COUNTY AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM (CAIP)

CAIP provides Kentucky agricultural producers with cost-share assistance on practices to allow them to improve and diversify their current farm operations. CAIP covers a wide variety of agricultural enterprises in its 11 investment areas, including, but not limited to, bees and honey, equine, forage, beef and dairy cattle, goats and sheep, horticulture, poultry, swine, timber and technology, as well as energy efficiency and production, farm infrastructure and water enhancement, marketing, and value-added production.

CAIP Application

CAIP guidelines for each investment program area:

• 2024 CAIP Standard Guidelines
• Ag Diversification
• AgTech & Leadership Development
• Large Animal
  Standard EPDs (updated 1/9/2024)
• Small Animal
• Farm Infrastructure
• Fencing & On Farm Water
• Forage & Grain
  CAIP Forage Seedlist
• Innovative Ag Systems
• On Farm Energy
• Poultry and Other Fowl
• Value Added Marketing

Reporting, Forms for All Investment Areas:

Producer Education Certificate 

Producer Report 

Tenant/Owner Acknowledgement 

Heifer Affidavit