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<blockquote data-quote="mack" data-source="post: 1507953" data-attributes="member: 7386"><p>Phase 2 was intended for the actual tobacco farmers</p><p>Phase 1 was for the COUNTIES as a collective. It was intended to boost the ag economy to assist the COUNTY in diversifying away from tobacco. Phase 1 was based only on BURLEY tobacco base... not on dark fired or aircured. Thankfully our legislature protected as much of this money as possible and kept it available. Most of the people that were raising tobacco 20+ years ago are almost completely out of agriculture at this point due to retirement or mortality. CAIP has helped a tremendous amount producers that were not even involved in tobacco during that period... which has resulted in an overall boost in KY ag products.</p><p></p><p>If the Phase 1 money would have been reserved for tobacco farmers only... then it would only be in the hands of a few now and probably be used to increase and benefit tobacco production (which is the inverse of the intent). Several tobacco farmers across the state now have tiled tobacco fields thanks to CAIP/phase 1. Sort of ironic if you think about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mack, post: 1507953, member: 7386"] Phase 2 was intended for the actual tobacco farmers Phase 1 was for the COUNTIES as a collective. It was intended to boost the ag economy to assist the COUNTY in diversifying away from tobacco. Phase 1 was based only on BURLEY tobacco base... not on dark fired or aircured. Thankfully our legislature protected as much of this money as possible and kept it available. Most of the people that were raising tobacco 20+ years ago are almost completely out of agriculture at this point due to retirement or mortality. CAIP has helped a tremendous amount producers that were not even involved in tobacco during that period... which has resulted in an overall boost in KY ag products. If the Phase 1 money would have been reserved for tobacco farmers only... then it would only be in the hands of a few now and probably be used to increase and benefit tobacco production (which is the inverse of the intent). Several tobacco farmers across the state now have tiled tobacco fields thanks to CAIP/phase 1. Sort of ironic if you think about it. [/QUOTE]
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