Mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the amount of nutrients andsediment leaving farm fields and contributing to water pollution in theconnecticut river watershed and the long island sound…

The American Farmland Trust received a $101,491 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and reduce nutrients and sediment leaving farm fields in the Connecticut River watershed and Long Island Sound through September 2025. Funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which promotes agricultural production, forest management and environmental quality, the Trust will work with farmers and ranchers to implement practices that improve soil health in the region. Specifically, the Trust will help eligible agricultural producers implement conservation approaches that optimize environmental benefits on their operations, in line with the goals of the EQIP program to balance agricultural productivity with protecting natural resources.

Mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the amount of nutrients andsediment leaving farm fields and contributing to water pollution in theconnecticut river watershed and the long island sound throughimprovements to soil health