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B
C
A
B
D
B
Thank
you
it's
nice
to
have
you
here
with
us
today.
First
I'd
like
to
motion
on
the
minutes
from
the
April
13th
meeting,
the
second,
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes.
Will
it
vote
I
in
the
opposed.
Thank
you.
Those
mints
are
approved
now,
we'll
move
on
to
our
agenda
and
I
think
we
have
Mr
Lacefield
here
with
us,
Mr
McCloskey.
If
you
want
to
come
forward
and
start
your
presentation
and
update
on
the
AG
developer
board.
E
Well
good
morning
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
it's
good
to
be
with
you
all
today
and
share
with
what's
going
on
at
the
office
of
AG
policy
and
oversight
of
the
AG
development
funds.
I
was
checking
right
before
the
meeting
started
with
my
friend
back
there
Jeff
Harper,
and
he
asked
how
things
were
going
and
Bill
said
going
well.
The
money
hit
the
account.
E
So
that's
the
first
thing
I
can
report
is
the
MSA
payments
are,
are
in
and
have
been
allocated,
they've
been
received
and
allocated
to
the
the
counties:
45
million
554
774
dollars
with
29.3
at
the
state
level
and
16.2
going
out
to
our
counties
that's
down
slightly
from
from
last
year,
but
the
the
inflation
component
of
that
factor
has
kept
this
a
lot
higher.
Overall
National
cigarette
consumption
was
down
10
percent
last
year,
but
with
the
inflation
component,
it
kept
it
from
being
as
big
of
a
decline
as
it
as
it
was.
So.
E
With
these,
these
dollars
being
allocated
in
We
Are
are
in
Peak
peak
season
now,
with
County
Council
meetings,
literally
going
across
the
state,
as
folks
are
having
their
their
meetings
and
deciding
initial
allocation
of
these
funds
at
the
county
level.
I
was
looking
this
morning
at
the
schedule,
and
next
week,
one
day
alone.
We
have
County
Council
meetings
in
Washington,
Floyd,
Franklin,
Line
and
Garrett
County.
E
So
that's
a
pretty
good
bit
of
travel
as
we're
we're
trying
to
cover
and
have
staff
attend
each
and
every
one
of
these
and
that's
what
thankfully,
we're
back
to
our
our
full
staff
at
what
we're
calling
full
staff
today
and
I
have
have
one
of
our
newest
colleagues
with
us
today.
Savannah
Hill
is
with
us.
E
She
joined
last
last
month
and
we've
already
got
her
going
to
County
Council
meetings
on
her
own
and
and
doing
that,
she's
from
Nelson
County
she's,
a
University
of
Kentucky
Aggie
Conrad
and
a
beef
producer.
So
we're
excited
to
have
her
on
our
team
and
and
help
to
get
around
and
cover
these.
These
different
County
Council
meetings,
I
always
joke
that
it
would
be
nice
if
we
could
start
maybe
in
Fulton
and
just
work
our
way
across
the
state,
but
they
happen
as
applications
come
in
and
as
needs
arise.
E
One
of
the
the
projects
that
has
been
funded
since
2019
is
the
state
allocation
of
limited
of
State
funds
to
limited
allocation
counties.
This
program
was
set
up
to
to
bring
all
of
our
counties
up
to
a
certain
level
of
funding,
because
the
allocation
of
these
funds,
as
we
talked
I,
believe
last
month,
I
was
with
you.
That's
it's
broken
down,
based
on
their
their
historic
Burley
dependency,
tied
to
number
of
Burly
tobacco
bases
or
quota.
E
We
had
at
the
time
the
pounds
of
tobacco
that
were
produced
there
in
the
the
late
90s
and
then
how
much
that
that
tobacco
dollar
impacted
a
local
community
and
two
of
our
counties
probably
cannot
receive
none,
but
there's
other
counties
that
that
historically
had
very
little
on
on
that
I
think
Martin
County
would
be
the
the
lowest
County
that
actually
receives
funds.
Their
allocation,
based
on
the
formula
that
was
established
when
the
the
county
allocations
went
out,
was
with
House.
Bill
611
is
55
for
this
year,
so
they
they
would
still.
E
These
these
guys
still
have
to
have.
A
priorities
have
still
have
to
have
County
Council
meetings
and
talk
about
that.
But
in
2019
the
state
board
made
the
decision
to
bring
all
counties
up
to
at
least
thirty
thousand
dollars,
so
that
would
work
out
like
Martin
County
would
receive
twenty
nine
thousand
nine
hundred
and
forty
five
dollars
and
then
Marshall
County,
for
example.
Their
allocation
this
year
would
be
twenty
nine
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
four,
so
they
got
746
dollars
that
brought
them
up
to
30
000..
E
This
was
21
counties,
their
the
majority
of
them
are
in
our
Far
West
and
our
Far
East
counties.
So
this
has
been
a
great
way
to
to
further
spread
these
dollars
across
the
state
and
I
just
continue
every
year
when
we
we
do
have
these
funds
wanted
to.
Thank
you
all
as
a
committee
and
then
all
on
behalf
of
the
the
total
General
Assembly
that
you
serve
continue
appreciation
for
the
allocation
of
these
funds
to
agriculture.
E
E
The
acronym
is
deal
that's
for
the
diversification
entrepreneurship
through
Agriculture,
and
that
is
our
AG
business
program
for
things
that
wouldn't
fit
in
our
other
programs
and
and
this
one
was
actually
one
an
Innovative
group
utilizing
drones
for
for
application
and
I
know.
Chairman
said
he
and
I
both
had
some
AG
retail
experience
at
different
times
Crossing
through,
but
that's
where
we're
at
Now,
with
with
the
technology
of
delivering
this,
this
application
via
drones,
we
utilized
all
three
of
our
Farm
Credit
Systems.
E
We
have
three
in
Kentucky
River,
Valley,
Ag,
Central,
Kentucky,
AG
credit
and
Farm
Credit
Mid
America.
All
three
last
month
participated
with
us
two
of
our
frequent
flyers
with
Our,
Community
Banks
and
then
one
of
our
area
development
districts,
which
we
also
work
with
with
the
participations
so
a
total
of
1.8
million
dollars.
But
as
I
always
like
to
report,
perhaps
the
Catalyst
to
get
over
10
million
dollars
in
total
Capital
Investments
and
again
we
Spread
spread
the
state
with
with
fees
and
Senator
Webb.
E
You
talked
last
last
month
we
we
talked
about
and
you
you
used
your
phrase,
I
love
to
hear
about
our
International
model
that
we've
become
with
this
program,
but
we
we
participate
in
the
National
Council
of
State
AG
Finance
programs.
Bill
has
served
in
leadership
positions
with
this
in
his
tenure
and
because
of
the
success
of
this
program.
