by Jeff Camden | Oct 12, 2022
Project will conduct training and provide resources to assist farmers and workers about agricultural machinery highway safety issues to help reduce the more than 300 per year farm-related accidents
by Jeff Camden | Oct 12, 2022
Project will provide 10 to 20 tobacco farmers with incentives from $5,000 to $10,000 to grow medicinal herbs, generating gross sales equal to or higher than traditional tobacco revenues per acre.
by Jeff Camden | Oct 12, 2022
Project will provide cost-share assistance to farmers transitioning from tobacco production or diversifying to additional income-producing agricultural enterprises. Project will provide up to 75% of the farmers’ cost to implement water-quality best management...
by Jeff Camden | Oct 12, 2022
Project will assist in establishing a revolving loan program to bring biotech companies into the state and create jobs for those no longer employed in tobacco manufacturing jobs. This project will create a minimum of 20 jobs over five years and generate $20 million in...
by Jeff Camden | Oct 12, 2022