Ministerial initiative Agro-environmental remuneration Practice 3 – Reduction in herbicide use
No specific amount was identified.
Grant, Loan, Investment
Description:
This practice is part of the Agro-Environmental Remuneration because herbicides represent approximately 70% of pesticide sales in Quebec for the agricultural sector. Alternative solutions to their use exist.
Comments on Funding:
No specific comment of funding are listed. But each Practice has its own detailed explanations.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Eligibility:
A company that already applies one or more eligible practices can register and obtain compensation for the practices that will be implemented during the two years of participation.
Biodiversity-friendly developments, eligible for practice 5, that are already in place and that remain in place for the duration of the Agri-Environmental Remuneration are not eligible. Financial assistance will only be granted for new developments.
Application Steps:
No specific steps are listed. But each Practice has its own detailed explanations.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documents are listed. But each Practice has its own detailed explanations.
Other Things to Note:
This practice is part of the Agro-Environmental Remuneration because herbicides represent approximately 70% of pesticide sales in Quebec for the agricultural sector. Alternative solutions to their use exist.
Practice 3A – Localized spraying
Practice 3B ─ Intercropping cover crops
Practice 3C ─ Band Spraying
3D Practice ─ Physical or mechanical weeding
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Maurice
