Tag Archives: farms

Kentucky Agriculture Gets Stimulus Boost

Gov. Steve Beshear announced yesterday $850,000 in socialist Federal funding to help Kentucky’s farmers become more energy efficient. Coordinated by the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy, the funding marks a substantial step toward greening-up the Commonwealth’s rural economies; so says the press release:
The energy stimulus incentive program will provide 25 percent reimbursement of the actual cost of a [...]

KY Ag Board Announces $1 Million in Farm Diversification

Kentucky’s farmers are getting a little help from the state with the announcement of $934,798 for nine separate “diversification projects” that will encourage the “development and expansion of new agricultural products.” Instead of growing corn, soybeans or horsies (which are currently 3 of the Commonwealth’s top five agricultural exports) we might witness fields of kiwi, [...]