Farmers in Chatham-Kent and Leamington are getting some help to reduce phosphorus entering Lake Erie.
Chatham-Kent-Leamington Progressive Conservative MPP Rick Nicholls says more than $461,000 will be used to plant over-wintering cover crops to improve soil health and reduce soil erosion losses, plant vegetation and trees as well as modify equipment.
It will cover 52 projects locally this year and next year.
The funding is part of the province's commitment of more than $3.3-million to support farmers and make their operations more environmentally sustainable.
The main cause of the algae blooms is phosphorus runoff from agricultural lands.
"Real and locally driven action to protect our soil, air and waterways is the positive conservative vision for the Environment," says Nichols.