For the 2025 growing season, farmers are eligible for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. If one has multi-species cover crops planted, funding allows you to tailor your nitrogen application with the use of plant map 3D. A new technology that maps cover crop N credits and tailers your side dress nitrogen rate to match. Cost-share is available. For more information and to apply read the flyer below.
November 20, 2024 (Chester, MD) – Join us on December 16th for a morning webinar on Mid-Atlantic’s opportunities for the 2025 growing season! Register for free online here.
The Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Association has recently been granted a 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Grant for three years to utilize trusted agricultural advisers and established partners to advance improved nutrient management on 20,000 acres of agricultural lands and empower agribusinesses and trusted advisers on the 4Rs.
Through the use of a voucher program, which was piloted in 2021 and 2024, farmers can plan a new 4R practice with the assistance of a trusted adviser. Following the planned incentive, the 4R team will offer cost-share to implement the plan. For 2025, the NFWF grant will fund 20 vouchers, and the Keith Campbell Foundation will fund 10 vouchers. Followed by a completed planned $1,000 voucher, farmers will be eligible to implement the planned practice with a $35 per acre cost-share.
Other funding has been secured from the support of a Regional Conservation Partner Program (RCPP) grant for farmers with multi-species cover crops. Farmers will be eligible to utilize a new technology that maps cover crop N credits and tailers their side dress nitrogen rate to match their 2025 corn crop goal.
Be sure to join our December 4R webinar on December 16th to learn more about all of these opportunities! Nutrient Management and certified crop adviser credits will be available.
Vouchers and cost-share enrollment and information will go live following the conclusion of the webinar on the 16th. Agribusinesses will be allowed eight vouchers until December 31st. The remaining vouchers will be first come first serve.
For more information contact Jenell McHenry at midatlantic4r@gmail.com.
Chester, Maryland (Tuesday, October 8, 2024) – The Delaware Maryland 4R Alliance is holding their annual partner meeting on Monday, October 28th at the Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown, Maryland. 4R partners join to vote on steering committee actions for the coming year and the Delaware Maryland team shares on the success of 2023/2024 results. There will also be four presentations with continuing education credits available. You can find the agenda below.
Seats are limited so please register for free online at 4RMidAtlantic.com/upcoming-events. Doors will open at 8:00 AM with the meeting starting at 8:45 AM. The meeting will conclude at 11:00 AM.
The Delaware Maryland 4R Alliance is a collaboration between agribusinesses, farmers, government agencies, conservation groups, and scientists. Working to ensure that every nutrient application on Delaware and Maryland farms is consistent with the 4Rs.
For more information or to register, please contact Jenell McHenry at jenell.mdag@gmail.com.
The Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Association is seeking an Executive Director to lead and fulfill their mission. Anyone with interest in applying for the role should email a cover letter, resume, and two professional references to midatlantic4r@gmail.com. Questions about the role can be directed to lindsay.mdag@gmail.com. The application period will close Monday, October 7, 2024. We are anticipating a mid-November to early December start-date. Find the full job description here.
