PA Dept. of Agriculture: Get Ready To Apply For Resource Enhancement & Protection (REAP) Farm Conservation Tax Credits

The Department of Agriculture encourages farmers to get ready to apply for the REAP Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits. The application and guidelines should be available July 1.  The first day to apply is August 1.

REAP funding is awarded on a first come, first served basis, so now is the time to begin preparing.

REAP provides tax credits at levels of 50%, 75%, or 90% of costs incurred in the implementation of BMPs that reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution.

-- Projects eligible for 50% reimbursement: no-till planting equipment; precision nutrient application equipment; manure storage structures; cover crops; grazing practices; forested riparian buffers; others

-- Projects eligible for 75% reimbursement: BMPs that reduce pollution runoff from animal concentration areas; Nutrient/Manure Management Plans; Conservation/Ag E&S Plans; others

-- Projects eligible for 90% reimbursement (In an ag-impaired watershed) - multi-species cover crops; forested riparian buffers (50+ ft wide); livestock exclusion from streams and associated practices; others.

Visit the Resource Enhancement & Protection (REAP) Program webpage for the application, guidelines and updates to the program for 2026 (when posted).

Questions should be directed to (717) 787-8821 or by email to: RA-AGSCC-REAP@pa.gov. 

[Posted: June 30, 2026]  PA Environment Digest