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Fayette County
Soil Conservation District
Serving Lexington, Kentucky since 1946
Welcome to Fayette County Conservation District!
The goal of our agency is to provide information and
assistance to local farmers in efficient methods of soil erosion
prevention as well as the conservation of our natural resources.
Fayette County Conservation District
2010 Cost Share Programs
CAIP
(County Agricultural Investment Program)
Fayette County has been approved for $150,000 for 2010. This year's application is a unified application letting you apply up to 3 programs with a cap of $5000 to be received in total a year. With no lifetime limits any longer, you may apply as many years as you would like to participate in the program. Fayette County Conservation District will be the administrator of this program, where in the past, we shared these responsibilities with the Cattlemen's Association.
Scoring will be utilized, as in the past, and lack of "tobacco dependency" shall not render a producer ineligible for program participation. A total score of 90 is possible, and 20 extra points are possible with Fayette County's additional questions. Pesticides and fertilizers will not be cost shared, but labor will be.
A new investment program will be introduced as On-farm energy Efficiency and Production. This program is designed to encourage energy efficiency and production of useable energy with their farming operations. Hopefully, with this new program, it will offer financial incentives to encourage farmers to adopt new technologies, renovate existing facilities, produce energy related crops, and invest in other measure that conserve or generate additional energy on their farms. This could help with the cost of hiring technical expertise for farmers so they may have a competitive advantage in applying for other grant programs, or design, implement, and operate measures to conserve or generate additional energy on their farms.
The 11 Investment Areas for 2010 are:
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Agricultural Diversification |
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Cattle Genetics Improvement |
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Cattle Handling |
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Commercial Poultry, Dairy, and Swine |
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Farm Fencing Improvement |
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Farm Structure and Commodity Handling |
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Farmland Improvement and Utilization |
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Goat and Sheep Diversification |
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On-Farm Energy Efficiency and Production |
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On-Farm Water Enhancement |
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Technology |
Sign up period for CAIP is August 9-Sept. 3rd. The applications will be taken at the Fayette County Conservation Office at 141 Leestown Center Way, Suite 210. If you have any further questions, please call Carly Burton at 254-5806/3. Thanks!
FYI
On
this website you can easily access information on local events,
current cost-share programs in your area, available equipment
rentals, and an abundance of information on agriculture.
Check out our
Local
Ag Weather link...it has up to
the minute updates on how the weather will affect your farming for the day.
It also lets you know how it will affect your livestock!
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FREE
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Just send an email with your address to:
fayette.conservation@gmail.com.
Our New Address is:
Fayette
County Conservation District
141 Leestown Center Way
Suite 210
Lexington, KY 40511
(859)254-5806 Ext. 3
*For driving directions, please go to Contact Us.