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Commissioners extend and increase county agriculture innovation grant after high demand
Summary
The board approved a three‑year extension and 15% annual increase to the Agriculture Innovation and Equipment Grant after staff reported 72 applications requesting over $1.5 million; commissioners corrected the target fiscal years to FY27–FY29 and approved the measure 5‑0.
Washington County commissioners approved extending the Agriculture Innovation and Equipment Grant program for three additional years and increasing the annual allocation by 15 percent after staff reported persistent demand from local farms.
Kelsey Kettle, agricultural business specialist, and Linda Spence, financial programs administrator, said the initial…
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