County Agricultural Investment Program

Agricultural Diversification

[Updated: 1/2/2012]

The main goal of this investment area is to improve net farm income through development and expansion of new agricultural products and through the development of new ways of working with existing agricultural commodities.

This investment area is part of CAIP and requires the submission of the CAIP Application by an eligible Program Administrator, as well the county council priority sheet (.doc, 40 KB).

Investment Area Guidelines & Reporting:

2012 Guidelines (133 KB)
Only for applications approved by the KADB in 2012, regardless of agreement date.

2011 Guidelines
Only for applications approved by the KADB in 2011, regardless of agreement date.

Reporting Forms
The reporting forms for this investment area are available in Excel and Word format at the above link.

Resources:

• Aquaculture - Kentucky State University
• Agritourism - Kentucky Farms Are Fund
• Bees - Kentucky State Apiarist
• Equine Associations
• Equine - Kentucky Horse Council
• Food Safety - Kentucky Department for Public Health
• Herbs - Herb Growing & Marketing Network
• Mushroom Council
• National Sweet Sorghum Producers & Processors Association
• UK Crop Diversification & Biofuel Research & Education
   
• Rabbit - The Kentucky State Rabbit Breeders Assoc. [Facebook page]
• UK Commercial Horticulture Information
• UK Equine Research Foundation
• UK Equine Research & Education
• UK Pasture Poultry Production
• US Poultry & Egg Association
• USDA NIFA Family & Small Farms Info
• Wine - Kentucky Wine