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A
B
Please
join
me
in
prayer,
dear
god,
we
come
before
you
today,
still
with
heavy
hearts
at
the
loss
of
two
of
our
general
assembly
family
members.
Please
continue
to
be
with
senator
buford's,
family
and
representative
carney's
family,
and
we
just
ask
that
you
give
them
peace
that
they
just
can't
even
explain.
B
C
A
D
A
A
Excuse
me
minutes
are
passed
now
we
will
move
on
to
our
first
report
from
brian
lacefield,
our
executive
director
of
kentucky
office
of
ag
policy
and
bill
mccloskey.
A
E
Thank
you,
chairman
dawson,
it's
brian
lacefield,
executive
director
for
the
kentucky
office
of
ag
policy,
and
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
with
you
all
this
friday
morning,
representative
king,
thank
you
for
the
the
prayer
today.
That
was
my
my
first
thing
wanted
to
extend
my
my
condolences
and
continued
thoughts
and
prayers
with
your
families
of
your
colleagues
that
you
lost
this
month
with
senator
buford
and
representative
carney
was
saddened
to
hear
that
and
we
will
continue.
Prayers
got
two
guests
joining
us
from
our
team
today.
E
That
I'd
like
to
introduce
first
is
our
second
intern.
Last
month
we
had
we
had
one
intern.
At
this
time
we
I've
got
haley.
Nelson
and
haley
stand
up
there
in
the
the
back
haley's
a
junior
at
the
university
of
kentucky
she's,
studying
agriculture
economics
and
is
a
native
of
franklin
county,
so
she's
at
home
today
doing
this
and
is
jordan.
E
She
was
not
present
at
the
last
meeting
and
she
was
working
with
the
ffa
state
convention
and
then
also
we
had
an
intern
from
the
office
of
ag
policy
in
a
previous
year,
but
it
was
during
the
pandemic
and
didn't
have
in-person
meetings.
Now
he
is
our
senior
project
manager,
but
wanted
him
to
have
the
full
intern
experience.
So
we
we
brought
him
today,
art
williams,
please
stand
up
again.
E
Martin
has
joined
our
team
and
initially
in
our
program
position
and
and
has
moved
over
to
to
projects
and
doing
a
great
job.
There
traveling
the
state,
keeping
keeping
a
calendar
with
bubbled
in
counties
for
for
where
he's,
where
he's
toured
so
we'll
bring
him
back
again
when
he's
bubbled
in
all
120
chairman,
and
he
is
a
nelson
county
native.
E
I
know
we
have
a
full
agenda
today
and
we've
got
a
lot
of
projects
to
go
over.
So
I
want
to
keep
my
remarks
brief,
but
but
update
you
all
on
our
joint
meeting
that
we
had
last
week
in
bowling
green
between
both
our
ag
finance,
corporation
board
of
directors
and
the
ag
development
board.
This
was
a
two-day
planning
session
chance
to
get
together,
which
normally
we
do
at
least
once
a
year.
E
But
this
time
we
we
added
on
another
day
to
spend
some
time
for
discussion
at
both
looking
backwards
and
looking
forward
to
where
we
could.
We
could
look
at
where
we're
going.
We
had
a
great
series
of
panels
and
speakers.
E
The
the
morning
of
we
started
everything
out
with
a
legislative
update
to
where
we
we
had
members
of
the
general
assembly
in
in
agriculture,
leadership
positions
with
with
representative
dawson,
both
chairman
hornback
and
chairman
heath,
and
senator
gibbons,
joining
us
for
a
legislative
discussion
at
where,
where
we
started
with
house
bill
611
and
where
we
are
today-
and
I
felt
that
was-
was
a
very
informative
thing
for
again
a
lot
of
our
our
board
members
and
a
lot
of
our
staff.
E
Don't
have
the
the
tenure
and
seniority
here,
as
my
deputy
director
does
with
bill
that
goes
back
to
day
one.
So
it
was
a
great
opportunity
to
hear
that,
following
that
up,
I
was
able
to
moderate
a
panel
looking
at
the
historic
investment
taking
us
back
to
the
the
beginning
at
where
some
for
some
of
the
folks
that
were
instrumental
in
standing
up
the
ag
development
office
and
for
for
for
work
and
getting
to
that
point
we
had
dr
scott
smith,
who
was
dean
of
kentucky
agricult
uk
agriculture
department.
E
At
that
time,
senator
robin
webb,
who
I
was
hoping,
would
be
here
and
interject
some
of
her
input
and
take
away,
and
then
jeff
hall,
who
was
a
very
instrumental
in
the
ag
project,
2000
and
then
sharon
burton
with
the
farmer's
pride
rounded
out
the
panel,
and
we
had
a
great
discussion
there
and
next
up.
We
had
dr
will
snell,
who
provided
an
economic
impact
and
looking
at
what
we
have
been
able
to
do
with
these
investment
dollars
over
the
last
20
years.
E
And
then
we
have
one
board
member
that
has
been
there
since
the
beginning.
Have
one
staff,
member
with
bill
mccloskey
one
board,
member
with
wayne
hunt,
and
we
had
history
with
hunt
and
and
wayne
talked
us
back
from
the
early
days
with
the
beginning
at
6
11
to
to
where
we
are
today.
E
Following
the
the
session
in
the
morning,
we
were
able
to
to
spend
time
in
a
round
table
discussion
facilitated
by
elita
bots,
with
with
kaycard
and
all
of
our
board
members
to
where
we
started.
E
I
guess
laid
the
groundwork
for
for
what
we're
looking
at
going
forward
and
that
that
continued
for
three
hours
and
then
breaking
with
everybody
of
a
challenge
with
some
homework,
to
continue
to
provide
feedback
and
we're
going
to
have
a
survey
going
out
to
our
stakeholders
that
will
be
sent
from
the
commissioner
to
to
solicit
feedback
from
from
all
of
our
participants,
our
our
partners
and
again
anyone
that
we're
commodity
groups
that
we're
looking
at
as
stakeholders
and
then
we'll
follow
this
up
with
a
second
joint
meeting
in
the
fall
looking
at
october,
so
that
that
was
a
great.
E
With
the
second
day.
We
we
had
our
normal
board
meetings
and
always
a
good
experience
to
let
the
ag
development
board
walk
through
an
ag
finance
board
meeting
and
vice
versa.
So
it
was
very
well
attended.
Participation
was
good
and
I
believe
we
planted
the
seeds
for
for
continued
discussion
going
forward.
E
As
we
look
at
the
20
years
in
now
we're
looking
for
the
the
next
20
and
beyond,
and
with
that
chairman,
I
will
now
let
my
deputy
run
through
some
of
our
projects
that
we
funded
in
the
the
last
meeting.
F
Give
you
an
update
at
the
june
18
ag
development
board
meeting
with
the
ag
development
board,
took
action
on
pri
programs
and
projects
and
approved
4.7
million
dollars
in
in
funds.
So
we'll
start
on
page
two
program,
so
you
can
see,
there's
10
counties
approved
for
the
cape
program
for
1.5
million
dollars
and
there's
a
notation
for
nott
county,
which
this
was
state
funds.
F
If
you
recall
a
periodically
given
the
update
where
the
ag
development
board
committed
484
thousand
dollars
at
the
end
of
2019,
it
was
available
in
20
and
21
for
counties
that
received
less
than
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
the
case
of
not
county
in
pike
county.
They
have
not
received
any
county
allocation
because
they
didn't
make
tobacco
history
so
they're
using
their
program
or
their
funds
for
state
allocation
for
to
administer
the
cape
program.
F
Next
you'll
see
the
deceased
farm
and
removal
three
counties
for
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
under
a
shared
use,
equipment
program,
three
count
or
two
counties:
metcalf
county
was
approved
for
two
shared
use,
the
first
one
being
no-till
drill
and
then
a
hay
wrapper
and
again.
This
equipment
is
available
for
the
community
to
rent
out
through
the.
In
this
case,
the
conservation
district
and
the
nic
nicholas
county
chose
to
use
their
county
money
to
cost
share
on
a
limespreader
again
it
can
be
made
available
to
farmers
in
the
county.
F
F
Wayne
county
was
approved
for
additional
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
bring
their
total
cape
program
to
two
hundred
twenty
five
thousand
dollars,
and
six
hundred
grant
county
was
approved
for
two
hundred
fifteen
thousand,
bringing
that
to
three
hundred
ninety
five
thousand
dollars
for
their
cape
program,
which
is
administered
by
the
grant
county,
cattlemen's
association,
gallatin
county
farm
bureau,
additional
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
to
bring
it
to
a
total
of
175
000
and
then
moving
on
to
page
five
you've
got
washington
county
cattlemen's.
