KENTUCKY SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMMITTED TO PURCHASING FOOD FROM KENTUCKY FARMERS……ARE ONCE AGAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE’S “FARM TO SCHOOL STARS” RECOGNITION PROGRAM…..
THE PROGRAM…..NOW IN ITS SECOND YEAR…..MONETARILY AWARDS THE TOP THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT IN INCREASING
THEIR FOOD PURCHASES DIRECTLY FROM FARMERS….
TO QUALIFY…..DISTRICTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE……U-S-D-A NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM….
WINNING DISTRICTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED DURING “FARM TO SCHOOL”MONTH IN OCTOBER…..INCENTIVE AWARDS, WHICH ARE PAID THROUGH “AGTAG”
LICENSE PLATE FUNDS INCLUDE…..10-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FIRST PLACE…EIGHT-THOUSAND FOR SECOND AND SIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS FORTHIRD…..