{"id":29297,"date":"2025-09-25T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=29297"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:17:41","slug":"cost-share-grants-available-for-fall-manure-transport-and-injection-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/09\/25\/cost-share-grants-available-for-fall-manure-transport-and-injection-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost-Share Grants Available for Fall Manure Transport and Injection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/09\/25\/cost-share-grants-available-for-fall-manure-transport-and-injection-2\/attachment\/2024-fall-manure-injection-grants-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2024 Fall Manure Injection Grants (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?fit=760%2C760&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-Manure-Injection-Grants-2.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 25, 2025)<\/strong> \u2013 The <strong>Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/strong> is reminding farmers that cost-share funding is available to help cover expenses associated with hauling all types of manure to fall-planted crop fields with acceptable soil phosphorus levels. Additionally, grants are available to offset costs related to injecting liquid manure into the soil in order to prevent nutrient runoff and reduce odors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">All\u00a0fall livestock manure transport and injection projects must be completed by\u00a0December 15, 2025.\u00a0Claims for payment should be submitted to the department\u2019s <strong>Conservation Grants Office<\/strong> by\u00a0January 15, 2026.\u00a0 Claims for poultry manure must be submitted within 40 days of the final transport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Program highlights include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Receive up to $28\/ton to transport poultry manure to qualifying fields with acceptable soil phosphorus levels or alternative use projects that can safely utilize the product,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Cost-share grants are available to transport dairy and livestock manure to qualifying fields, covering up to 87.5% of eligible costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">FastTrack and standard transport options are available for both poultry and dairy\/livestock manure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Farmers can receive up to $45\/acre for costs associated with injecting liquid manure into the soil. However, please note that poultry manure is not eligible for this option due to its low moisture content.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">If you want to apply for FastTrack (haul now, apply later) grants for poultry and dairy\/livestock manure, you can download the application from the <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/resource_conservation\/Pages\/manure_management.aspx\">website<\/a>. If you don&#8217;t qualify for FastTrack, you can contact your local <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/resource_conservation\/Pages\/technical_assistance.aspx\">soil conservation district<\/a> to apply for the standard grants which require pre-approval before manure is transported or injected.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">The Department\u2019s Conservation Grants Program administers manure transport and injection grants. Applicants must be in good standing with the program and in compliance with Maryland\u2019s nutrient management regulations.\u00a0Need help finding a poultry manure source? Follow the link for a listing of poultry <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/resource_conservation\/counties\/ManureBrokers_FINAL.pdf\">manure brokers.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">For more information, please contact the Manure Management Program at 410-841-5864.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"># # #<\/p>\n<p>Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MdAgDept\">@MdAgDept<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 25, 2025) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers that cost-share funding is available to help cover expenses associated with hauling all types of manure to fall-planted crop fields with acceptable soil phosphorus levels. Additionally, grants are available to offset costs related to injecting liquid manure into the soil in<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/09\/25\/cost-share-grants-available-for-fall-manure-transport-and-injection-2\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29299,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29297\/revisions\/29299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}