E
We're
seeing
interest
from
other
states
bill
and
I
were
just
chatting
this
morning
and-
and
here
in
the
last
few
months
we
have
had
Zoom
calls
with
leadership
in
Maryland,
Alabama
and
Delaware
all
looking
at
our
program
and
how
they
could.
They
could
do
something
similar
so
just
again,
a
testament
to
to
the
vision
from
from
AG
leadership
and
the
general
assembly
to
to
set
forth
These
funds
and
I
will
stop
there
and
then
bill
and
I'll
tag
team
through
what
else
was
approved
last
month,
okay,.
F
Start
with
page
three
give
you
an
update
on
the
programs
that
were
approved
so
at
the
top
of
the
list
is
the
cape
program,
County
Agriculture
investment
program.
You
see
that
718
927
dollars
in
County
money
to
support
the
cape
program,
the
11
different
investment
areas
from
making
improvements
to
structures
on
the
farm
hay
barns
to
purchase
some
Bulls
to
just
about
everything.
Fencing
is
always
a
popular
cost.
F
Your
item
now,
if
you
notice
Letcher
County,
has
an
asterisk
there
so
we're
we
will
denote
those
counties
that
are
receiving
State
money
as
Brian
mentioned
earlier,
so
their
allocation
on
annual
basis
is
92
dollars
so
based
on
receiving
money
this
year
and
last
year,
this
will
be
the
third
year
they're
going
to
be
able
to
commit
forty
thousand
dollars
to
a
cost
share
program
in
Letcher
County,
as
reported
in
previous
meetings.
Most
popular
cost
share
item.
F
Right
now
is
boundary
fencing
because,
again,
representative
king,
that's
not
eligible
on
a
consistent
basis
with
any
other
state
programs
or
federal
programs,
that's
very
popular
to
help
support
Farmers
that
may
or
landowners
that
may
be
willing
to
upgrade
fencing.
Maybe
it's
50
years
old:
they
can
upgrade
their
fencing
or
section
off
new
part
of
the
fencing
from
the
woods
and
increase
their
cattle
operation
and,
as
you
all
know,
our
mission
for
22
years
now
is
diversifying
away
from
tobacco.
F
Most
of
your
tobacco
producers
have
cattle,
so
this
will
help
them,
expand
their
cattle
operation
and
goes
towards
improving
the
net
farm
income.
Moving
on
to
the
deceased
farm
and
removal
program,
two
counties
were
approved
for
nineteen
thousand
dollars,
so
this
just
supports
best
management
practice
with
regards
to
the
deceased
animal
program
under
shared
use
equipment.
F
So
the
counties
can
utilize
County
money
to
purchase
equipment
that
may
not
be
feasible
for
a
landowner
or
farmer
to
a
purchase
or
to
give
you
an
idea,
some
of
the
equipment
here,
we'll
start
with
the
first
one,
Henry
County,
most
popular
piece
of
equipment
to
buy
on
a
cost
share
basis
where
it's
available
on
a
rental
basis
to
farmers
in
the
county.
The
first
one
in
Henry
County
is
a
no-till
drill.
F
The
second
one
for
950
750
is
a
post
hole
driver
so
that
helps
them
utilized
and
and
improve
the
fencing
and
then
under
Madison
County
lime.
Spreader
we're
seeing
more
interest
in
being
able
to
rent
a
lime
spreader
to
help
spread,
fertilized
lime,
spray
lime
and
then.
Lastly,
we've
got
a
hay
wrapper
in
Madison
County.
F
So
there
was
several
years
ago
there
was
a
UK
publication
said
that
if
you
can
get
your
hay
stored
or
protected
from
the
weather
increase
the
the
quality,
not
only
the
quality,
but
the
volume
by
30
percent,
so
that
allows
you
to
feed
a
third
more
cattle.
If
you're
able
to
protect
your
hay
and
then
under
the
youth
program,
two
counties
approved
for
ninety
five
thousand
dollars
for
a
total
of
nine
hundred
six
thousand
and
sixty
four
dollars.
F
Moving
on
to
page
four,
we've
got
two
counties
that
amended
their
current
Cape
program,
so
you
can
see
with
Barron
County
Conservation
District.
They
were
approved
back
in
September
for
350
000,
so
now
they're
coming
back
and
ask
for
ninety
three
thousand
dollars,
or
probably
they
have
a
year
to
disperse
the
funds
and
close
the
program.
F
So
they'll
be
coming
up
on
a
year
here
to
finish
up
the
program,
but
they've
probably
got
some
producers
on
waiting
list
and
if
they
can
add
additional
93
000,
they
can
go
ahead
and
fund
those
applicants
they're
on
the
waiting
list
and
the
same
thing
with
Caldwell
Lane
County
Academy
Association
in
Caldwell
County
they're,
just
asking
for
additional
1
390
to
address
their
waiting
list,
and
next
is
page
five.
Brian's
gonna.
All.
E
Right,
thank
you.
This
was
a
unique
project
with
the
Bluegrass
Land
Conservancy,
a
non-profit
entity
that
works
for
preservation
of
Farmland.
This
this
project
was
was
awarded
funds
409
950
dollars
that
will
go
towards
a
bigger
project
with
the
USDA
nrcs.
Additional
funding
came
out
of
the
inflation
reduction
act
at
the
federal
level
that
has
increased
funding
available
for
again
the
purchase
of
the
development
rights
for
for
this,
this
property.
E
The
way
these
easements
work
is
you're
you're
restricting
forever
perpetuity
the
the
development
of
this
property,
thus
keeping
it
in
agriculture
land,
and
this
obviously
has
a
a
hit
to
the
the
fair
market
value
of
this.
So
landowners
are
able
to
to
be
compensated.
The
difference
between
the
the
fair
market
value,
which
would
reflect
development
opportunity,
and
then
the
agriculture
use
one
of
the
things
in
putting
together
these
type
of
conservation,
easements,
I
I
had
a
board
member
used
the
the
tournament
I
liked.
E
To
put
these
together
this,
this
part
of
our
funding
actually
goes
to
paying
the
closing
cost
on
on
these
easements
to
happen,
but
looking
at
possibly
bringing
in
a
total
of
28
million
dollars
at
the
federal
level
with
the
use
of
these
funds,
they
they
have
10.4
secured
and
have
another
pending
application
is
being
reviewed,
but
it's
customary
from
and
most
of
my
banking
deals.
I
worked
with
for
the
buyer
to
always
pay
the
closing
costs.
You
want
to
ensure
it's
your
attorney
for
getting
you
clear
title.
E
You
want
to
ensure
an
independent
appraisal.
Appraiser,
that's
coming
in
establishing
that
value
and
that's
the
way
the
the
federal
program
runs
it.
It
precludes
these
funds
for
being
used
for
closing
costs.
So
so
that's
what
the
the
four
hundred
thousand
is
going
to
to
pay
the
closing
cost
on
getting
the
the
total
amount
again
up
to
28
million.
That
will
go
to
purchase
these
development
easements
on
between
four
to
up
to
16,
000
acres
in
Kentucky,
and
this
Bluegrass
Land
Conservancy.
