Thank you for your interest in the AgAssist program. This application takes roughly 10 minutes to fill out. There are two AgAssist Commitment opportunities available:
1. Conservation Equipment Commitment:
- The Conservation Equipment Commitment Opportunity is for farmers interested in purchasing a no-till drill or broadcaster box and committing up to 150 enrolled acres to cover crop and no-till/minimal till management over three years. The opportunity provides a $141 per acre upfront payment to help farmers offset the cost of a no-till drill or broadcast box. The payment is capped at 150 acres = $21,150 OR 50% reimbursement of approved equipment costs, whichever is less.
2. Precision Nutrient Management Commitment:
- This commitment opportunity is for farmers interested in purchasing precision ag equipment to reduce nutrient and chemical applications to fields. An upfront payment of $105 per acre goes towards the reimbursement of precision ag equipment for committing to use the equipment for three years on the enrolled acres. The payment is capped at 150 acres = $15,750 OR 50% reimbursement of approved equipment costs, whichever is less.
FUNDING EXAMPLE 1, No-till Drill: A producer can enroll 150 acres for a payment limit of $141/acre = $21,150. If the total cost of a no-till drill is $50,000 (max 50% is $25,000), then they will hit the payment limit. The highest possible payment is $21,150.
FUNDING EXAMPLE 2, Broadcast Box: A producer enrolls 30 acres at $141/acre = $4,230 and they purchase a broadcast box to be installed on vertical tillage equipment at $8,000 (max 50% is $4,000), the program can reimburse the full 50% at $4,000.
FUNDING EXAMPLE 3, In-furrow nutrient management: A producer enrolls 80 acres at $105/acres = $8,400 and they purchase in-furrow application technologies at $10,000 (max 50% is $5,000), the program can reimburse the full 50% at $5,000.
If you haven't yet read the details on the two AgAssist Commitment Opportunities, please visit this webpage:
North Jersey RC&D will accept applications on a rolling basis. They will be batch processed on a monthly basis.
Questions or comments? Please contact Sam at sloscalzo@northjerseyrcd.org or call NJ RC&D staff at (908) 574-5368.
