Success StoryUtilizing CAIP Funds to Grow the Farm Business
Utilizing CAIP Funds to Grow the Farm Business
Author: Roger "Darrell" Simpson
Planning Unit: Muhlenberg County CES
Major Program: Farm Management, Economics and Policy
Plan of Work: Planning for the Family and Farm
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
The problem: Agriculture producers need resources to grow their businesses.
The educational program response: Different educational programs for nearly all agriculture commodities/enterprises were provided for producers.
The participants/target audience: Agriculture Producers
Other partners (if applicable): Muhlenberg County Cattlemen's Association and the Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy.
Program impact or participant response: Producers participating in the County Agriculture Investment Program have expended $2,409,199.35 and have received $510,387.89 in cost share funds in the eleven year period. Essentially, the producers have spent 4.72 dollars for every one dollar they have received in cost share. In addition to obtaining additional funding for their farm businesses, they increased their knowledge of management and production practices while adopting new practices.
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