Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF) is a program of the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy designed to provide access to funds for a wide variety of agricultural ventures that fall outside established programs. Funds for KADF projects are from the master settlement with the tobacco companies. KADF is providing the funding for the SOAR Small Production Loan Fund.
The SOAR Small Production Loan Fund is a low-interest financing resource designed to assist small producers grow healthy, nutritional foods so that they can move into commercial production. The goal is to support and educate growers to develop a strong local food system in eastern and southern Kentucky that will be market-supported and result in a profit for the growers.
