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Casey Co. CAIP awarded $240k By Kirk Hilbrecht Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $4,407,243 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting. Among the projects was Casey County's existing County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP), which was approved for $240,000. 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 onmain@cityofcadiz.com. 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 gmckinney92@yahoo.com. 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 slmprocessing@yahoo.com. 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:
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:
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:
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:
All application periods and deadlines for CAIP, NextGen, and YAIP will be advertised locally. *Existing programs receiving additional funding. This story was posted on 2022-05-20 15:21:17
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