The Carlisle County Ag Development Board and the Carlisle County Soil Conservation District administered the CAIP or County Ag Investment Program. This is funding that comes to the county based on the tobacco base in the county at the time of the Tobacco Settlement Master Agreement from tobacco companies.  

The CAIP money spent last year was $82,173.00.  Twenty-two landowners received funding up to $4000.00/practice/person totaling approximately $1,017,493.78 spent in the county thru August of 2021.

There are 13 separate practice categories. This year the investment area participation looked like this:

Fencing and on Farm Water                                  5

Poultry & Other Fowl                                              1

Large Animal                                                             2

Farm Infrastructure                                                 3

Technology & Leadership Development              5

Forage and Grain Improvement                            6   

The Carlisle Ag Development Board meets and decides funding matters each year based on county needs.