WI SB326

Creates a nutrient loss reduction grant program administered by DATCP to help farmers purchase enhanced efficiency fertilizers, implement variable rate technology, or prepare nutrient management plans

Grant limits: $7/acre or 50% of cost for enhanced efficiency fertilizers; $8/acre or 50% of cost for variable rate technology soil sampling; $2/acre or 50% of cost for nutrient management plans

Maximum grant amount per recipient is $20,000 per year, with applicants able to combine multiple eligible activities in a single grant

Agricultural retailers may submit grant applications on behalf of farmers

Applicants must attest they are not receiving other funding for the same activities and provide receipts, land information, and acknowledgement that DATCP may aggregate and share land-related data