Today the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, chaired by Gov. Steve Beshear, approved $305,881 for eight county agricultural diversification projects across the Commonwealth during its March board meeting at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office.
Just one of the improvements included:
Agricultural Asset Mapping
The Pennyrile Area Development District (PADD) was approved for $100,000 in state funds to conduct a statewide mapping project of Kentucky’s agricultural assets. In coordination with the other 14 area development districts, a database of Kentucky’s agricultural assets and resources will be developed, including potential sites for agricultural development, agricultural industrial sites, food production and supply facilities, as well as other critical agricultural infrastructure locations. For more information on this project, contact Chris Sutton, PADD executive director, at (270) 886-9484, (270) 625-2766 or chris.sutton@ky.gov.