G
E
A
little
bit
more
about
that,
it
would
be
in
the
deed
and
and
I've
worked
through
some
of
these
again,
as
a
banker
in
the
closing
attorney,
always
in
my
case
is
and
representative
Dawson
would
be
David
cutoff.
If
you
can
imagine
him
telling
the
story
would
always
go
through
now.
You
understand
what
forever
means
this
is.
E
F
F
So
this
was
presented
to
the
County
Agriculture
Development
Council
and
the
you
can
see
that
the
plan
is
to
be
able
to
use
an
aerial
application
of
either
a
fertilizer
or
any
kind
of
product
to
control
disease
and
insects,
and
the
benefit
is
obviously
if
it's
wet
you
can't
get
in
the
field.
You
can
use
a
drone.
As
explained
to
me
yesterday,
Vision
with
the
Nicholas
County
producer
to
some
insects
like
army
worms,
they
don't
they're
most
active
at
night.
F
He
said
you
could
spray
with
Ariel
a
drone
at
night
and
do
a
better
job
of
con
controlling
the
in
this
example
army
worms.
So
after
much
discussion,
the
County
Council
decided
only
to
commit
five
thousand
dollar
to
the
project
and
ultimately
the
AG
development
board
supported
that
commitment
of
five
thousand
dollars.
F
All
right,
no
questions,
I'll
move
on
to
page
seven,
so
it's
the
Madison
County
Farm
Bureau,
requesting
3896.62
cents,
which
is
the
half
the
cost
to
purchase
green
bin
rescue
equipment.
I.
Think
we
presented
many
of
these
as
part
of
the
our
reports,
the
oversight
committee.
This
is
the
one
that
we
example.
We
would
like
to
see
that
it
doesn't
get
used
a
whole
lot,
but
it's
a
safety
equipment
in
more
counties.
Representative
Reed
are
utilizing
these
County
funds
to
support
this
kind
of
endeavor.
F
And
next
we'll
go
to
page
eight
Suburban
County
Fair
in
Horse
Show
requested
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
in
County
funds
to
support
a
fifty
thousand
dollar
Improvement
in
the
electricity
panels,
concrete
wash
rack
and
other
details
of
part
of
a
new
livestock
Barn.
That's
going
to
be
funded
out
of
the
Kentucky
Department
of
Agriculture
their
fairs
and
shows
program.
They
can
provide
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
so
they're
going
to
use
part
of
that
money
to
match
these
specific
improvements
as
part
of
their
new
livestock
Barn.
D
D
E
E
E
Okay,
you'd
finish
that
one,
so
we're
good
all
right.
On
page
nine,
we
have
a
project
from
Murray
State,
University
Center
of
agricultural
hemp.
Kentucky
was
a
Pioneer
in
him
to
with
the
passing
of
the
2014
farm
bill.
We
we
I
think
had
six
producers
that
that
year,
raising
raising
hemp
and
continued
as
as
interest
in
this
crop
grew
early
on.
E
Then
they
established
a
policy
that
any
future
projects
would
be
limited
to
Education
and
Research
and
must
be
tied
to
a
university
Murray
State
University
early
on
established
itself
as
a
leading
University
with
with
work
in
in
hemp
and
established
the
center
for
agricultural
agricultural
hemp
located
in
in
in
Callaway
County.
There
near
Murray
is
hempwood,
which
is
the
only
company
to
what
I
understand
in
the
world
that
is
producing
hardwood
floors
out
of
out
of
hemp
material
out
of
the
fiber
and
are
successfully
doing
this
and
our
struggling
sourcing.
E
The
hemp
at
the
the
local
level.
There
were
many
producers
that
had
very
negative
experiences
raising
hemp
and
there
are
limited
risk
management
tools
available,
like
we
have
with
traditional
row
crops
that
these
Acres
would
be
replacing.
So
this
application
came
to
us
as
a
collaborative
effort
between
Growers
between
the
university
there
Murray
State
and
the
hempwood
company
to
look
at
a
research
project
that
would
also
provide
a
price
support
or
a
floor
for
these
producers
electing
to
to
grow
this
crop.
This
would
allow
research
to
be
done.
E
Murray
will
gather
the
data
as
they
work
to
establish
which
varieties
and
management
practices
are
better
for
producing
this
and
Farmers
have
a
safety
net
to
come
in
and
know
there
will
be
at
least
some
level
of
payment
in
case
there
is
a
complete
failure
on
the
crop
or
the
the
yields
or
not
to
where
they
would
need
to
be
this.
This
total
project
cost
is
well
from
AG
development,
side,
700
or
247.
E
000
of
that
Murray's
putting
in
25,
000
and
rest
of
the
matching
fund
is
actually
coming
from
the
the
company
there
that
is
buying
this.
This
flooring
is
gaining
in
popularity
as
a
lot
of
buildings
are
having
to
be
at
net
neutral
or
zero
carbon
and
aware
of
a
couple
of
schools
in
Kentucky
that
are
that
are
utilizing
this
flooring.
So
it's
a
it's
a
fascinating
and
very
proud.
We
have
this
in
Kentucky,
and
we
think
that
this
can
be
a
a
market
that
that
is
sustainable.
E
This
is
a
two-year
project
and
the
hope
is
this.
After
two
years
enough,
research
will
be
done
and
we'll
we'll
see
the
the
farmers
producing
this
and
and
seeing
this
company,
which
is
growing,
is
to
be
able
to
to
Source
the
majority,
if
not
all,
of
their
products
from
Kentucky
and
I
included
in
the
packet.
A
a
great
article
on
the
fiber
hemp,
showing
showing
some
of
the
the
opportunities
that
we
have.
F
All
right,
I'll,
move
on
to
page
16,
give
you
an
update
on
a
new
startup
business.
Sunflower
fuels
LLC,
so
they
were.
They
were
approved
for
150
000
as
part
of
a
440
000
project
to
include
a
feasibility
study
to
look
in
growing
energy
crops,
miss
Kansas
and
other
biomass
grasses
in
Eastern
Kentucky
on
reclaimed,
land
mines
or
mine
lands.
E
This
leaves
a
a
vacuum
in
a
in
an
area
that
touches
a
lot
of
counties
there
for
for
an
elevator
or
a
market
for
their
grain,
and
a
number
of
farm
meetings
taking
place.
Looking
at
options
to
establish
in
one
option,
they're
exploring
is
looking
at
establishing
a
co-op
to
re
to
rebuild
this
Market,
basing
it
largely
on
the
model
of
what
Hopkinsville
elevator
has
been
able
to
do.
E
But
obviously
this
can
be
a
very
Capital,
intense
project,
and
so
the
first
step
is
getting
a
feasibility
study
to
see
if
this
is
going
to
to
be
be
practical,
and
so
this
is
what
the
application
presented
at
the
state
level
was
for.