F
The
next
gen
program,
the
the
next
gen
program,
mirrors
the
cape
program,
but
it
targets
beginning
farmers,
age
18,
to
40.,
so
several
counties
can
have
that
option
to
utilize
their
county
money
again
targeting
beginning
farmers,
so
they
added
additional
23
000
to
bring
that
to
a
total
of
49
000
available,
and
then
they
also
amended
their
cape
program.
You
can
see
to
bring
that
to
a
total
of
179
200
and
then
they
also
amended
their
youth
program,
adding
additional
nine
thousand
dollars,
bringing
that
to
twenty
nine
thousand
three
hundred
fifty
dollars.
F
So
the
youth
program
is
a
is
a
cost
share
program
eligible
for
the
youth
from
nine
starting
at
nine
years
old
and
as
long
as
they're
enrolled
in
in
school,
they
are
middle
middle
school
or
high
school.
They
are
eligible
for
the
to
apply
for
the
program
administered
by
an
entity
in
the
in
the
county
and
then
on
page
six.
We've
got
the
last
amendment
is
mercer
county
conservation
district
and
made
a
change
to
their
program
as
well
to
bring
that
up
to
213
783.
F
You
have
to
have
energy
auditor
energy
assessment
by
a
third
party
and
we're
usually
utilizing
university
of
kentucky.
One
of
the
engineers
that
evaluates
the
program
gives
us
feedback
to
document
that
the
project
that
they'll
be
working
on
will
result
in
energy
savings,
with
a
payback
less
than
25
years.
So
you
can
see.
We've
got
a
diversified
group
here:
one
dairy
project,
seven,
poultry,
two,
horticulture
one
equine
rob,
senator
webb
and
then
livestock,
two
grain
and
one
agritourism,
and
they
they
vary
in
what
exactly
the
investment
it
can
be
lights.
F
So
this
one
is
a
usda
processor
in
harrison
county
and
they
were
approved,
they
revised
their
budget
up
to
896
000
budget
and
they
were
eligible
for
a
maximum
of
250
000
in
state
funds.
So
this
business
has
been
in
existence
for
close
to
70
years.
They've
got
some
new
ownership
there
in
cynthiana,
it's
purchased
the
business
and
they've
got.
If
you
can
see
in
the
narrative
here
several
phases
they
plan
to
over
time,
make
improvements
and
be
able
to
provide
service
and
the
importance
of
this
being
a
usda
versus
a
custom
operation.
F
Usda
allows
representative
king
before
you
can
process
your
animals
there
and
then
sell
to
the
public
we're
in
a
custom
operation.
You
can
only
utilize
it
for
your
own.
Your
own
use
so
definitely
good
to
see
these
type
of
businesses
continuing
to
exist
and
even
new
ownership
or
they're
gonna
expand
the
their
services.
F
So
they've
got
some
new
ownership
that
operated
as
a
refining
operation
for
several
years,
but
have
decided
to
close
it
down
and
expand
it
into
a
soybean
extruder
operation
where
this
would
provide
local
market
for
soybean
producers,
and
I
think
the
board
was
interested
in
this
because
it
creates
an
additional
demand
for
soybean
in
that
area,
when
your
primary
purchaser
of
soybeans
in
kentucky
is
owensboro
grain,
which
is
160
miles
from
this
location.
So
a
new,
a
new
business
or
a
new
purchaser
of
soybeans.
F
I
think
the
board
felt,
like
rising
tides,
lift
all
boats,
so
this
creates
another
another
market
for
this
for
the
commodity
of
soybeans,
which
we've
seen
an
increase
in
soybean
production
post
tobacco
air
in
this
in
this
area.
So
you
can
see
the
total
project.
Cost
is
a
10
million
dollar
project
and
they
requested
about
half
of
that
from
the
ag
development
board.
F
The
ag
development
board
looking
at
it
as
evaluating
the
risk
of
the
business
elected
to
offer
or
encourage
them
to
pursue
county
money
and
match
county
money
with
state
money
up
to
500
000.
In
other
words,
any
county
money
they
get
committed
to
the
project
up
to
250
would
be
matched
by
state
funds
for
250,
with
a
maximum
of
500
000.
F
The
applicant
is
almost
so
made
a
request
to
our
lending
authority,
as
you
know,
kentucky
agriculture
finance
corporation
for
500
000,
which
has
been
approved
by
the
ag
ag
finance
board
of
directors,
so
we're
looking
at
a
total
of
280
000
dollars
as
a
grant
and
500
000
alone
towards
this
project.
F
The
interesting
part
of
this
project
is
it's
an
effort
by
the
the
fiscal
court
to
provide
a
solution
to
dead
animals
by
building
a
composting
facility
there
in
clark
county.
So
they
have
received
140
000
grant
from
the
energy
environmental
cabinet
to
support
this
project,
so
their
staff
at
the
fiscal
court
has
done
a
lot
of
work
to
educate
themselves
on
how
they
can
run
this
facility
and
be
able
to
provide
this
as
an
alternative
to
dead
animal
removal.
So
this
could
be
a
solution
to
an
issue
we
have
across
the
commonwealth.
F
A
lot
of
the
dead
animal
services
that
are
provided
by
fiscal
courts
are
or
they
the
fiscal
court,
actually
provide
the
service
or
they're
paying
for
a
service
provider
to
pick
it
up
and
those
dead
animals
a
lot.
A
lot
of
cases
are
either
going
to
a
landfill
or
going
to
a
rendering
company,
but
we've
we're
aware
that
some
counties
may
their
budget
may
be
as
much
as
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
remove
dead
animals.
So
this
could
be
a
long-term
solution
in
addressing
a
dead
animal
issue.
F
Next,
going
on
to
page
11,
senator
webb,
we've
got
an
equine
project
for
you
here.
This
is
the
kentucky
thoroughbred
training
center.
So
they
interesting
history
of
the
kentucky
thurber
training
center,
which
is
currently
owned
by
keeneland,
but
it
was.
It
was
a
project
started
in
the
70s
privately
owned
up
in
the
up
into
2000.
F
I
think
churchill
downs
purchased
it
and
then
they
recently
sold
it
to
kingland,
so
they're
looking
to
improve
the
the
stalls,
their
currently
have
over
a
thousand
stalls
and
they
want
to
improve
about
half
of
them,
and
so
they
made
a
request
to
the
ag
development
board
for
close
to
three
million
dollars
of
a
six
million
dollar
project.
The
ag
development
board
obviously
wants
to
support
this
project.
F
So
again
they
made
an
offer
on
the
county
money
match
by
state
approach
up
to
a
million
dollars
and
if
they're
short,
the
county
money
matched
by
state
money
would
be
eligible
as
a
loan.
So
to
date,
they
presented
this
proposal
to
several
county
councils
and
the
commitment
to
date
is
267
000
in
county
money
which
matched
by
state
money,
so
that
gets
them
to
534
thousand
dollars
as
grant
and
then
make
them
make
a
difference
up
which
would
be
466
000
as
a
low
interest
loan
working
with
their
local
lender.
F
All
right
next,
on
page
13,
we
have
kentucky
fresh
harvest
llc,
which
requested
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
as
part
of
our
on-farm
water
management
program.
This
program
designed
to
work
with
businesses
that
have
a
proposal
to
better
utilize,
our
water
resources.
So
this
this
project
has
been
under
construction
for
several
years.
It's
north
of
a
25
million
dollar
project
with
10
acres
under
greenhouse
producing
tomatoes.
At
this.
At
this
point,
the
request
was
provide
or
requesting
funds
to
install
a
lining
in
their
water
retention
basin.
F
So
it's
a
closed
water
proposal
where
all
the
water
that
comes
off
the
10
acres
of
roof
is
then
captured
and
then
utilized
back
through
their
system
and
the
reason
that
the
ag
development
board
was
to
support
this
project.
Is
that
they'll?
They
will
work
with
specifically
the
kentucky
horticulture
council
on
outreach
plan
to
share
this
information
with
our
farmers
that
may
be
looking
at
greenhouse
production
or
greenhouse
and
expansion,
and
how
maybe
this
capturing
rainwater
in
a
closed
loop
situation,
which
is
better
utilization
of
water.
F
F
Next,
we're
on
to
page
14
is
american
farm
land
trust.
So
this
is
a
request
for
550
000.
