Shenandoah County farmers will have access to a record $8.6 million in cost-share funding this year to support conservation projects, about $1 million more than last year’s total, the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors heard Tuesday.

“We’re excited. A little awestruck. We want to get as far as we can go,” Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District Director Joan Comanor said.

Last year, the district invested $6.1 million across its four-county service area, including more than $2.6 million for 114 projects in Shenandoah County. Those efforts improved over 8,000 acres of farmland, added eight miles of protected stream buffers and generated $107,000 in tax credits for local farmers.

The new funding supports 99 projects already underway, worth $8.1 million, including $5 million t

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