Agricultural Cost Share Programs in Kentucky and North Carolina
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Radcliffe, David E.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Legislative study committees have been
appointed to explore the possibility of establishing a state
agricultural cost share program in Georgia. The objective
of this paper is to describe the programs in Kentucky and
North Carolina and identify the features that might serve
as models for the Georgia program. North Carolina
established an Agriculture Cost Share Program in 1983
and the current funding level is $6.9 million per year.
Kentucky established a Soil Erosion and Water Quality
Cost Share Program in 1994. This is a much smaller
program with a current funding level of $2.7 million per
year. Both programs are administered through local soil
and water conservation district offices and cost share best
management practices (BMPs) at a rate of 75%. BMPs
animal waste storage facilities, lagoon closure, riparian
buffers, and nutrient management plans. Part of the funds
are used for technical support in both programs. A
Georgia cost share program should include many of these
features including technical and administrative support, a
75% cost share rate, a focus on a limited number of
BMPs, and state-wide application.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date
2001-03
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