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Fayette County Conservation District to use $4,000 grant for winter cover‑crop program; nutrient roundtable set for Oct. 2
Summary
The board acknowledged a $4,000 payment from an American Farmland Trust grant to the Fayette County Conservation District to support its winter cover‑crop program, which pays $35 per acre and reimburses equipment rental. A nutrient-management roundtable with a Kentucky Division of Water speaker is scheduled for Oct. 2 at the UK extension office.
Heather Silvanek, director of the Fayette County Conservation District, told the conservancy board that she received a $4,000 check today from an earlier $10,000 grant awarded by American Farmland Trust and that the district will apply the funds to its winter cover‑crop program.
The district plans to apply the $4,000 toward a fall/winter program that pays $35 per acre for cover crops, up to 100 acres (up to $3,500). The program also offers reimbursement for use of the conservation district’s no‑till drills: a full day’s rental…
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