The
matching
funds
come
from
the
Kentucky,
Corn,
Growers
and
I
think
this
is
just
a
great
Testament
of
the
the
Synergy
that
we
get
in
Kentucky
with
collaborative
efforts
and
seeing
a
commodity
group
putting
their
funds
in
to
help
their
producers
establish
a
market.
G
E
That's
that's
been,
the
concern
is
those
bushels
have
gone
somewhere
and
so
that's
working
on
how
to
to
be
able
to
bring
those
those
bushels
back
I
think
there's
been
a
lot
of
grain
storage
that
has
been
built
again
when
you've
got
the
local
markets.
You
have
more
flexibility
with
delivery
at
Harvest,
but
that
that'll
be
reflected
in
the
the
study,
because
you
want
to
make
sure
you're
going
to
be
able
to
be
able
to
have
those
bushels
back,
but
the
the
short
answer
to
well.
E
No
there's
no
short
answers
from
Brian,
the
the
the
the
answer
for
that
is.
The
the
burden
has
become
more
on
the
farmers
that
they're
either
having
to
haul
further,
so
that
is
increasing
their
transportation,
cost
or
or
sell
more
at
Market
at
Market
at
the
the
harvest.
Time
which
usually
has
the
highest
basis
and
take
an
economic
hit.
So
either
way
it's
costing
the
producers
more
to
sell
their
grain
somewhere
else
based.
G
E
E
No,
they
they
will
they'll
have
to
find
it
and
that's
what
they'll
look
at.
We
did
a
did.
A
similar
study
I
was
actually
worked
for
Hopkins
elevator
at
the
time
when,
when
we
had
this
engaged
for
looking
at
one
in
Central
Kentucky
and
that's
exactly
what
it
looks
like
at.
As
you
know,
what
are
the
opportunities
and
then,
where
are
the
other
markets
that
you're
you're
going
to
be
competing
with?
Thank.
E
B
B
I
I
So
a
lot
has
a
lot
has
happened
since
the
last
time
we
talked
here
in
Kentucky,
we're
still,
you
know
recovering
from
tornadoes
from
flooding.
Things
like
that,
so
2022
was
a
challenging
year.
In
addition
to
that,
I
want
to.
You
know,
bring
up
some
other
things
that
we
have
been
involved
in.
So
we
were
asked
and
I
participated
in
this
task
force
to
help
inform
the
White
House
conference
on
Hunger
nutrition
and
health
that
new
National
strategy
was
released
back
in
October.
I
We
also
submitted
another
USDA
Gus
net
proposal
to
support
the
snap
fruits
and
vegetables
part
of
Kentucky
double
dollars.
We
did
that
last
year.
I
am
sorry
to
say
we
did
not
get
that
that
Grant
and-
and
it
was
really
discouraging-
and
you
know
we
have
done
a
lot
since
then
for
one
is
there's
a
huge
demand
in
this
country
for
that
Grant,
and
they
only
had
38
million
in
fiscal
year.
I
2022
and
only
eight
applicants
got
funded
for
that,
and
our
analysis
showed
that
those
eight
were
primarily
on
the
west
coast
on
the
east
coast
and
primarily
in
urban
areas.
Right,
so
that's
a
red
flag
and
I
have
been
on
a
bit
of
a
tear
for
the
last
year,
pointing
that
out
to
folks
every
opportunity
I
had
I've
had
the
the
really
good
thing
is
that
Kentucky,
AG,
Development,
Fund
and
and
kudos
to
AG
policy
team
stepped
up
and
said
all
right.
I
Meanwhile,
I
was
asked
to
testify
in
front
of
the
the
U.S
Senate
agriculture
subcommittee
on
food
nutrition
in
December
and
I
did
that
at
the
request
of
Senator,
Corey,
Booker
and
Senator
Mike
Braun,
and
specifically
just
told
him
like,
what's
going
on
in
Kentucky,
you
know
and
how
the
issues
of
food
ACCESS
food
security.
You
know,
coupled
with
the
opportunity
to
support
agriculture,
especially
beginning
farmers
and
disadvantaged
Farmers.
I
Commissioner
corals
also
submitted
a
written
letter
at
that
time
too,
and
then
part
of
the
bigger
efforts
and
we've
been
talking
to
you
all
for
the
last
couple
years
about
this.
Thanks
to
sponsor
of
co-chair
Myron
dossett,
we
were
introduced
House
Bill
384
this
past
year.
That
would
set
up
this
fund,
the
healthy
Farm
and
Food
Innovation
fund
that
would
to
one
to
respond
to
the
most
immediate
need
to
come
up
with
the
federal
the
matches
required
for
these
federal
grants.
I
Not
only
the
Gus
snip
Grant,
but
a
number
of
other
USDA
grants
have
matches
anywhere
from
25
to
50
percent,
but
I.
Think,
in
our
conversations
with
you
all
over
the
last
two
years,
we're
all
realizing
that
we
have
a
much
better,
much
bigger
need
and
situation
in
the
state
and
then,
lastly,
just
this
past,
April
I
was
invited
to
be
on
a
panel
at
the
national.
At
this
national
food
is
medicine.
Summit
in
in
Boston,
I
was
honored
to
be
there.
I
was
also
a
little
a
little
surprised
right.
I
There
were
only
two
people
in
all
those
300
folks
that
had
any
experience
in
agriculture,
myself
and
former
secretary
of
agriculture,
Dan
gleckman
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
there
was
a
lot
of
conversations,
then
about
the
importance
of
where
food
comes
from,
and
the
connections
between
agriculture,
food
security.
All
of
these
issues
and
a
couple
things
right,
I
mean
this-
is
some
updated
information
and
I.
Think
you'll
from
our
friends
at
feeding,
Kentucky
you'll
get
even
more
updates
about.
I
I
I
bet
it's
higher
in
Kentucky,
but
that's
just
my
speculation.
Food
is
medicine.
If
you
haven't
heard
that
phrase
yet
you're
going
to
hear
it
you're
going
to
hear
it
a
lot
I,
you
know
from
a
Madison
Avenue
point
of
view.
It
is
a
really
good
catchphrase
right,
I'm
I'm,
not
so
keen
on
it,
but
anyway
that's
what
we
got
right,
but
that's
what
we're
looking
at
right-
and
you
know
again
whether
it's
from
a
Medicare
Medicaid
cost
saving
point
of
view
from
Health
Care
Providers
everything
it
is.
I
It
is
up
and
coming
right,
even
in
DC,
right
that
when
I
was
in
December
that
whole
testimony
was
about
food
as
medicine,
and
you
know
that
an
issue
is
finally
getting
traction
when
folks
in
DC
are
talking
about
it
right.
So
again,
some
you
know
I'm,
not
gonna
I'm,
just
gonna
Breeze
through
it.
You
know
other
than
the
fact
that
yeah
in
Kentucky
we
got
problems
with
food
security.
