PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Season Extension Enhancement Program is to help support fruit and vegetable growers who invest in innovative technologies to extend their growing season, adapt to a changing climate and open up new market opportunities.
The program encourages and supports Nova Scotia’s fruit and vegetable producers by providing financial assistance with the following on-farm infrastructure:
- adopting season extension technologies;
- enhancing storage capacity;
- adopting and developing irrigation capacity for field operations.
Eligibility
- Applicants are producers of fruit and vegetables grown and sold in Nova Scotia
- Farming activities must be carried out within the Province of Nova Scotia.
- Applicants must be Registered Farmers in Nova Scotia with annual fruit and vegetable income shown in Statements of Farming Activities in most recent 2 years of submitted Tax Returns (2020, 2021, or 2022).
To download the full guidelines, please click on 23-24 Season Extension Enhancement Program Guidelines FINAL
Claims can be submitted via email to programs@horticulturens.ca, fax at 902-678-1280 or mail to:
Horticulture Nova Scotia
32 Main St., Blair House
Kentville Agricultural Centre
Kentville, NS B4N1J5
For more information, please email programs@horticulturens.ca or call 902-678-9335. This project is a partnership of Horticulture Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.