The Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) - A FEDERAL - PROVINCIAL - TERRITORIAL INITIATIVE

This is a voluntary educational program for farm families delivered through local workshops. Participants are provided instruction on how to progress through the Risk Assessment and Action Plan development contained in the third edition EFP workbook. The Risk Assessment gives the opportunity to rate the current level of environmental concern in up to 23 different areas on the farm. 

Read about environmental cost-share opportunities for Ontario farmers available through EFP in Beneficial Management Practices (432 kb .pdf) and visit the website for the National EFP Initiative at www.agr.gc.ca/env/efp-pfa.

More detailed information is provided in the Project Eligibility Guidelines (525 kb PDF) (Version 1.02- February 2006) for environmental cost-share programs available to farmers through the Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan:

• Canada-Ontario Farm Stewardship Program (COFSP)
• Greencover Canada (GC)
• Canada-Ontario Water Supply Expansion Program (COWSEP)

	Agriculture is Embracing Third Edition EFP Prepared by Nancy Tilt for the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association  Release October 30, 2006 (20kb)
	Mark Cullen promotes Environmental Farm Planning practices to gardeners Gardeners can learn good stewardship techniques from farmers Release August 17, 2006 (47 kb)
	"Environmental stewardship is very important to us," says Norm Herbert, E.D. Smith's Agricultural Manager. "As farmers we have the responsibility of conserving and improving soil resources, protecting the quality and supply of water, using hazardous materials wisely and safely, and respecting the diversity of nature." E.D. Smith Cherry Farm August 9, 2006 - Balancing Economics and the Environment  (50kb)

The following is a list of supplemental information to the third edition EFP workbook. Use Adobe® Reader® to open the files.