I
I
I
am
really
pleased
to
say
that
Community
Farm
Alliance,
along
with
a
whole
bunch
of
Partners,
including
funding
with
ag
development.
You
know
we
have
pretty
three
Purdue
robust
programs
that
directly
address
some
of
these
issues
enter
directly
to
tied
to
supporting
Kentucky
Farmers.
After
all,
that's
what
community
Farm
Alliance
does
right
in
Kentucky,
AG
Development
Fund
is
supporting
the
farmers
market,
support
program
and
Kentucky
double
dollars.
They
have
done
that
now
for
coming
up
on.
I
Six
years,
I
was
23.
I'm
gonna
take
my
shoes
off
to
say
for
that
at
least
six
years.
For
that-
and
these
aren't
like
one-off
Standalone
programs,
they
are
really
part
of
again
a
much
more
bigger
effort
that
all
these,
we
all
these
cogs
and
these
wheels
are
so
important
to
actually
make
things
happen
again.
One
of
the
farmers
market
support
program.
I
I
I
The
other
other
three
are
supported
by
Kentucky
AG
development
funds,
plus
other
private
funds
that
come
into
us
on
a
yearly
basis.
You
know,
through
some
foundations
foundation
for
Appalachian
Kentucky,
is
a
big
supporter,
I'm,
really
proud
to
say
that
this
year,
cobank,
who
I
didn't
know
existed
but
is
connected
with
Farm
Credit
is
helping
out
this
year,
because
you
know
our
goal
this
year
was
to
maintain
what
we
did
last
year
right,
those
markets
well,
unbeknownst
to
us.
We
had
about
a
half
a
dozen
other
markets.
I
I
The
supported
this
one
thing
to
point
out
is
that
2021
was
a
high
point
right,
and
that
was
largely
due
to
covid
and
increase
in
pandemic.
Ebt
funds
that
came
into
the
state-
and
you
know
we
honored
all
of
that.
Then
we
hit
2022
right,
a
lot
of
that
pebt
funding
and
an
overall
snap
funding
dropped,
and
then
we
had
the
floods
in
East
Kentucky
and
it
shut
down
at
least
four
markets.
You
know
basically
for
for
most
of
the
season,
so
that's
why
2022
is
lower
than
it
was
in
2023.
I
I
Well
care
United,
Humana
Foundation
just
gave
us
a
new
Grant
this
year
to
help
support
these
efforts
too.
But
by
having
that
that
fund
set
up
and
capable
of
receiving,
you
know
all
these
funds.
It
really
sets
Kentucky
up
to
be
on
the
same
level
as
how
many
is
other
states
have
set
these
funds
up?
Is
it
like
14,
I'm
thinking
you
know,
and
it
allows
you
know
folks
like
us,
when
we
make
a
gus
nip
application
to
to
show
that
we
there's
ultimates
other
sources
to
provide
that
50
match
and.
I
You
know
to
bring
down
more
of
those
federal
dollars
and
I
think
we're
we're
working
at
least
Kimmy
and
representative
Dawson
are
in
constant
Communications
and
we'll
see
what
what
we
can
bring
bring
to
you
all
for
the
next
session.
So
that's
it
for
me.
I
am
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Wonderful.
G
I
I
I
think
the
answer
is
yes
right.
Department
of
Agriculture
has
has
really
been
handling
that
and
supporting.
So
if
a
farmer's
market
wants
to
accept
Snap
EBT,
the
first
stop
is
to
go
to
Department
of
Agriculture
Although.
Our
team,
like
they'll
reach
out
to
us
and
we'll
we'll
talk
to
them
about
everything.
That's
involved,
how
to
apply
for
it,
but
Department
of
Agriculture
can
then
help
with
the
actual
getting
of
the
machine
or
the
costs
associated
with
that.
D
D
I
Yes,
she
is
amazing
right
now,
her
attentions
have
have
turned
to
the
farm
bill
and
we
have
sent
members
to
these
well,
starting
with
me.
In
December,
we
have
had
members
and
staff
in
DC
every
month,
working
on
the
farm
bill,
you're
scheduled
to
go
back
in
June
right
specifically
to
talk
about
we're,
trying
to
encourage
Congress
to
put
more
money
into
the
Gus
net
program
right
to
meet
meet
the
needs
out.
There.
B
B
B
J
J
So
as
of
again
as
of
2021,
we're
looking
at
one
in
eight
adult
kentuckians,
who
are
food,
insecure
and
one
in
six
children.
So
these
numbers
have
stayed
about
the
same.
We
sometimes
see
one
in
seven
adults,
sometimes
one
and
eight
but
pretty
consistently.
These
are
similar
numbers
and
then
here
are
the
counties
with
the
highest
food
and
Security
rates
in
Kentucky.
So
wolf
county
is
our
number
one:
food,
insecure,
County
and
actually
wolf.
J
So
here's
some
interesting
numbers
and
if
you
look
at
the
handouts
I've
given
you,
you
have
kind
of
the
each
page-
is
a
different
year:
2019
2020
2021,
so
you
can
kind
of
see
the
breakdown
of
food
insecurity
across
the
state.
But
some
interesting
kind
of
highlights
of
them
is
that
food
insecurity
actually
went
down
by
1.5
percent
from
2019
to
2021.,
and
we
can
attribute
that
to
a
lot
of
the
policies
that
were
happening
during
the
pandemic
right.
J
We
saw
a
much
greater
need
for
food
lot,
like
growing
rates
of
hunger
and
food
insecurity,
and
policy
makers
like
yourselves,
obviously
help
pass
policy
to
combat
that.
So
a
lot
of
federal
policies
address
this
nationally
too.
So
looking
at
arpa
funds,
the
snap
emergency
allotments,
the
flexibilities
for
serving
School
meals
to
kids.
You
know
all
of
those
policies
worked
very
well.
They
did
what
they
intended
to
do.
So
it's
very
exciting
to
have
the
hard
numbers
to
see
right
that
your
efforts
were
not
in
vain
something
also
interesting.
J
So,
like
I
said,
food
insecurity
went
down
a
percentage
and
a
half
which
is
hugely
significant
and
in
Kentucky
that
is
65
000
people.
So
you
know
we
managed
to
pull
65
000
people
out
of
food
insecurity
from
2019
to
2021,
so
obviously
that
is
hugely
significant
and
then
also
if
you're
looking
at
the
data
from
2020
compared
to
2021
you'll,
see
that
the
average
meal
cost
in
Kentucky
went
up
over
30
cents,
so
it
went
from
279
a
meal
to
311..
J
J
Things
like
that.
We
manage
because
of
these
these
sound
policy
to
keep
our
food
and
Security
rates
the
same,
and
so
you
know,
like
I,
said
we're
very
excited
to
have
these
numbers,
because
again
they
show
that
these
policy
Solutions
worked.
We
are
pushing
for
some
permanent
policy
changes
because,
obviously
a
lot
of
these
pandemic
era
programs
are
now
going
away.
