Kentucky farmers in 73 counties are getting support for 305 projects after the Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation Commission selected them to receive more than $3.7 million in tobacco settlement funds.
Tobacco Master Settlement funds are appropriated each year to support the State Cost Share Program, per the release. Funds are distributed with the assistance of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission and the 121 conservation districts across Kentucky which work with local farmers to verify and submit proposed projects for consideration.
Award recipients have two years to complete the project. In the past 31 years, more than $187 million has been provided through the program.
Projects may include installing livestock waterers, fencing or grassed waterways, establishing rotational grazing, planting cover crops and more.
For more information about the State Cost Share program, click here.
Source: WBKO
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