It's
a
collaborative
effort
with
the
university
of
kentucky
to
look
at
developing
a
variety
of
rye
that
will
grow
and
thrive
here
in
kentucky.
Currently
the
distilleries,
which
we
I've
seen
a
boom
in
the
distillery
and
bourbon
business.
They
source
you
know
their
corn
and
wheat
and
other
other
commodities
used
in
kentucky
and
surrounding
states,
but
rye
is
primarily
sourced
out
of
northern
northern
america
or
even
canada.
F
So
these
funds
will
be
available
over
a
two
year
period
for
the
next
for
21
and
22
harvest
and
we'll
pay
the
farmers
directly
they're
going
to
take
the
risk
to
grow,
grow
the
rye
so
they're
going
to
be
guaranteed
a
price
in
the
event
that
they
have,
the
the
crop
doesn't
produce
the
expected
yields
or
even
have
a
total
crop
failure
as
part
of
a
way
to
create
a
variety
that'll
work
here
in
kentucky
for
the
distillery
industry.
F
And
then
we
had
on
page
15,
we
had
a
project
requested
funds
under
our
small
water
program,
didn't
meet
the
required
eligibility
requirements,
so
the
project
was
no
funded
and
robertson.
Dawson
that
completes
my
report.
A
Thank
you
bill
very
much
and
brian.
I
do
you
mentioned
the
meeting
last
week
there
with
the
with
the
ag
development
board,
and
I
want
to
thank
personally
thank
commissioner
quarles
and
yourself
for
inviting
me
to
be
there
and
speak
on
that
panel.
A
As
we
discussed
issues
there
concerning
the
what
the
ag
development
board
does,
how
this
funding
works,
it
cycles
its
way
through
and
how
important
it
is
for
us,
as
members
of
this
committee,
to
remind
all
of
our
other
colleagues
here
within
the
house
and
the
senate
of
exactly
how
these,
how
how
this
fund
was
created
and
ensure
that
it
continues
moving
the
way
it
has
over
in
the
future.
So
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
be
a
part
of
that
forum.
E
Well,
we
appreciate
your
your
participation,
along
with
your
colleagues,
that
it
was
very,
very
informative
and,
I
believe,
a
very
positive
meeting
and
senator
webb.
We
discussed
this
earlier.
I
didn't
know
if
there's
anything
either
of
you
want
to
want
to
add
to
the
discussion
of
that
on
the
head
of
it.
G
Oh
myron
knows
me
so
well
the
chairman,
and
it
was
good
the
chairman
chair,
the
chairman
hornback
dosset,
and
he
you
know
presented
that
update
along
with
senator
gibbons
and,
and
that
was
informative
even
to
me.
So
I
enjoyed
that
and
certainly
being
with
both
groups
of
individuals
that
make
these
decisions,
that
we
entrust
this
money
to,
and
we've
showed
a
great
deal
of
confidence
in
and
we'll
continue
to,
I've
got
to
say
the
quality
of
the
board.
G
You
know
I've
got
friends
on
there,
but
I
made
some
new
friends
and
I
want
to
commend
everybody
on
the
quality
of
the
people.
You've
got
working
and
for
those
committee
members.
You
need
to
get
to
know
these
folks
because
they
they're
the
experts
really
leaders
in
the
industry
and
and
but
I
I
don't
know,
I
contributed
a
little
bit
of
the
history,
because
I
I'm
the
last
woman
standing
when
it
comes
to
the
drafting
house
bill.
G
611
representative,
former
representative
mckee,
was
there
and
I'd
spoken
to
senator
pendleton
and
senator
thomas,
and
you
know
about
to
refresh
my
memory
that
was
my
first
real
job
being
elected,
was
house
bill,
611
and,
and
it's
something
I
hold
near
and
dear
to
me.
I
don't
know
how
much
I
contributed,
but
other
than
tell
the
history
and
say
you
know,
read
the
statute
that
created
it.
G
That's
the
lawyer
of
man
so
said
that,
and
I
want
to
remind
everybody
to
do
that
because
it's
important,
but
I'm
I
was
really
impressed.
I
stayed.
I
stayed
for
almost
the
whole
thing,
mr
chairman,
because
I
felt
like
we
needed
to
hear
and
listen
the
concerns
and
the
innovative
ideas,
and
so
they
wouldn't
be
new
to
us
when
you
all
present-
and
it
was
I
was
just-
I
enjoyed
it
being
around
like-minded
individuals
and
talking
about
agriculture
and
policy
and
markets
and
eating
ice
cream
at
chinese
but
anyway,
but
we
had.
G
We
had
a
great
time
and
the
innovation
of
that
dairy
facility.
I'd
encourage
everybody
to
go
to
cheney's
and
see
that
automatic
milker
that
that's
pretty
revolutionary.
In
my
opinion,
and
then
I've
got
to
say
also
while
I'm
bragging
here
on
my
district
brian
and
commissioner
quarles
and
the
staff
came
up
to
greenup
county,
I
got
to
spend
the
whole
week
with
them
and
we
had
the
largest
farm
to
table
event
in
kentucky
and
we
had
how
many
600.
G
Pre-Sold
tickets
to
support
4-h
and
ffa
there.
Of
course
you
know
I'm
my
dad's
family
from
greenhouse
county,
so
I'm
all
a
little
partial,
but
it
was.
I
wanted
the
animals
and
and
others
put
on
at
rimmel's
greenhouse
facility,
which
was
expanded
with
our
program,
so
it
it's.
It
was
just
a
testament
to
house
bill,
611
and
and
the
commitment
and
and
you're
all
visibility
there.
G
I
want
to
appreciate
that
when
we've
got
a
commissioner
and
a
director
that
you
know
get
out
there
with
it
and
get
out
in
the
community,
no
stranger
to
our
area,
so
I
want
to
brag
on
on
you
all
too
and
bill.
You
took
me
down
memory
lane
there
in
the
70s
with
the
thoroughbred
center,
which
I
always
glad
to
see
equine
projects.
G
Don't
get
me
wrong,
but
when
joe
johnson
had
it
and
my
dad
and
joe
were
friends-
and
I
went
there
as
a
teenager
when
he
acquired
it
and
I've
just
been
following
it's
up
and
down
history,
so
I
think
it's
important
to
fayette
county
in
the
thoroughbred
industry
and
having
the
presence
of
the
horse
that
close
to
the
city.
So
I
appreciate
that
and
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
well.
E
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
for
being
there
and
investing
the
time
with
the
board
members.
The
the
feedback
I
got
was
very
positive
and
it
was
great
seeing
you
in
greenup
county
senator
webb,
said
she
hadn't
even
been
been
home,
yet
by
the
time
she
landed
there.
For
the
the
event,
and
as
you
mentioned,
the
aimle
family
has
participated
in
our
water,
on
farm
water
use
program
and
and
then
we,
we
zip
to
the
other
end
of
the
state.
E
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
have
a
two-part
question
about
amendments
if
I
may
sure,
okay,
thank
you
very
much.
The
amendment
section
on
page
five,
it's
just
ironically,
all
four
amendments
regard
my
district.
B
I
am
encouraged
that
the
three
projects
from
washington
county
needed
expansion-
does
that
mean
additional
people
are
applying
and
projects
are
qualifying?
Is
this?
Is
this
people
stepping
out
and
taking
advantage
of
of
these
opportunities.
F
Yes,
ma'am
the
little
initial
approval
amount
and
then
when
they
receive
all
the
applications
they
realize
we've
got
farmers
on
the
waiting
list,
and
so
when
the
new
money
comes
in
or
the
money
came
in
for
2021,
then
they
have
the
opportunity
to
request
those
funds
and
amend
the
current
cape
application,
which
they've
got
12
months
to
spend
the
money
in
the
in
the
legal
agreement
so
yeah.
They
can
come
back
and
add
more
money
to
the
to
the
program
and
again
provide
funds
for
farmers.
B
Well,
very
good:
I
know
everyone
on
this
committee
really
gets
out
and
beats
the
durham
and
tries
to
encourage
folks
to
at
least
apply
see
if,
if
their
project
at
home
will
apply,
so
I
I'm
encouraged
that
you
know
we
see
that
kind
of
interest
in
that
and
then
on
the
next
page
on
six,
the
mercer
county
project.
Now
I
know
this
information
is
dated
mid-june.
Have
you
received
the
signature
that
you're
waiting
on
since
this
document
was
printed.