J
J
J
So
if
we're
looking
at
it
county
by
county,
we're
actually
doing
better
with
food
insecurity,
and
then
I
think
that
this
is
something
that
we
talked
about
last
year,
but
Kentucky
does
have
one
of
the
highest
rates
of
hunger
for
older
adults
and
seniors.
So
we
are
number
two
in
the
nation
for
Hunger
for
older
adults,
aged
50
to
59
and
we
are
I
think
we're,
maybe
fourth
in
senior
hunger
we're
top
five.
J
So
we
have
a
very
high
rate
both
of
child
hunger
and
older,
adult
and
Senior
hunger
here,
and
then
this
is
just
highlighting
what
we've
already
talked
about.
Our
food
insecurity
rate
right
now
is
12.9
percent,
and
then
you
know
this
key
here
shows
who
is
eligible
to
receive
SNAP
benefits
and
who
isn't.
J
And
then
we
saw
so
these
are
some
older
numbers,
but
we
we
have
been
seeing
a
rise
in
need,
since
some
of
these
pandemic
era
policies
ended,
so
it's
still
probably
pretty
relevant
right.
So
we
saw
an
increase
of
18
nationally
and
food
insecurity
once
the
pandemic
hit
and
our
food
banks
are
seeing
a
much
higher
demand
so
kind
of
the
way
that
our
partners
have
experienced
it
is
the
pandemic
hit.
We
saw
an
increased
need.
Then
there
were
policy
solutions
that
passed.
C
C
This
is
a
little
bit
talking
about
our
needs
that
we
we
could
use
some
help
with.
We
could
use
more
brick
and
mortar
infrastructure,
Cold
Storage,
continued
flexibility
in
school
and
federal
nutrition
programs
and
fewer
barriers
to
access
SNAP
benefits,
and
did
you
talk
about
that
later
and
but
I
wanted
to
talk
about
forms
of
food
banks?
That's
really
what
I
my
specialty!
C
There's
three
main
goals
of
Pharmacy
food
banks
to
increase
access
to
support
farmers
and
to
reduce
waste
of
edible
food.
So
last
year
we
distributed
3.4
million
pounds
of
produce
to
119
counties.
There
was
one
County
that
did
not
receive
produce
that
was
Ballard
County
and
it
which
is
over
in
Western
Kentucky,
and
it's
my
understanding
that
they
were
offered
produce
but
weren't
able
to
accept
it
at
the
time,
and
it
doesn't
necessarily
mean
they
didn't
get
any
produce
at
all.
C
C
On
average,
a
farmer
got
about
thirty
four
hundred
dollars,
but
12
farmers
received
more
than
ten
thousand
dollars,
so
you
kind
of
it.
It
varies
the
quantities
that
the
farmers
are
bringing
in
we've
taken
something
as
small
as
a
10
pound
sack
of
potatoes
to
as
large
as
a
semi
truck
full
of
goodies.
So
it
just
depends
on
the
size
of
the
farm,
and
just
here
recently
starting
this
year,
we
were
awarded
a
grant
called
lfpa
that
stands
for
the
local
food
purchase,
assistance,
Cooperative
agreement
program.
C
It's
a
USDA
grant
that
was
awarded
to
the
Kentucky
Department
of
Ag
and
they
sub-awarded
These
funds
to
us.
But
it's
a
two-year
Grant
period
and
we're.
We
are
trying
to
focus
on
purchasing
protein
items
with
these
funds,
because
the
the
appropriation
that
we
get
from
the
state
is
for
fresh
produce.
Only
so
we're
trying
to
utilize
this
money
to
expand
and
get
protein
items
as
well
and
we've
been
working
with.
One
of
the
goals
of
this
grant
is
to
work
with
socially
disadvantaged
producers.
J
So
we
want
to
be
able
to
continue
this
work,
that
Sarah
is
doing
with
lfpa
So.
Currently,
the
Farms
to
food
banks
program
is
only
for
produce
and
Sarah
does
such
an
amazing
job
with
it
that
we
have
really
kind
of
hit
a
wall
with
what
we're
able
to
do
we're
kind
of
maxed
out
on
produce
so
really
I
mean
like
we
get
to
a
point
every
year,
where
Sarah
has
basically
bought
all
the
produce
that
is
available
to
us.
J
J
J
What
the
forms
the
food
banks
program
in
future
looks
like,
but
we're
really
wanting
to
expand
the
program,
so
we're
going
to
be
asking
for
a
1
million
1
million
dollar
line
item
in
this
year's
budget.
So
right
now,
like
I,
said
we're
really
limited
to
produce
and
we
want
to
expand
it
to
include
protein.
This
is
something
we've
been
talking
about.
This
is
a
need
we're
seeing
from
you
know
our
food
banks,
our
farmer,
Partners
Etc,
and
then
we
also
want
to
incorporate
an
element
working
with
youth.
J
So
you
know
bringing
in
programs
like
FFA
and
4-H.
We
want
to,
you,
know,
bring
in
the
youth
and
kind
of
the
idea
being
that
you
know
the
long-term
goal
of
bringing
in
Youth
and
getting
them
into
farming,
and
agriculture
is
a
career
right,
making
it
more
sustainable.
So
these
are
kind
of
the
two
ways
that
we're
looking
at
expanding
the
program
and,
like
I,
said
continuing
this
work
that
we've
done
with
our
lfpa
grant.
H
H
Whether
you're
working
with
existing
agencies
I
mean
existing
associations
like
the
Cattlemen
I,
see
FFA
in
4-H
I.
Think
that's
I
think
we
all
you
know
can
relate
to
that
system.
Have
you
talked
to
cattle
producers
or
the
swine
producers
or
guest
producers
or
and,
and
you
know
or
seeing,
however,
if
other
states
are
doing
it
and
maybe
a
model
for
that,
because
I
mean
I'm
all
about
animal
protein
and
as
a
producer,
but
I
just
was
going
to
kind
of
curious
as
to
how
you
would
incorporate
that.
Well,.
C
We
we
have
been
we've
partnered
with
the
Kentucky
Cattlemen's
Association,
and
also
the
pork
producers
Association
a
lot
of
our
commodity
groups,
and
we
would
hope
to
continue
working
with
them.
They've
donated
money
to
us
in
the
past
to
use
to
purchase
protein,
and
we
really
appreciate
their
partnership.
But,
yes,
we
would.
We
would
certainly
plan
to
continue
working
with
them.
Well,.
H
And
but
I
mean,
if
we're
going
to
ask
for
a
million
dollar
appropriation,
I
mean
I
would
like
to
have
a
plan
in
place
and
have
the
stakeholder
input
and
have
a
model
that
we
could
hang
our
hat
on.
That
million
dollar
appropriation.
So
between
now
and
then-
and
this
is,
you
know-
we're
already
starting
budget
work.
So.
