Ontario is helping farmers with operations in the Lake Simcoe watershed better protect and restore the health of the lake.

Through the Lake Simcoe Farm Stewardship Initiative, a total of $500,000 is available this year for projects that improve water quality by contributing to lower phosphorus levels in the lake. Projects include:

This initiative is part of the province's commitment of $20 million in funding over four years to protect Lake Simcoe, announced in June 2008.

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"This funding will help farmers enhance their efforts in a very productive agricultural area of the province," said Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Leona Dombrowsky.

"Farmers are already doing good work to reduce the amount of phosphorus going into Lake Simcoe and its tributaries," said Environment Minister John Gerretsen. "This funding will help them do even more."

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For more information about the initiative, contact the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association or call 1 800 265 9751. Application forms are available from local Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association program representatives.

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