F
F
E
And
I
feel
very
confident
that
I
have
signed
this
one,
but
I
I
don't
want
to
say
with
absolute
fact,
we'll
double
check
when
we
get
back
to
the
office,
but
I
I
do
remember
this
one
and
I
believe
we
we
have
received
it
back
and
the
the
add-on
to
bill's
point
on
the
additional
funds,
one
of
the
things
I'm
trying
to
go
to
as
many
county
council
meetings
as
possible
and
one
of
the
the
things
this
discussion
is.
Obviously
the
cape
is
a
very,
very
popular
program,
but
also
in
a
12-month
window.
E
You,
the
county
councils,
don't
know
what
other
projects
may
be
coming
in
front
of
them.
Some
of
these
you've
seen
that
that
bill
was
talking
about
to
get
state
fundings
required
a
certain
amount
of
county
fundings,
so
they
may
want
to
save
a
little
bit
back
and
then
to
see
roll
out
their
their
program,
see
the
interest
knowing
that
they
always
can
come
back.
E
That's
one
thing
we
always
stress
to
them
is
that
this
county
money
is
always
designated
for
this
county
you're,
not
in
danger
of
of
losing
anything,
and
so
it's
prudent
to
to
possibly
save
a
little
back
to
see
what
other
projects
may
come
in
and
then,
with
all
this
demand
can
come
back,
amend
the
program
and
put
rest
of
the
funds
in
and
one
one
other
aside
chairman.
E
But
one
of
the
things
I
always
do
is
as
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
first-term
county
council
members
is
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
history
of
these
funds
and
the
and
the
foresight
that
our
our
general
assembly
had
with
six
house
bill
611
to
designate
these
and
how
unique
this
is
to
kentucky
and
and
so
always
trying
to
again
educate
on
what
what
we've
come
from
our
history,
but
had
one
of
your
former
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
on
a
county
council.
E
A
Thank
you,
representative,
chair
emory,.
C
Yes,
three
of
my
four
counties
said
projects
approved
this
time.
Now.
I
summarize
these
meetings
on
my
facebook
account
after
each
meeting,
so
my
constituents
know
what's
going
on.
I
sometimes
have
constituents
from
butler
county
asking
me
why
they
had
nothing
approved
and,
of
course
I
explained
to
them.
The
council
has
to
make
application
nothing's
approved
without
an
application
so
that
they
can
be
studied
and
given
consideration,
make
sure
everything's
all
right-
and
I
know
we
have
approved
projects
from
butler
county
brian
and
bill.
C
E
Okay.
Well,
thank
you.
Senator
chairman,
that's
a
great
question,
and
that
is
one
yes,
we
do
that's
another
reason
that
we
try
to
attend.
One
of
us
or
a
member
of
our
team,
every
county
council
meeting.
We
have
and
then
do
continued
outreach
when
we're
in
the
area.
E
If
I
can
get
a
date
of
a
county
council
meeting
on
the
calendar,
we'll
build
travel
across
the
state
to
where
we
are
meeting
and
engaging
with
our
partners,
whether
it's
the
facilitators
with
our
partners
with
the
uk
extension
service
or
the
administrators
of
the
programs,
to
what
we're
doing
and
an
example
we
had.
We
had
a
meeting
in
my
my
one
of
my
original
home
counties.
I
claimed
four
ohio
county
being
one
of
them
too
of
mine,
but
in
caldwell
county
and
to
work
around
that
county
council
meeting.
E
We
we
worked
in
18
other
stops
and
I
think
seven
different
counties
to
try
to
try
to
do
this
outreach
with
what
we
do
also
we're
seeing
that
funds
have
not
been
dispersed
for
a
county.
We
definitely
are
making
inquiries
to
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
strategic
plan
like
what
we
saw
in
chairman
dawson's
district
with
the
ribbon
cutting
they
had
at
the
the
christian
county
arena.
That
was
a
strategic
plan.
They
had
for
multiple
years
to
accumulate
some
funds
to
put
cost
share
into
a.
E
I
think,
a
two
million
dollar
project
there
that
had
about
four
or
four
hundred
thousand
ag
development
funds
in
it.
So
to
answer
your
question
yes,
and
and
continue
to
to
ask
your
encouragement
to
to
get
folks
to
bring
us
good
projects
to
present
before
our
board.
F
You
we
continuously
monitor
the
county
balances
and
contact
the
extension
agents
on
a
regular
basis
and
one
example:
brian
is
clay.
County
we've
been
down
there
several
times
had
a
change
in
their
extension
agent,
so
we're
there
to
help
help
fill
the
void
there
in
the
in
the
situation
where
they
don't
have
a
ag
natural
resource
agent.
Who
is
usually
the
lead
with
the
county
council?
G
And
just
a
follow-up
and
kind
of
reiterate
some
of
the
things
that
the
board
was
talking
about,
but
you
know
true
diversification
and,
and
those
kind
of
things
and
reaching
out
outreach
in
the
history
that
I
was
concerned
about
is
just
what
representative
embry
said.
You
know
I've
had
some
counties
better
than
others
and
somewhat
cyclic
with
the
turnover
the
board,
but
I
and
I
bill
knows
he's
heard
me
for
years,
but
you
got
to
have
an
application
first
and
that's
the
message
and
the
board.
G
You
know
the
age
of
the
farmer.
Average
farmer
is
a
concern
if
we're
going
to
build
a
bench
and
and
we've
got
to
concentrate
on
our
young
farmers,
4-h
ffa
and
all
those
things
that
go
with
it
and
those
are
the
topics
of
conversation
that
I
heard
that
I
was
encouraged
by
and
that's
what
we're
gonna
have
to
have
to
survive,
especially
animal
agriculture
and
the
ability
of
a
young
farmer.
G
To
you
know:
everybody's
got
student
loans
now
so
you've
got,
you
know,
you've
got
to
be
able
to
invest
in
and
let
that
property
pass
and
buy
equipment
and
it's
expensive,
representative
king
can
tell
you
know
the
cattle
it's
always
something,
but
but
those
were
the
kind
of
topics
that
we
heard
and
I
think,
with
brian
and
bill,
doing
what
they're
doing
now
that
we're
going
to
see
those
concerns
addressed
in
in
more
innovative
ways
and
with
true
diversification
and
good
use
of
the
money,
continued
good
use
of
the
money.
G
But
those
were
the
topics
that
I
gave
me
some
comfort
level
that
the
board's
interested
in
and
that's
what
we
want
to
see.
Thank
you.
F
Well,
I'll
just
follow
up
senator
embry.
We
have
had
a
call
with
interest
in
a
farmer's
market
in
butler
county,
so
we
explain
the
program.
We
do
have
a
farmers
market
program
where
a
county
is
eligible
up
to
250
000,
a
state
fund.
So
in
those
kind
of
situations
we
like
to
be
on
the
front
end
and
certainly
make
ourselves
available
down
there
at
a
meeting
as
they
develop
the
the
plan
going
going
forward.
My
understanding
be
close.
Proximity
to
the
extension
office
there
in
butler
county.
A
Equine
horse,
how
how
that
impacts
the
state
as
well,
I
know
senator
webb
is
involved
in
showing
I
have
a
granddaughter
who
lord
lord
help
me.
She
has
started
horseback
riding
lessons
and
I've
said
over
the
last
year
it's
going
to
be
the
most
expensive
hobby.
I've
ever
gotten
her
involved
in.
A
But
to
know
not
only
that,
but
that
facility
be
will
be
used
for
cattle
shows.
It
will
be
used
across
the
across
the
board
right
there
and
the
impact
that
it
will
have
on
agriculture
and
for
our
young
people
to
actually
come
in
there
and
to
see
their
visions.
As
you
mentioned.
What?
Where
we're
going
to
be
20
years
from
now,
because
those
a
lot
of
those
ideas
are
going
to
be
coming
from
those
young
minds
that
we're
moding
right
now
and
we
want
to
give
them
every
opportunity.
A
But
thank
you
for
bringing
up
about
the
arena
that
was
constructed
there
in
christian
county.
E
Thank
you
chairman.
A
lot
of
exciting
projects.
We've
got
going
on
in
kentucky
and
any
well
any
other
questions
you
have
for
us.
A
Thank
you.
Next,
we'll
have
a
presentation
from
the
farm
to
food
banks
and
ask
katrina,
thompson
and
sarah
vaughan
to
come
to
the
table
and
have
you
introduce
yourselves
please
for
the
record.
