01-001 C.M.R. ch. 35, § 2 - OBJECTIVES

1. The Maine Healthy Soils Fund ("MHSF" or the "fund") is a non-lapsing fund established by the 130th Maine State Legislature at 12 M.R.S. §353. The fund is dedicated to supporting projects and agricultural practices that will advance soil health on Maine farms and the many benefits associated with improved agricultural soil health. To meet the diverse objectives of this fund, separate grant and payment-for-practice programs are established. The fund will operate according to the following objectives:

A. Improve the health, yield, and profitability of Maine's agricultural soils and commodities.

B. Improve the biological diversity and greenhouse gas drawdown capability of Maine's agricultural soils.

C. Promote healthy soils best practices through outreach, education, incentives, farmer-to-farmer learning, and peer-to-peer learning based on indigenous knowledge, current understanding, and emerging research.

D. Expand use of healthy soils best practices among Maine farmers.

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