A1: Reduce emissions from agricultural practices
A1.1 Manure management
Provide education and incentives (grants, loans, technical assistance) to support manure management to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions, such as covered manure storage facilities, manure application practices.
A1.2 Nutrient management *
Provide education and incentives (e.g. grants, loans, technical assistance) to reduce nitrous oxide emissions when managing fertilizer.
A1.3 Waste-to-energy
Conduct a feasibility study on small-scale energy production (ex. capture and combustion of methane, anaerobic digestion, biofuel and biogas production), then identify partners, programs and incentives to develop across TC.
A1.4 Water use
Develop an incentive program (ex. technical assistance) to improve the efficiency of agriculture irrigation systems. Identify grant funding.
A1.5 Sustainability audits
Develop and incorporate mandatory sustainability audits into conservation/farm plans. Develop program and identify funding to reduce energy use and promote best management practices (BMPs).
A1.6 Feed additives
Provide education to promote methane-reducing livestock feed additives (ex. seaweed derivatives). Make cost effective by partnering with local vendors and consumers to develop a bulk purchase program.