D
D
D
D
D
We
have
about
one
in
five
children
that
are
affected
and
in
some
counties
that's
as
many
as
one
in
three
children,
some
of
our
counties
with
the
highest
estimated
food
and
security
rates
as
harlan
leslie,
mcgofin,
breathet,
clay,
bell
and
letcher.
Many
of
the
counties
we
see
and
the
top
needs
for
everything
kentucky
actually
is
number
one
in
the
nation
for
food
insecurity
among
older
americans.
D
D
During
the
pandemic,
we
saw
folks
that
had
never
been
in
the
situation
of
being
food
insecure
before
many
of
our
families
live
one
paycheck
away
from
being
in
a
situation
where
their
food,
insecure
many
people
have
to
make
a
decision
between
medication,
the
cost
of
their
medication
or
the
cost
of
food.
D
It's
getting
a
little
bit
better,
but
the,
but
the
problem
is:
is
that
kentucky
had
a
huge
problem
with
food
insecurity
prior
to
the
pandemic?
That
just
made
it
worse,
we're
doing
some
great
things
feeding
kentucky.
D
D
We
serve
about
50
000
kentuckians.
Every
week
we
serve
about
79
million
meals
to
kentuckians
just
this
week
on
wednesday.
The
commissioner
is
really
getting
across
the
state
because
we
were
with
him
on
wednesday.
We've
been
doing
a
hunger
tour,
a
listening
tour
in
our
county.
So
far
we've
been
in
hazard
in
eastern
kentucky.
D
D
D
Our
farms
to
food
banks
serves
our
kentuckians,
it's
a
wonderful
program.
We
have
double
dollars
and
I'll.
Let
sarah
cover
that
as
well,
but
that's
where
folks
can
take
their
ebt
cards
and
go
to
certain
farmers
markets
and
they
get
double
their
dollars
so
that
they
actually
have
so
that
they
can
actually
have
some
fresh
produce
and
if
anybody's
been
to
the
grocery
store,
you
can
see
how
much
that
stuff
cost
and
it's
hard
to
do
so.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
sarah
and
let
her
talk
to
you
about
the
program.
H
Hi
everybody
hi
everybody.
My
name
is
sarah
vaughan.
I'm
the
programs
director
for
feeding
kentucky
as
katrina
mentioned,
and
I
believe
the
the
double
dollars
program
that
she
mentioned
is
something
that
I'm
sure
martin
will
be
talking
more
about
from
community
farm
alliance
whenever
he
gets
up
here
because
that's
that's,
they
know
a
lot
more
about
that
program
than
we
do
and
then
but
yeah
most
of
you
are
pretty
familiar
with
farms
to
food
banks
already
so
I'll
kind
of
go
briefly
through
what
it
is.
H
And
then
we
can
talk
more
about
the
impact
of
it.
So
farms
to
food
banks
takes
agricultural
products
from
farmers
needing
a
market
and
takes
those
to
kentuckians
in
need,
and
recently
the
language
that
we
use
has
changed
from
produce
fresh
produce
to
agricultural
products
and
the
reason
that
we
made
that
subtle
change
in
the
language
is
because
we've
started
also
taking
meat
and
cheese
and
eggs
and
protein
items.
H
But
the
three
main
goals
of
our
program
is
to
increase
access
to
fresh
produce
for
people
and
other
agricultural
products
for
people
who
cannot
afford
to
buy
it
and
we
also
love.
We
would
like
to
support
farmers
who
do
not
have
a
market
for
their
extra
produce.
So
let's
say
they
had
a
contract
with
kroger
or
something
like
that
and
kroger.
H
They
got
it
to
kroger
and
everything
was
good,
but
then
the
eggplant
was
a
little
bit
too
large
or
it
just
wasn't.
It
didn't
meet
their
standards
for
grocery
store
quality
and
it
was
turned
away,
and
so
then
they
can
bring
it
to
us
and
we'll
take
anything
as
long
as
it's
still
fresh
and
edible
and
as
a
general
rule,
I
just
tell
farmers
if
it,
which
I
don't
have
to
tell
them.
They
know,
but
if
you
wouldn't
eat
it
yourself
or
feed
it
to
your
family,
don't
bring
it
in
and
then.
H
Lastly,
the
main
goal,
of
course,
is
to
reduce
the
waste,
because
I've
had
farmers
tell
me
I
disked
over
a
whole
field
of
cabbage,
because
I
didn't
know
I
didn't
know
where
to
take
it.
So
I
didn't
want
to
spend
the
time
and
labor
picking
it
with
nowhere
to
bring
it.
So
I
just
like
chopped
it
down
and
let
it
become
nutrition
for
the
soil.
H
But
last
year
we
distributed
over
2.7
million
pounds
of
produce
across
the
state
and
we
worked
with
three
well.
We
distributed
it
to
all
to
818
of
120
counties
and
the
reason
there
were
two
counties
that
didn't
receive
product
and
some
it's
hard
to
get
food
food
into
some
of
these
counties,
because
the
food
pantries
are
only
open
for
like
a
couple
days
a
week
and
limited
hours,
and
some
of
them
have
refused
produce
when
it's
been
offered
to
them.
H
Just
for
the
simple
fact
that
they
don't
have
the
capacity
to
get
it
out
before
it
goes
bad,
but
we've
done
it
before
getting
it
to
all
120
counties
and
we
plan
to
do
that
again
this
year.
So
I
think
we're
making
good
strides
in
that
direction
and
that
equated
to
100
or
4.5
million
meals,
supplemented
and
nearly
500
agencies
receive
produce.
H
So
five
476
agencies
and
that
produce
came
from
371
farmers
in
the
state
of
kentucky
who
resided
in
63
different
counties
and
12
farmers
received
more
than
10
000
during
the
course
of
last
year,
and
but
on
average
farmers
got
about
2,
000
13
and
the
farmer
that
received
the
most
money
got
122
000.
So
I
guess,
depending
on
the
size
of
your
operation,
this
could
be
very
important.
H
We've,
and
this
doesn't
include
the
2020
numbers,
so
it
would
be
about
24
million
pounds
rescued
now
since
2011.
But
we've
worked
with
over
well
11
000
farmers,
I
mean
1
000
farmers
in
kentucky,
and
we've
paid
over
4.2
million
dollars
to
go
back
into
the
local
economy
in
kentucky.
H
Where
they
can
use
it
to
support
themselves
and
here's
all
a
list
of
some
of
our
supporters,
there's
more
supporters
on
here
than
we
have
listed,
but
we
really
are
appreciative
to
the
kentucky
general
assembly
and
the
department
of
agriculture
and
the
ag
development
fund
farm
credit,
mid-america,
lift
to
life
foundation.
H
This
year
we
received
a
large
grant
from
the
national
organization,
feeding
america
and
also
there's
a
gimbal,
is
a
the
gimbal
foundation
has
like
last
year.
They
gave
us
25
000,
but
due
to
covid,
we
got
250
000
this
year,
so
our
budget
for
buying
produce
this
year
is
the
largest
that
it
has
ever
been
and
we're
very,
very
grateful
and,
as
as
I
was
telling
a
lot
of
people,
my
job
ebbs
and
flows
and
right
now,
it's
flowing
with
the
spigot
turned
all
the
way
up.
H
So
I've
probably
missed
a
lot
of
farmer
phone
calls
just
being
here,
but
but
it's
right
now
we're
moving
a
lot
of
produce
a
lot
of
sweet
corn,
a
lot
of
cabbage
tomatoes
just
and
the
protein
distribution
has
slowed
down
a
little
bit
just
for
the
sole
fact
that
I've
been
too
busy
with
the
produce
to
try
to
recruit,
to
try
to
find
people
that
have
excess
meat,
because
we
hadn't
really
tried
to
build
out
those
relationships
in
the
past
because
we
didn't
have
funding
to
pay
for
it.
H
D
D
We
for
our
kentucky
kids
eat
program.
We
gave
up
68
grants
to
schools
and
communities,
1.1
million
dollars
was
distributed
during
2020.
D
We
are
looking
at
alternate
meal
models,
trainings
tool,
kits
technical
assistance
for
schools,
and
I
will
tell
you
the
schools
really
stepped
up
and
they,
instead
of
picking
up
kids
or
dropping
off
kids,
they
really
became
mobile
meals
and
really
got
in
there
and
took
those
kid
those
meals
out
to
those
children
in
need.
So
if
anybody
would
like
any
more
information,
you
can
reach
us
at
feeding,
kentucky
feedingky.org
and
we're
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
for
us.
A
I
want
to
thank
you
both
so
much
for
the
presentation.
