EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) - The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $955,113 worth in grants for agricultural diversification and rural development projects.

A total of $60,000 will go to Edmonson County.

The County Agricultural Incentives Program, also known as CAIP, provides Kentucky agricultural producers with cost-share assistance on practices to allow them to improve and diversify their current farm operations. It covers a total of 11 incentive areas, all related to agriculture.

Edmoson County will be receiving $50,000 for CAIP and $10,000 for YAIP, which is the Youth Agricultural Incentives Program. This encourages youth to engage in and explore agricultural opportunities.

"Projects, like the ones approved today, serve to strengthen the agricultural framework that

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