State and County Funded Project
- City of Cadiz was approved for up to $93,500 in state and county funds for the construction of a farmers’ market structure to extend the marketing season for producers. For more information contact Ryan Clark at [email protected].
- Gav’s Meat Processing, LLC was approved for $5,000 in Butler County funds to purchase meat processing equipment. For more information contact Gavin McKinney at [email protected].
- Sugarloaf Mountain Meats and Processing was approved for $224,850 in state funds as a forgivable loan to purchase a poultry processing unit called “Plant in a Box” and equipment to expand their operation to a USDA certified poultry processing facility. For more information contact Nathan Gregory at [email protected].
County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP)
CAIP provides Kentucky agricultural producers with cost-share assistance on practices to allow them to improve and diversify their current farm operations. CAIP covers a wide variety of agricultural enterprises in its 11 investment areas, including, but not limited to, bees and honey; equine; forage; beef and dairy cattle; goats and sheep; horticulture; poultry; swine; timber and technology, as well as energy efficiency and production; farm infrastructure and water enhancement; marketing; and value-added production.
Twenty-six CAIPs were approved by the board totaling $3,877,393:
- Ballard ($325,000)
- Carroll ($183,809)
- Casey ($240,000)*
- Clark ($170,000)
- Clinton ($160,909)
- Daviess ($50,000)
- Fayette ($40,000)*
- Harrison ($371,979)
- Henderson ($45,000)
- Henry ($291,278)
- Jessamine ($100,000)
- Lawrence ($125,000)
- Leslie ($62,730)
- Marshall ($46,732)
- Marion ($135,000)
- McCreary ($35,725)
- Meade ($61,842)
- Mercer ($188,951)
- Montgomery ($200,000)
- Morgan ($221,911)
- Muhlenberg ($54,813)
- Oldham ($30,000)
- Owen ($265,000)*
- Powell ($60,841)
- Trimble ($230,873)
- Wayne ($180,000)
Deceased Farm Animal Removal (DAR)
The Deceased Farm Animal Removal Program serves as a measure to facilitate the coordination of environmentally-sound and cost-effective disposal of deceased livestock for Kentucky producers.
Four DAR programs were approved by the board totaling $44,500:
- Clark ($15,000)
- Harrison ($7,500)
- Marion ($14,000)
- Montgomery ($8,000)
Next Generation Farmer Program (NextGen)
NextGen addresses the growing need for a specialized program that would benefit producers ages 18 to 40 that have been engaged in an agricultural operation for a minimum of three years.
One NextGen program was approved by the board totaling $60,000:
- Henry ($60,000)
Youth Agricultural Incentives Program (YAIP)
YAIP encourages youth to engage in and explore agricultural opportunities.
Seven YAIP programs were approved by the board totaling $102,000:
- Clark ($40,000)
- Fayette ($5,000)
- Henderson ($6,000)
- Henry ($20,000)
- Ohio ($10,000)
- Oldham ($6,000)
- Trimble ($15,000)
