During the summer 2022 meeting, Crittenden County Ag Development Council approved for Crittenden County Conservation District to administer a County AG Improvement Program for a second time. Crittenden County historically had not received enough funds to run a CAIP program but thanks to additional funds from the state the county ran their second ever program. The recipients have a broad range of production and experience. A lot of the recipients have been traditional cattle, hay and row crop producers; however one of the Conservation Districts representatives commented on how many sheep and goat producers have applied. This program has also helped veteran farmers and several farmers that are new operations. This round of funding went to over 30 producers and totaled more than $27,000 invested back into Crittenden County farms.