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Climate-Smart Grant (CARAT) 2023-2024 Pre-Qualifying Application

Producer's First Name*

Producer's Last Name*

Farm Name*

Address*

Street Address City State ZIP Code

County*

Email Address*

Phone Number*

How did you hear about this grant?*

Name of milk market or cooperative*

Do you own or rent the farm?*

Own
Rent

Please provide the following data for the current month:

Total cows lactating & dry*

No. heifers 12mths or older*

No. of heifers under 12mths*

Operation Information (check all that apply):*

Conventional
Organic
Grass-fed

Milking System Information (check all that apply):*

Parlor
Robotics

Housing Information (check all that apply):*

Tie stall
Free stall
Bedded pack

Cropped Acres Owned:

Cropped Acres Rented:

Pastured Acres:

For this information, see December’s settlement check that you should have received mid-January.

Total pounds of milk shipped per year:*

Butterfat %*

Protein %*

How many times are you milking per day?*

3 times
2 times
Robotic milkers

If you checked "robotic milkers," what do you average for number of milkings per day?

DHIA Number:

RAC Number: (Found in righthand corner of DHIA report)*

Do you use TMR?*

Yes
No

Do you have a digester?*

Yes
No

Do you have manure storage?*

Yes
No

What type of manure storage do you have, if applicable?

What is the volume or months of manure storage, if applicable?

Are you working with a nutritionist?*

Yes
No

If you answered "yes" to working with a nutritionist, provide their name, company and contact information:

Have you worked with a technical services provider or agricultural engineering firm in the past?*

Yes
No

If so, please list the name, company and contact information of the engineer or firm you would prefer to work with:

Have you ever worked with The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay?*

Yes
No

Have you ever worked with The Chesapeake Bay Foundation?*

Yes
No

Have you ever worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)?*

Yes
No

Have you ever worked with your County Conservation District?*

Yes
No

Our farm has a current Manure Management Plan or Nutrient Management Plan:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm has a current Conservation Plan or Ag Erosion and Sediment Control Plan:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm has a National Historic Registry Plan:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm has a written business plan and budget that includes current financial information:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm is compliant with the National Farm Program (FARM) or another welfare program:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm has a comprehensive written biosecurity plan:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm is compliant with the Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation:*

Yes
No
I do not know

Our farm has a Risk Management Plan or uses risk management tools to protect profit margins:*

Yes
No
I do not know

If you answered "yes" to using risk management tools, please list the specific tools/programs you use:

What has your farm done in the past to be an environmental steward and/or conserve nutrients on your farm? (For example: incorporated no-till, added manure storage, planted buffer strip, among others)*

What climate-smart solutions are you considering on your farm and why?*

What are the main goals that you are working toward on your dairy operation? List up to 10 in order of your priorities.*

Do you practice any of the following? If you have other information to share about one of the items, please include it in the “other” field.

Feed supplements / feed management:*

Yes
No

Lagoon cover and methane flaring*

Yes
No

Composting of bedded-pack manure*

Yes
No

Manure storage and runoff controls:*

Yes
No

Precision management:*

Yes
No

Use of a yield monitor:*

Yes
No

Enhanced efficiency fertilizers:*

Yes
No

Manure analysis:*

Yes
No

Manure injection:*

Yes
No

Reduced till / stip till / no till:*

Yes
No

Perennial pastures:*

Yes
No

Legume interseeding:*

Yes
No

Cover crops:*

Yes
No

Prescribed grazing:*

Yes
No

Riparian buffers:*

Yes
No

Tree planting / afforestation:*

Yes
No

Are you completing this application on behalf of the farm?*

Yes
No

If you answered "yes" to the question above and are completing this application on behalf of the farm, please provide your name and contact information:

The Center would like to share your farm name and contact information as an applicant to the Climate-Smart Team Program to other funding organizations and your cooperative or milk marketer to explore other opportunities for funding your project. Please check this box only if you have concerns about us sharing that information.

Yes, I have concerns with this.

Signature/Consent*

I agree to the following requirements.

-Farms accepted in the program and therefore authorized to receive funding, will work with the CARAT team on the technical and financial execution of the program.
– I will provide meeting notes, invoices and related expenses to the Center for reimbursement.
– I will provide a W-9 to the Center before any expenses can be reimbursed.

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