J
So
it's
it's
more
about
kind
of
incorporating
it
into
a
more
sustainable
program,
but
that
is
something
that
will
definitely
hash
out
the
details
of
I
think
you
know:
Sarah
and
Mike
Halligan
from
God's,
pantry
and
I
have
kind
of
talked
about,
maybe
this
summer
trying
to
really
nail
down
the
details
of
it.
So
that's
something
that
we
can
provide
you
with.
J
C
C
Because
in
in
the
past,
we've
never
had
any
substantial
funding
that
allowed
us
to
purchase
protein.
So
it's
kind
of
new
for
us
being
able
to
do
so.
But
we
that's
what
we're
hoping
we're
learning
a
lot
with
the
lfpa
Grant
and
and
we're
meeting
a
lot
of
new
Farmers.
There's
a
whole
untapped
Market
of
me
that
we
have
never
explored
before
so
we're
very
excited
to
learn
more
and.
J
Yeah-
and
that
is
kind
of
the
the
excellent
thing
about
lfpa-
is
that
you
know
if
y'all
fund
us
to
expand
to
protein,
it
won't
be
our
first
rodeo
right.
We
won't
be
making
our
mistakes
with
y'all,
we're
doing
it
right
now
with
the
the
lfpa
grants.
So
hopefully
you
know
that
will
also
inform
you
know
we'll
know
what
has
gone
well
and
what
needs
to
be
changed.
Thank.
G
G
There
we
go
I
I
track
the
unemployment
numbers
every
month,
as
they
come
in
to
us
as
legislators
and
I
notice.
The
direct
correlation
of
these
are
our
highest
unemployment
counties
in
the
state.
So
referring
back
to
your
map
for
the
2021
data,
do
you
see
that
correlation
overall?
Is
it
as
simple
as
in
our
areas
that
folks
are
more
employed,
that
this
is
less
of
a
problem
and
it's
directly
tied
to
unemployment?
J
Think,
yes,
they
are
related.
I
I.
Don't
think
that
it
is
cause
and
effective.
One
necessarily
right,
like
I,
don't
think
that
it
is
simply
like.
Oh
people
are
unemployed,
so
that's
making
them
hungry,
because
we
obviously
know
that
there
are
a
multitude
of
factors
at
play
with
food
insecurity,
but
I
think
you
know
the
the
greater
kind
of
structural
systemic
causes
right
like
you
know.
We
know
that
Southeastern
Kentucky,
obviously
often
is
struggling
because
of
you
know,
like
lack
of
infrastructure,
lack
of
support,
Etc,
so
I
think
we
have.
J
J
That's
a
good
question
and
I
think
I.
Think
I
would
like
to
think
more
look
more
about
what
that
would
actually
look
like
you
know,
because
I
do
think.
For
example,
you
know
God's
Pantry
in
Lexington
does
an
amazing
job,
but
they
have
the
biggest
service
area
in
the
state
they're
serving
the
most
counties
and
they're
serving
all,
but
maybe
three
counties
of
Eastern
Kentucky,
which
obviously
you
know.
That
is
an
enormous
ask.
J
So
and
you
know
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
that
I
think
that
in
all
of
Kentucky
we
see
huge
areas
of
need,
but
yeah
I
mean
I.
Think
looking
at
where
could
we
specifically
divert
funds
to
is
not
a
bad
idea
or
maybe
not
even
funds?
Maybe,
you
know
structural
support,
maybe
volunteer
work,
maybe
awareness
campaigns,
so
yeah
I
mean
I.
Think
these
kind
of
regional
focus
of
like
okay,
these
counties
are
doing
they're
doing
better.
So
let's
look
at
these
kind
of
Darker
counties.
J
K
C
C
So
there
were
there
were
some
and
then
the
flooding
also
destroyed
lots
of
pantries
and
or
well
not
lots
of
pantries,
but
it
it
damaged
lots
of
pantries
and
destroyed
a
couple
pantries
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
So
and
we
do
have
some
funders
who
have
stepped
up
to
try
to
help
rebuild
and
expand
the
especially
in
regards
to
the
cold
storage.
A
C
Even
like
something
that
we
may
a
food
pantry
may
have
never
thought
of
like
to
have
a
generator
on
hand
in
case
the
power
goes
out
that
up
until
like
the
past
year
or
two,
that
may
not
have
been
something
that
was
on
their
minds.
But
now
it's
becoming
something
that
might
be
necessary
because
when
you've
got
valuable
items,
perishable
items,
you
need
some
way
to
keep
them
safe
to
eat.
If
the
power
goes
out,
I.
J
Think
too,
you
know
if
we
are
looking
at
expanding
our
Farms
to
food
banks
program
to
include
protein.
That
will
require
more
infrastructure,
more
Cold,
Storage
right.
You
can't
just
let
meat
sit
anywhere
and
you
know
I
visited
various
pantries
like
I'm
things
specifically
of
God's
Outreach
in
Richmond,
I,
don't
know
if
any
of
you
all
have
been
there,
but
they
have
a
huge
food
pantry.
You
know,
there's
there's
a
big
need
in
Madison,
County
and
so
they're,
always
expanding
and
I.
J
Think
a
lot
of
their
infrastructure
needs
are
met
with
donations,
but
when
I
was
visiting
there
I
think
about
a
month
ago,
they
were,
you
know
telling
me
we
would
like
to
expand
produce,
but
we
don't
have
the
cold
storage
so
and
it
kind
of
comes,
and
it
goes
right.
Sometimes
we
talk
with
food
banks
and
pantries
and
what
they're
saying
is
like
we
don't
have
enough
food
and
then
sometimes
they're
saying
well:
we've
had
to
turn
away
donations
because
we
don't
have
the
space
so
which
you
know.
J
The
other
thing
is
Martin
mentioned
the
farm
bill.
That's
something
that
we're
kind
of
working
with
is
tfat
funding.
Right,
that's.
You
know
the
federal
program
that
food
banks
use
to
dispense
food
once
a
month,
but
it
also
includes
storage
and
equipment.
So
there
are
several
different
avenues
that
we
could
explore.
For
that,
and
you
know,
like
Sarah
said
we
have
I,
think
almost
900
food
pantries
across
the
state.
J
K
Just
one
follow-up
in
terms
of
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about.
Obviously
our
goal
here
is
to
make
sure
that
more
people
are
employed
so
that
they,
you
know,
don't
need
assistance
But.
Ultimately,
you
mentioned
fewer
barriers
to
access
to
snap
with
that,
what
are
the
biggest
barriers
that
you're?
Seeing
that
you
know
we
could
make
a
difference,
then.
J
So
you
know
we
The
anti-hunger
Advocates,
including
myself,
were
very
concerned
about
the
conversations
happening
on
the
federal
level
about
time
limits
and
work
reporting
requirements
right
because
again,
we
know
that
the
people
who
are
receiving
snap,
who
are
able
to
work
are
working
and
I.
