N.C. Agricultural Drought Recovery Program
The N.C. Agricultural Drought Recovery Program has been created to help North Carolina farmers reeling from the state’s ongoing drought. It will cover 75 percent of the cost of restoring drought-damaged pastureland and providing additional water supply for livestock and crops.
The program, which goes into effect May 1, is being administered statewide through local Soil and Water Conservation district offices. It was made possible by a $6 million grant from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission.
The Rural Center and the Agricultural Advancement Consortium worked with the General Assembly’s Joint Select Committee on Agricultural Drought Response, the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, several state agencies and other agricultural interests to design the program.