I
know,
as
you
discussed
the
farm
to
food
banks,
I
know
locally
there
in
christian
county.
I
have
several
farmers
who
are
produce
growers
who
have
used
this
right
here
and
it's
been.
A
It
has
helped
save
them
in
situations
and
of
course,
as
you
mentioned
right
now,
I
know
we
are
having
a
very
good
growing
season
going,
which
I
know
that
means
more
produce
is
coming
through,
and
it's
always
so
so
good
to
know
that
it's
not
going
to
waste
that
it's
actually
being
able
to
be
used
that
certain
certain
crops
that
might
not
be
able
to
make
it
into
a
store,
as
you
mentioned,
because
it
may
not
meet
a
certain
quality
that
the
stores
are
wanting
to
for
presentation
purposes.
A
But
it
is
very
important.
Do
we
have
questions
senator
webb.
G
You
all
have
been
a
real
lifesaver
during
the
pandemic,
I
know
and
some
of
the
county
I
practice
law
down
there.
I
I
see
the
need-
and
certainly
I
I
was
curious
as
to
you
mentioned
bricks
and
mortar-
what
kind
of
existing
partnerships,
or
what
kind
there's
a
lot
of
vacant
buildings
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
might
be.
G
I
I'm
no
tax
lawyer,
but
you
know
there
might
be
a
program
or
incentives,
or
we
could
maybe
create
incentives
to
to
provide
that
brick
and
mortar
from
existing
empty
buildings
or
or
entities
that
need
an
additional
supplemental
income
that
would
partner
with
you.
Do
we
have
any
existing
partnerships
or
anything
like
that
now
to
fill
that
brick
and
mortar
need?
Or
what
can
we
look
at?
That's
cost
effective
in
the
future,
because
at
one
time,
infusion
of
cash
you
have
now
you
know
it's
not
going
to
always
be
there.
D
Yes
exactly
well,
I
know
that
fayette
county,
that
god's
pantry
is,
is
working
on
on
that
very
thing
and
they
just
acquired
a
building
and
will
be
expanding
a
lot
of
what
we
hear
it
can
be
as
simple
as
they
don't
have
shelving
things
sit
on
the
floor.
D
They
have
a
food
pantry,
that's
in
a
closet
of
a
church
and
they
could
really
even
use.
You
know
some
storage
buildings,
even
some
some
things
to
that,
but
it
really
is,
and
the
other
thing
is
having
folks
to
staff
those.
D
This
is
really
I
I
will
tell
you.
I
just
came
to
this
organization
in
january,
and
this
is
a
bare
bones
organization,
where
every
single
time
really
goes
into
the
community.
I'm
just
so
proud
to
be
here,
I'm
so
proud
to
work
for
an
organization
like
that.
But
yes,
we
are
always
exploring
those
things
and
the
other
thing
like
I
said
we
hear
a
lot
of-
is
they
don't?
Have
they
don't
have
the
freezer
or
the
refrigeration
capability?
To
take
that?
D
Because
if
you
take,
for
example,
you
can't
take
meat
unless
you
have
somewhere
cool
or
freezer
to
store
it
and
even
produce
you
know
if
it
sits
out,
it's
gonna,
you
know
expire
much
more
rapidly,
so
those
are
exactly
the
kinds
of
things
that
they
need.
We
certainly
need
more
pantries
across
the
state.
Many
of
our
pantries
are
run
simply
by
volunteers
and
those
volunteers,
may
only
do
it
twice
a
month
or
something
like
that.
So.
G
Or
or
regional,
I'm
just
thinking
out
loud,
you
know,
like
a
regional
concept
store,
even
refrigerated
storage
units
could
be
cost
effective
or
something
like
that
for
a
cooperative
situation,
especially
you
know
some
counties
better
than
others,
but
I'm
just
thinking
about
innovative
partnerships
that
are
sustainable.
G
That
people
might
benefit
from
whether
it's
a
corporation
or
an
individual,
so
those
are
just
my
thoughts,
I'm
I'm!
You
know
I'm
committed
to
the
animal
protein
side
of
things
from
the
federal
and
state
level
we're
very.
G
We
advocate
for
that
on
on
a
historical
and
daily
basis,
and
I'm
encouraged
to
hear
your
conversation
about
the
protein
side
so
and
I
I'm
hopeful
with
an
uptick
in
the
availability
of
processing
that
perhaps
some
of
those
markets
are
going
to
expand
and
producers
will
have
a
little
more
reliability
in
what
they're
doing,
which
will
enable
more
among
along
the
protein
side.
So
I
would
monitor
the
development
of
our
processing
investments
and
then
try
to
pursue
those,
hopefully
fertile
grounds,
but
yeah.
A
Any
any
more
questions
I
want
to
thank
you
both
for
your
presentation.
It's
greatly
appreciated,
and
next
we'll
have
martin
richards
with
the
kentucky
double
dollars.
Please
come
forward.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
I
Yes,
martin
richards
executive,
director
of
community
farm
alliance.
I
often
add
I'm
a
recovering
farmer
myself.
I
have
with
me
today
one
of
our
relatively
new
staff
person,
kimmy
ishmael.
She
is
our
policy
coordinator
and,
as
legislators,
you're
likely
to
see
more
of
her
face
in
the
coming
coming
time.
I
also
want
to
extend
my
condolences
to
the
legislative
family
on
the
passing
of
representative
carney
and
senator
buford.
I
I'm
in
this
conversation
about
house
bill
611,
you
know
in
2000
session.
I
was
up
here
a
lot
as
a
cfa
member
and
a
farmer.
I
remember
working
with
senator
buford
and
I
think
senator
webb
is
gone.
She
was
in
the
house
at
that
time
and
representative
pete
worthington
was
pretty
active
in
the
house
side
of
it
and
pretty
instrumental
in
developing
the
county,
allotments
tobacco-based
stuff.
So
maybe
I'm
dating
myself
here,
but
anyway,
thank
you
for
this.
I
So
we're
here
to
report
on
so
kentucky
ag
development
invests
in
two
of
our
programs,
the
farmer's
market
support
program
and
the
kentucky
double
dollars
program.
I
am
also
going
to
just
briefly
talk
about
a
new
program.
We
have
the
fresh
rx
for
moms.
I
C
I
There
we
go
all
right,
so
three-fold
goals.
Here
again,
you
know,
based
on
our
you
know,
organizational
mission
is
to
increase
the
sales
of
income
for
kentucky
farmers
and
to
increase
access
to
local,
healthy
food
for
low-income
folks
and
to
leverage
these
federal
food
nutrition
program,
funds
of
which
kentucky
gets
considerable.
I
So
again,
these
three
programs-
we
you
know
all
these
are
done
in
collaboration
with
with
multiple
other
organizations.
Again
the
farmers
market
support
program.
We
are
closely
with
department
of
agriculture
on
that
uk's
center
for
crop
diversification.
I
The
kentucky
double
dollars
program
is
the
incentive
program
for
this,
and
then
the
fresh
rx
again
is
is
new.
It
is
we
piloted
it
for
two
years
at
community
farmers
market
and
then
last
year,
middle
of
a
pandemic.
I
We
attempted
to
expand
that,
so
it
is
a
prescription
program
for
expectant
mothers
on
medicaid
who
often
lack
the
ability
to
access
a
nutritional
nutritional
program
which
I
think
we
all
know
is
critical
at
that
time
in
expectancy
next,
please
so
a
little
bit
you
know
farmer's
market
support
program
last
year
was
a
needless
to
say
an
unusual
year
in
part
of
what
we
did
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
agriculture
is:
did
this
huge
pivot,
a
lot
of
farmers
markets
just
did
not
open
last
year
and
the
ones
who
decided
to
go
ahead
and
did
do
open
we're
facing
how
to
deal
with
social,
distancing
and
keeping
everybody
safe?
I
As
far
as
that
effort,
and
of
course,
then,
we
all
saw
that
the
grocery
store
shelves
were
were
empty
and
that
was
particularly
problematic
in
with
meat
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
in
a
minute.
So
we
were
able
to
to
secure
private
funding
and
gave
out
these
emergency
mini
grants
to
farmers
markets
to
help
them
mitigate
the
covid
ramifications
to
those
markets,
so
anything
from
hand
sanitizer
to
washing
stations
to
signage.
I
To
all
this
kind
of
stuff-
and
it
really
allowed
them
to
to
operate
and
for
those
markets
who
did
last
year,
they
saw
record
sales,
and
I
think
we've
got
a
new
new
respect
in
this
state
for
what
kentucky
farmers
do
and
that
in
times
of
need,
you
can
turn
to
your
neighbors
for
food.
