Applications to receive technical and financial assistance through the Agency of Agriculture’s Best Management (BMP) Program are due April 1, 2022. While BMP applications can be submitted at any time, applications received prior to April 1 will be given priority consideration for assistance in 2022. Applications submitted after April 1 will be evaluated in the following calendar year. Submission of an application does not guarantee grant funding or assistance. Applicants will receive a response from the BMP program regarding their application status prior to July 2022.
The BMP Program provides assistance to farmers in the implementation of conservation practices to improve water quality. Practices eligible for BMP include;
- manure storage,
- composting stack pad,
- barnyard runoff collection,
- gutter/ditch clean water diversion,
- laneway development and stream crossings,
- exclusion fencing and watering facilities, and
- milk house waste collection and treatment.
Visit http://agriculture.vermont.gov/bmp for more information on the BMP Program or to find an application. If you have any questions, or to request a BMP application by mail, please contact the AAFM engineer who works in your area (see table for details).
- Andrew Mitchell | (802) 505-5125 | Andrew.Mitchell@vermont.gov
- Dillan Westcom | (802) 522-6962 | Dillan.Westcom@vermont.gov
Orleans/Essex
- Jenn Lacy | (802) 505-5090 | Jennifer.Lacy@vermont.gov
- Matt Gardner | (802) 622-4612 | Matt.Gardner@vermont.gov
- Jason Bradley | (802) 461-3065 | Jason.Bradley@vermont.gov
- Rachel Seigel | (802) 661-8771 | Rachel.Seigel@vermont.gov
- Amer Suvalic | (802) 522-4305 | Amer.Suvalic@vermont.gov