The Kentucky Center for Agriculture & Rural Development
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KCARD Launches Agribusiness Grant Facilitation Program

The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (KCARD) is launching a new service to farmers and rural businesses in 2012, the Agribusiness Grant Facilitation Program.

The Kentucky Center for Agriculture & Rural Development

(KCARD) is a non-profit 501(c)-3 organization established to facilitate agricultural and rural business development in Kentucky. KCARD provides educational opportunities, technical assistance, and business support services to new and existing agribusinesses.

KCARD Client Spotlight

Owens Garden Center

Mark Owens never imagined the long road that lay ahead for he and his family when they decid-ed to build a new garden center on the family farm. "I would have probably been content to do minor upgrades to my existing greenhouses, but I knew with two boys showing an interest in business I had to begin looking to the future," said Mark. "Of course I never imagined four years ago when I started planning for the expansion it would take this long for our dream to become a reality." Owens Garden Center held its grand opening on April 30th, and Mark is the first to admit the work has been worth the effort.

The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development is funded by the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board and receives in-kind contributions from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and University of Kentucky. For more information, please contact our office at:
The Kentucky Center for
Agriculture & Rural Development

411 Ring Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 763-8258
Fax: (270) 763-9927