I
We
operate
the
market
manager
cost
share
that
allows
especially
new
markets
and
rural
markets
to
have
a
market
manager
who
is
also
not
trying
to
sell
their
their
vegetables
on
the
side
too,
and
it's
been
really
significant
in
growth
of
that
market,
so
kentucky
double
dollars.
We
are
now
entering
our
sixth
year
of
this
program
and
you
can
see
the
growth
of
of
this
program
going
from
six
markets
and
2016
to
73
outlets
this
year
this
year.
Those
outlets
are,
you
know,
not
just
farmers
markets,
but
these
community-based
markets
or
csas,
and
then
retail.
I
We
have
slowly
been
expanding
retail
last
year,
we
piloted
one
iga
location
in
manchester,
and
this
year
has
now
expanded
working
with
the
cw
food
group,
who
has
a
string
of
seven
or
eleven
stores,
so
we're
now
in
four
of
those
stores.
I
So
you
know,
these
stores
are
like
almost
fifty
percent
of
their
clientele
are
utilizing
snap,
and
this
has
made
a
difference,
while
cw
has
really
wanted
to
stock
kentucky
grown
products
and
and
have
to
a
little
bit,
but
this
program
has
really
allowed
them
to
ramp
up
and
bluegrass
farm
to
table,
and
our
staff
have
coordinated
with
these
stores
to
make
sure
that
their
supply
and
a
variety
of
products
in
the
stores,
so
the
customers
can
then
utilize
their
snap
benefits
and
get
those
doubled
up
next.
I
So
it
is,
you
know,
talking
with
you
all
for
a
number
of
years
now,
kentucky
double
dollars
is
actually
for
incentive
programs
under
the
double
dollar
umbrella.
I
I
I
Every
market
outlet
is
the
logistics
of
how
to
run
this
system,
and
the
retail
has
been
is
both
huge
potential,
but
it's
also
challenging
because
for
each
retailer
we
have
to
work
with
their
point
of
sale
system
to
make
sure
that
their
pocs
system
can
can
accommodate
and
track
the
double
dollars.
It
is
getting
much
better,
and
so
one
of
the
one
of
the
great
benefits
is.
We
are
working
closely
with
the
national
grocers
association,
their
their
tech
person.
Ted
mason
is
actually
from
kentucky,
so
he
knows
he
and
appalachia
for
that
matter.
I
So
he
knows
a
thing
about
this,
so
it
is.
It
has
been
great
great
to
work
with
them
next,
please.
So
this
is
just
shows
the
kind
of
growth
over
the
last
four
years
of
the
program
and
again
the
the
the
red
line
for
each
one
of
these
incentive
programs
for
last
year
shows
remarkable
right.
I
Snap,
fruits
and
vegetables
doubled
sales
last
year,
as
did
meat,
eggs
and
dairy
right
I
mean
it
was,
I
think,
when,
when
the
pandemic
hit-
and
we
saw
folks
saw
store
shelves
empty,
especially
in
the
meat
departments,
there
was
a
bit
of
a
panic.
We
all
worked
together.
I'm
I'm
really
happy
that
you
know
we
had
multiple
meetings
with
bill
and
warren
and
goap
at
that
time.
I
We
also
were
able
to
respond
to
that,
and
we
saw
this
huge
jump
in
the
meat
and
meat
eggs
and
dairy
purchased
last
year,
and
the
great
thing
is
that
demand
has
increased
this
year.
We
we
only
had
about
the
same
amount
of
funding
that
we
did
for
all
of
last
year
for
meat,
eggs
and
dairy.
We
have
already
blown
through
that
mid-july.
We
ran
out
of
the
ag
development
funding
for
meat,
eggs
and
dairy.
I
One
of
the
reasons
for
that
is
department
of
agriculture,
who
runs
the
seniors
program,
got
additional
funding,
specifically
for
veterans
and
so
that's
being
offered
at
a
few
markets,
but
now
seniors
are
back
out.
This
year
we
were
able,
through
private
funding,
to
come
up
with
some
additional
funding,
but
I
just
got
an
email.
The
other
day
like
have
you
got
any
more
money
for
seniors
for
this
year
and
I
haven't
replied
with
a
no
yet,
but
that's
that's
the
answer.
I've
got
right
now
for
that.
I
The
other
part
of
the
challenge-
I
I
think,
is
that
for
ag
development
funding.
I
They
consider
this
program
as
one
of
their
big
programs,
so
they
have
they've
essentially
cut
our
budget
five
percent
each
year,
which
has
been
challenging
because,
as
the
program
grows,
the
the
we're
facing
those
funding
challenges
go
on
to
the
next
one.
Please
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
how
we're
dealing
with
that.
So
these
are
just
some
of
the
numbers
from
from
19
to
20
and
showing
the
increase
in
all
of
this.
I
I
think
it's
really
important
that
you
know
we
have
a
high
such
a
high
redemption
rate.
I
I
think,
from
the
last
slide
over
the
last
six
years,
we're
showing
94
redemption,
the
six
percent
that
doesn't
get
redeemed,
we're
fortunate
that
we
can
roll
that
over
and
ag
development
has
been
very
generous
in
allowing
us
to
if
there's
any
unspent
ag
development
funds
in
one
calendar
year
to
roll
it
over
into
the
next
and-
and
that's
been
very
helpful
to
some
to
mitigate
that
that
required
five
percent
cut
next
one
please.
I
So
we
don't
have
all
the
data
analyzed
from
last
year
again,
because
last
year
was
an
unusual
year,
but
this
is
a
very
simplistic
kind
of
like
here's.
The
return
on
ag
development
fund
investment
just
on
double
dollars
so
again
la
in
2019.
It
was
just
under
60
000,
but
we
were
able
to
take
that
and
through
matches
through
through
private
philanthropy.
I
You
know
increase
that
to
115
000
and
then
we
work
with
uk's
ascetic
community
economic
development
initiative
of
kentucky.
So
they
do
our
data
analysis
and
valuation
for
us,
but
they
have
determined
that-
and
this
is
just
for
double
dollars-
that
there's
over
a
four
percent
four
to
one
return
on
investment.
So
it
is.
You
know
when
you
look
at
all
that
it
is
a
pretty
good
return
on
investment
for
that
next,
one
please.
I
So
this
is
just
a
snapshot
for
this
year's
budget
that
that
ag
development
just
just
approved
back
in
march.
I
think
so
yeah.
So
we
have
126
000
from
ag
development
of
which
twenty
thousand
dollars
I
think,
is
rolled
over.
I'm
not
I'm
looking.
C
I
I'm
sure
bill
doesn't
keep
all
those
numbers
in
his
head.
Nor
do
I,
but,
but
because
of
coved
we
we
were
able
to.
You
know,
didn't
use
funds
we
rolled
over
them
this
year
to
that,
but
those
126
thousand
dollars
are
then
again
leveraged.
You
know
the
the
usda
money
leverage
the
match,
leverage
the
private
philanthropy,
so
you
know
there's
a
six.
It's
a
six
hundred
and
almost
seventy
two
thousand
dollar
program
this
year.
I
I
I
So
briefly
again,
the
fresh
rx
were
pro
for
moms.
We
started
that
piloted
for
two
years:
expanded
it
last
year
which
again
for
a
vulnerable
population
during
the
pandemic
was
not
wasn't.
We
didn't
have
the
great
turnout,
but
next
one
please
so,
but
this
year
for
2021
is,
is
much
more
robust
because
is
now
at
four
markets,
not
only
community
and
bowling
green,
but
lexington
right
here
in
franklin,
county
and
then
perry
county
farmers
markets
all
have
this
program.
I
I
think,
by
having
that
kind
of
of
aspiration,
we
see
a
couple
things
happening,
one.
We
get
kids
off
to
a
really
good
nutrition
start
in
their
life.
I
think
the
other
part
is.
It
sets
a
culture
within
the
family,
because
that
that
whole
thing
trickles
out
to
other
members
of
family.
So
if
we
get
moms
and
the
kids
eating
well,
then
kids
ultimately
will
get
dad
to
eat.
I
Well,
I
can
testify
that
in
my
own
household
next
one
please
so
I
said
we're
not
doing
this
alone
by
by
any
means,
I
mean
again,
multiple
funding
sources
that
fund
part
or
all
of
each
one
of
these
incentive
programs
for
this-
and
we
are
not
doing
it
alone,
working
with
other
organizations.
