Ducks Unlimited and PepsiCo offer financial incentive

Farmers enrolled in Ducks Unlimited’s Marginal Areas Program may be eligible for additional financial incentives.

Today Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and PepsiCo announced financial incentives for farmers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba who participate in Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) Sustainability Incentive Program via DUC’s Marginal Areas Program, and grow oats or canola in their crop rotation.

The incentive will equal 50 per cent of the total payment producers receive on behalf of FCC’s program, up to a $1,000 maximum per application, the organizations said in a news release.

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The Marginal Areas Program provides a financial incentive to seed marginal lands to perennial forages, generally via a ten-year agreement, the news release said. The program pays $150 per eligible acre according to DUC’s website.

Via FCC’s incentive program, farmers in the DUC program can receive a percentage of the total amount owing with FCC at the time of application, to a maximum of $2,000 per year or $50 per registered acre, FCC’s website says.

“The uptake from our producer partners who have already taken advantage of our partnership with FCC has been incredible,” said Paul Thoroughgood, national manager of sustainability at DUC. “Now with PepsiCo at the table, we can support even more farmers across the Prairies, recognizing them for the positive impacts they have on the landscape by providing even more incentives.”