Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), one of Alberta’s delivery agents for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), is introducing four operational improvements to the OFCAF programme for 2026–2027. The changes are intended to ensure that OFCAF funding reaches producers who are ready to complete the adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs) on their farms and ranches, and to provide a clear, predictable, and fair process for applicants.
For producers: To ensure funding is used efficiently and reaches active projects, the following requirements apply. To be eligible for 2026–2027, projects must be at least $10,000; you must indicate acceptance online within 14 days of project approval, provide a project start date, and submit your reimbursement claim within 60 days of the project completion or your final vendor invoice date.
The 2026–2027 OFCAF intake, which opened on April 9, 2026, has attracted exceptional interest from producers. As at the date of this release, RDAR has already received more than 600 applications requesting over $13 million for projects to implement rotational grazing, drone seeding, nitrogen management, cover cropping and soil testing. Approximately one in five applications is for the new virtual fencing technology introduced for 2026–2027, supported by RDAR partnerships with Halter and eShepherd by Gallagher.
"Alberta producers have responded to this year’s OFCAF program in exceptional numbers, and the refinements we are announcing today are designed to ensure that every participating producer is supported through a clear, predictable and fair process — and that every dollar reserved flows to farmers and ranchers committed to completing the work on time.”
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