I
Through
one
of
the
partners
for
this
next,
please,
so
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
future,
so
I
I
mentioned
that
the
funding
opportunity,
where
that
we
got
to
we
were
able
to
expand
the
fresh
rx
programs
in
the
next
couple
of
years.
I
I
We
did
not
get
this
grant
because
we
could
not
compete
with
the
other
states
because
of
match
our
proposal
to
expand
double
dollars,
to
more
farmers
markets
and
to
more
retailers.
Our
proposal
was
1.9
million
dollars.
We
did
not
have
1.9
million
dollars
in
match,
which
is
what
the
federal
requirement
was.
I
I
A
lot
of
these
food
food
security
and
hunger
programs
in
kentucky
run
by
nonprofits
are
either
tapping
or
could
tap
these
federal
grant
programs
and
and
there's
almost
four
of
them
that
all
require
a
match
from
25
to
50
match,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
federal
millions
of
federal
dollars
available
to
kentucky
to
support
food,
increasing
food
security,
better
food
and
our
farmers,
and
until
we
can
come
up
with
that
match
we're
just
leaving
that
money
on
the
table.
I
Diversification
of
agriculture
is
an
ongoing
thing.
I
would
say
that
programs
like
kentucky
double
dollars
like
farm
to
food
banks
like
what
grow
appalachia
fits
both
of
those
bills
both
of
those
parts
of
the
fine
prime
directive,
but
to
this
day
it's
only
been
agriculture.
That's
been
funding
these
kind
of
things
right.
I
was
just
on
a
call
wednesday,
with
a
group
of
cancer
folks
in
kentucky
american
cancer
association
folks
at
uk's
cancer
consortium.
I
I
I
So
you
know
we
talked
more
about
that.
I
I
think
that
this
idea
that
that
we
are
putting
forth-
and
in
fact
you
have
a
one
pager
here,
this
idea
of
creating
this
healthy
farm
and
food
fund
by
setting
aside
a
very
small
percentage
of
tobacco
settlement
funds,
sort
of
like
what
the
legislature
has
already
done
with
water
lines
and
those
kind
of
thing.
I
I'll
get
off
my
soapbox
there
and
see.
If
y'all
have
any
questions.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
If
we
can
refer
back
to
the
slide
that
has
the
beautiful
baskets
of
beans,
on
the
left
hand,
side,
it
has
double
dollars
at
the
top.
My
question
is:
is
found
in
that
information.
Can
you
help
me
understand
how
come
the
women,
infant
and
children?
I
think
it's
the
third
bullet
point.
They
had
the
highest
redemption
rate
for
this
amount
of
data,
but
they
were
the
only
program
to
decrease
from
2019..
Can
you
help
me
better
understand
that
and
then,
with
the
chair's
permission,
I
have
a
second
question.
I
Yeah
so
the
the
wic
program,
the
wic
farmers
market
program,
which,
which
is
separate
from
the
broader
wic
program-
and
it
provides
a
vouchers,
two
wic
participants
to
then
go
to
the
farmer's
program
up
farmers
market.
So
it
is
that
the
amount
of
the
money
that
that
kentucky
gets-
and
it
comes
to
the
cabinet
for
health
and
family
services.
I
It
is
based
upon
redemption
rate
with
within
the
state
and
then
last
year
again
we
had.
We
had
a
couple
things
happen.
We
had
covid
women,
infants
and
children
are
a
vulnerable
population,
and
I
think
there
was
hesitancy
about
coming
to
farmers
markets
for
that
and
then
the
both
it
and
the
seniors
program
which
usually
roll
out
at
the
beginning
of
june
each
year
did
not
roll
out
until
july
last
year
and
also
in
the
case
of
wick.
I
They
they
redo
or
they
I'm
not
sure
they
might
have
reduced
the
amount,
but
they
changed.
They
changed
the
voucher
system.
So
so
I
think
all
these
multiple
factors
reduced
the
amount
of
folks
who
are
using
that
program.
Last
year
we
saw
kind
of
similar
things
with
seniors.
Right
again,
seniors
were
a
vulnerable
population
were
hesitant
to
to
be
out,
excuse
me
and
and
go
to
farmers
markets,
but
seniors
are
also
the
the
ones
that
really
really
like
really
like
fresh
pro
fresh
produce,
and
they
know
what
to
do
with
it
right.
I
B
May
I
go
to
my
second
question
with
your
permission.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
then
going
back
to
your
discussion
about
the
1.9
million
dollar
match
that
you're
requesting
help
me
better
understand.
Are
you
wanting
that
to
come
from
tobacco
settlement
dollars
or
from
general
budget
dollars.
I
No,
not
general
budget
dollars.
I
mean
I,
I
think-
and
let
me
be
clear
so
so
our
current
grant
that
we're
operating
on
you
know
we
got
a
four-year
three-quarter
of
a
million
dollar
grant
and
it
required
a
50
match,
but
we
were
able
to
kind
of
pull
together
a
whole
lot
of
stuff,
because
the
usda
allows
in-kind
stuff.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
cash
right,
so
it
allows
in-kind
considerations.
I
You
know
we're
able
to
use
like
the
the
the
farmer's
market
manager
cost
share
from
ag
development,
we're
able
to
utilize
that
as
well
as
what
the
markets,
so
we
were,
we
were
able
to
come
up
with
750
000
again
over
four
years
right
to
meet
that
match,
but
that's
about
the
limit
that
we
can
do
with
this.
I
I
We
would
probably
need
my
guess
is
50
percent
of
that,
because
I
think
we
can
still
come
up
with
in-kind
matches
and
other
stuff
right
again.
Like
you
know,
well,
care
and
passport
have
been
consistent,
private
funders
for
us,
their
challenge
is
while
well
care
has
has
supported
this
program
for
six
years,
it's
a
year
by
year
thing,
whereas
the
feds
they
want
to
see
if
you're
applying
for
three
years
of
funding.
They
want
to
see
three
years
of
commitment
right
for
that.
I
B
It
it
does
after
10
years
of
service
and
drafting
three
budgets
in
the
last
three
years,
which
has
been
unprecedented,
but
it's
it's
been
my
practice.
Every
time
someone
asks
for
a
budget
increase,
I
always
say:
okay,
help
me
figure
out
who's
going
to
have
that
money
taken
from
them.
So
where
do
you
suggest
that
money
is
deleted
to
make
your
request
possible.
I
What
we're
suggesting
is
because
this
is
this
is
a
health
program-
is,
let's
also
have
the
health
sector
side
of
this.
Take
utilize
some
of
their
funds
too.
So
it's
not
all
on
agriculture
funding
to
support
this
program,
and
I-
and
I
and
again
I
you
know-
y'all-
are
a
heck
of
a
lot
smarter
than
I
am
about
this
stuff,
but
I
mean
conceptually,
I
think,
just
setting
it
aside,
putting
it
in
the
fun
there
that's
available.
I
If
it's
not
utilized
right,
then
it
just
rolls
back
right
so,
but
knowing
that
it
is
there
that
folks,
you
know
in
kentucky
can
can
point
to
that
when
making
these
federal
applications
say
yes,
here
is
where
the
match
match
could
come
from,
and
and
again
it
is
only.
It
would
only
be
drawn
down.
You
know
as
used,
because
these
federal
grant
programs
are
reimbursement
right.
So
you
know,
as
we
draw
down
the
750
000
for
double
dollars,
we
have
to
also
show
that
we
have
that
match.
So
it's
not
again.
I
C
A
Okay,
we
do.
We
also
wanted
to
check
and
see
if
we
know
on
on
your
attendance,
so
we're
making
sure
that
we
know
and
do
you
have
any
questions.
C
No,
I'm
particular
about
all
this.
These
numbers,
I
think
that's.
I
think
it's
very
positive-
that
the
steps
they're
taking
especially
to
hear
that
you
know
they
didn't
you
know
they
don't
have
to
have.
C
You
know
and
had
had
great
for
the
farmers
markets
and
the
things
they're
doing.
I
think
I
think
it's
very
positive
so
and,
in
my
opinion,
they've
come
a
long
way
and
I'm
I'm
thanking
them
for
that.
So.
A
Thank
you
senator
and
your
attendance
has
been
counted
right
there.
We
did
get
you
on
rokoff.
Thank
you
once
again.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
presentation.
We
will
be
looking
as
we
move
through
the
fall
and
start
working
toward
the
budget.
We
will
take
all
this
into
full
consideration
but,
like
I
said,
I
do
want
to
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.