Mon, Apr 29
|Ag Credit Conference Room
H2Ohio Producer Informational Meeting / AgCredit
An explanation of the producer process and benefits of the statewide H2Ohio program.
Time & Location
Apr 29, 2024, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Ag Credit Conference Room, 5362 US-42, Mt Gilead, OH 43338, USA
About the event
The application process for the statewide expansion of H2Ohio will be open in late April.
This informational meeting will inform producers of the steps to complete the application process, timeline and benefits, as well as, answer any question pertaining to the program.
The program will be held in the AgCredit Conference Room.
5362 US 42
Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338
OVERVIEW
Ohio Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) H2Ohio program is designed to reduce nutrient runoff by incentivizing producers to implement sciencebased, proven best management practices (BMPs) on the farm. ODA’s incentive program was first made available to producers in the Western Lake Erie Basin and is now expanding to counties statewide. ODA has a close partnership with SWCDs across Ohio to provide technical assistance, administer program contracts, and assist producers in implementing BMPs.
BENEFITS
H2Ohio provides producers cost-saving benefits with financial and technical assistance to implement conservation practices that are proven to improve soil health and water quality. Eligible producers can enroll acreage into a Voluntary Nutrient Management Plan (VNMP) and earn a $10/acre incentive for VNMP development and approval. Producers can also earn incentives of $10/acre (Basic) or $15/acre (Precision) for VNMP implementation. For more information visit h2.ohio.gov/
ELIGIBILITY
Agricultural, row-crop producers who farm outside of the Western Lake Erie Basin.
Read more about H2Ohio on the Ohio Department of Agriculutre's H2Ohio webpage... here.
TO BEGIN
all producers must...
1. have access to a working email address
2. provide field boundary maps (shape file)
3. provide field soil samples (no older than 4 years, at basic/25 acres or less or percision/6 acres or less levels)
4. provide a nutrient management plan for the acres planned to be enrolled, can be prepared by the producer, a consultant and/or retialer. (must follow Nutrient Managment Code 590 and Tri-State Fertilizer Reccomendations)
Further, The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI) certification must be completed and an OH|ID account, as well as, an Ohio Pays account must be created to complete the program registration. Existing accounts will work fine.
Call the Morrow SWCD Office with questions: (419) 946-7923