic. The BMP applied for must alleviate the risks identified in the Environmental Farm Plan workbook.

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