Think
a
big
barrier
that
I
see
for
folks
receiving
snap
is
the
application
process
and
the
reporting
requirements
right.
J
I
mean
like
I
know
every
year,
when
I
do
my
taxes
when
I
hit
submit
I'm
like
well
I
hope
all
that
was
right,
because
you
know
I'm
not
great
at
that,
so
I
mean
navigating
these
kinds
of
cumbersome
applications,
especially
for
folks
who
already
have
a
lot
of
struggles.
You
know
we
see
a
lot
of
snap
recipients
who,
for
example,
are
single
moms.
J
You
know
their
biggest
concern
is
feeding
their
kids
paying
their
bills.
It's
difficult
to
navigate
these
application
process.
It's
almost
impossible
to
get
through
on
a
phone.
You
know
phone
call.
You
may
not
have
the
right
tools
to
access
it
online.
You
may
not
have
internet,
maybe
not
laptops.
So
these
kinds
of
cumbersome
reporting
processes
are
very
much
a
barrier.
L
J
So
we
use
feeding
America's
standard
and
I
I'll
be
honest.
I
can
off
the
top
of
my
head,
I'm,
not
sure
that
I
remember
it
correctly,
but
it
has
to
do
with
like
have
you
like?
Have
have
you
not
had
access
to
food
in
the
past
week?
Have
you
not
been
able
to
replace
food
that
maybe
like?
If
there
has
been
some
sort
of
you
know,
disaster
or
something
that
has
gone
bad?
Have
you
not
been
able
to
purchase
food?
Do
you
not
know
where
your
next
meal
is?
J
J
Don't
think
it's
as
much
caloric
as
it
is
like
what
are
you
eating?
Would
this
be
considered?
You
know
what
I'm
saying
like
you
know,
we
see
a
lot
of
folks
who
maybe
will
eat
for
a
meal
like
a
can
of
peaches
and
a
piece
of
bread,
and
you
know,
obviously,
that's
not
a
nutritious
or
well-rounded
meal.
F
D
Benefits
I
think
it's
going
to
be
incumbent
upon
us
as
legislators,
whether
In
The
House
of
the
Senate,
to
encourage
the
cabinet
to
become
more
customer
friendly
to
these
individuals
applying
because,
as
you
mentioned,
they
may
not
have
access
to
email.
The
other
thing
is
a
young
single
mother
may
be
making
an
application
while
they're
trying
to
work.
They
do
not
have
the
ability
to
make
phone
calls
at.
A
D
Time,
they're
on
there
for
30
minutes
an
hour
in
the
queue
to
be
to
be
answered,
or
they
get
the
call
back
and
they're
not
they
may
call
back,
but
that
individual
is
unable
to
answer
the
phone
at
the
time
of
that
call.
So
they
should
be
returning
a
phone
call
back
to
those
individuals
that
make
your
application
but
I
think
it's
something.
As
I
said,
we
as
legislators
need
to
make
sure
we
encourage
the
cabinet
to
become
more
customer
friendly
to
help
these
individuals
be
able
to
access
these.
J
Thank
you
so
much
for
pointing
that
out,
because
that
is
absolutely
so
true
and
there's
lots
of
room
for
administrative
advocacy
changing
either
yeah
the
application
requirements
there
reporting
requirements.
You
know
we
have
an
elderly
simplified
application.
That
is
for
seniors,
who
are
accessing
snap
to
make
it
easier
on
them
and
yeah
I
mean
we
could
definitely
stand
to
have
more
folks
who
are
doing
snap
Outreach.
You
know
that
is
a
very
understaffed
underfunded
area,
so
yeah
I
think
you're
right
on
the
money
right.
J
J
So
we
have
specifically
a
no
kid
hungry
director
who
is
her.
Entire
job
is
focused
on
feeding
kids
in
Kentucky,
so
we
do
a
lot
of
specifically
trying
to
bolster
School
meals,
address,
feeding
outside
of
school
right
so
doing
like
summer,
meals,
supper,
etc,
etc,
and
I
did
want
to
give
you
all
a
brief
update
on
Senate
Bill
151
that
passed
the
session
before
this
past
one.
J
So
we
have
some
numbers
on
how
that
has
impacted
schools
in
Kentucky
and
they're,
really
amazing.
It
had
a
huge
positive
impact.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
once
again
for
supporting
this
policy
and
helping
get
helping
us
get
it
passed
so
cinepol
151
for
those
of
you
who
aren't
familiar
made
it
so,
schools
could
use
up
to
15
minutes
of
instructional
time
during
the
classroom
for
kids
to
eat
breakfast,
and
also
for
those
of
you
who
you
all,
who
don't
know
me:
I
used
to
be
a
public
school
teacher.
J
So
I
was
very
excited
about
this,
so
this
removed
barriers
for
kids
to
accessing
breakfast.
You
know
there
are
lots
of
reasons
why
kids
wouldn't
be
able
to
eat
breakfast.
You
know,
for
example,
I
had
a
lot
of
students
who
their
buses
would
be
late
or
you
know
I
think
my
school
started
at
7
20,
so
they
maybe
didn't
want
to
have
breakfast
at
6
45,
which
seems
fair
to
me,
and
so
not
only
did
it
eliminate
barriers
for
kids
to
eat
breakfast,
but
it
also
helps
schools
getting
more
Federal
reimbursement.
J
So
a
big
problem
that
school
nutrition
directors,
I've
talked
with
recently
have
told
me
about-
is
that
they're
not
able
to
afford
quality,
nutritious
meals,
so
School
meals
have
a
pretty
high
standard
of
you
know
what
nutritious
standards
they
have
to
meet
according
to
USDA
and
I've.
Had
multiple
multiple
School
nutrition
directors.
Tell
me
like:
we
cannot.
We
can't
afford
these
meals
or
we
can't
get
the
food
that
we
want.
So
in
the
past
couple
years
we've
seen
food
prices
rise
in
schools
about
20
percent,
which
is
of
course
enormous.
J
So
we
do
have
this
example
from
Harlan
County,
so
their
new
school
nutrition
director
told
us
that
in
just
one
of
their
schools
last
year
they
saw
they
served
more
than
10
000
meals
in
September
than
they
had
the
year
previously
and
again,
this
was
just
at
one
school
and
then
their
Federal
reimbursement
also
increased
by
over
twenty
six
thousand
dollars.
So
again,
we're
seeing
you
know,
ten
thousand
more
meals
served
right,
more
kids
are
getting
breakfast
and
we're
seeing
schools
are
getting
more
reimbursement
so
that
they
can
provide
these
quality
nutritious
meals.
J
So
it
was
a
very,
very
successful
policy.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
your
support.
We
are
exploring
some
more
policy
Solutions,
so
we
don't
have
anything
permanent
in
the
works,
but
we
are
thinking
about
doing
some
more
work
around
reducing
barriers
to
school
meals.
So
I
will
keep
you
all
updated
on
that
and
again.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
support.