10/14/2026
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The district will apply to run the CAIP program again this year. So, we will now share many of the potential areas one can apply for cost share assistance.
Today, let us begin to share the first of many ways one can find that money to lessen the total cost.
2026 CAIP Incentive Area Guidelines:
AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION
These guidelines represent one of 11 incentive areas within the County Agricultural Incentives Program (CAIP) to
provide Kentucky agricultural producers cost-share assistance on practices that increase net farm income and opportunities
to try new/innovative technologies or systems that improve farm efficiency and productivity.
Funded participants shall adhere to all local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
Incentive Area Limitations:
▪ Self-propelled vehicles/equipment are not eligible for cost-share, including but not limited to pallets,
tractors, fertilizer, trucks, chemicals, forklifts, cutters, bobcats, all-terrain vehicles, skid steers, etc.
▪ Reimbursements for repairs, routine maintenance, beautification/cosmetics, and/or renewal of annual
subscriptions are not eligible for cost-share.
▪ Beginning in 2010, all transport equipment was removed as eligible cost-share items from all incentive areas. This exclusion includes trailers, wagons, and carts with the primary function of transportation.
A. Commercial Horticulture Production
Includes fruits, h**p, herbs, hops, mushrooms, ornamentals, sod, sweet sorghum, to***co, and vegetables
Eligible Cost-share Items:
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Seeds, seedlings, spores, cuttings, vegetable transplants potted, rooted cuttings, plants, and scion/rootstock combinations in conformance with UK recommendations. Excludes h**p (seeds,seedlings, clones, etc.) and to***co (seeds, transplants, etc.) 50%
In consultation with Cooperative Extension Services may include test varieties as part of a demonstration.
Reimbursement is also available for grapevine cuttings potted and rooted cuttings, scion/rootstock combinations that are on the Grapevine Cultivar Requirements List (Appendix A), reviewed annually by the State Viticulturalist. 25%
Transplanting or cultivation equipment (not self-propelled), including pull-behind tillers and attachments 75%
Soil, media for plant production 25%
Containers for starting or growing plants 25%
Materials for trellis/support system 75%
Plastic or plasticulture supplies and plastic laying equipment; materials, as allowed in the federal organic regulations 205.206 and 205.601 (https://go.usa.gov/xe5xE), for suppression of w**d growth, soil temperature moderation, or soil moisture conservation in organic production 50%
Commercial spraying equipment and related protective gear. Producer must hold a current Private Pesticide Applicator's card 50%
Bird netting; insect netting 25%
9. Tree bags 25%
10. Specialized harvesting equipment, including mechanized tree spade 75%
(not self-propelled)
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11. Cooling storage equipment 75%
12. Sod production equipment (not self-propelled): seeders, finishing mowers, net layers, tillers, rollers, sprayers, nurse tanks, spray tips, sweepers, aerators 25%
13. Cost of participation in an advanced agricultural education program (e.g. Master Gardener, etc.) 75%
14. Cost of participation in a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training program 75%
