You can now Donate your State Tax Refund to the Healthy Soil Program!

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What do cover crops and your state tax refund contribution option have in common? They both help improve soil health! 

DONATE ALL OR PART OF YOUR STATE TAX REFUND TO THE HEALTHY SOIL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN SOIL STEWARDSHIP:

New this spring, any New Mexico tax paying resident who qualifies for a refund on their personal income tax return can voluntarily donate all or part of their refund to the Healthy Soil Program administered by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.

If you are due a refund on your New Mexico Personal Income Tax, you have the opportunity to donate all or part to a special fund using the PIT- D, Schedule for New Mexico Voluntary Contributions, when you file your taxes.


Participating is as easy is 1-2-3:

1. Read the Voluntary Contributions Instructions: 2021 PIT-D Instructions

2. Download the Voluntary Contributions Schedule: 2021 PIT-D Form

3. Enter your contribution to the HEALTHY SOIL PROGRAM on line 18.


NOT DUE A REFUND? YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE.

Please send contributions directly to:
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
3190 S. Espina
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003

Important: For the HEALTHY SOIL PROGRAM, checks should be made payable to “New Mexico Department of Agriculture” with “Healthy Soil Program” in the memo.


Why is supporting the Healthy Soil Program important?
Because there are SO MANY benefits to soil health!

What does the Healthy Soil Program do?
Administered by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, the Healthy Soil Program provides voluntary incentives to farmers and ranchers to implement management principles that result in greater soil health and associated co-benefits.
Learn more about New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Initiative

Explore some of the inspiring projects that were funded through the Healthy Soil Program


THANK YOU


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