Browse Ambrook’s collection of funding programs by Mt. Folly Enterprises

Get in touch with one of Mt. Folly's project team leads to schedule a farm visit, then work out which NRCS practices are or can be part of your operation.

To start, fill out the interest form. For the enrollment process, contact grant coordinator Courtney Gayle at courtney@mtfolly.com or (606) 336-6410.

Alice Melendez

Project Lead

Dylan Kennedy

Field Lead

Jessiny MacNeil

Grant Admin

Courtney Gayle

Grant Coordinator

Zach Pasley

Cattle & Grant Logistics

Mt. Folly Enterprises is building a network of regenerative farmers in the Ohio River Valley. Partner farmers work with Mt. Folly's grant team to choose NRCS conservation practices for their operation, then receive practice and incentive payments for completing them. The current incentives menu covers herd improvement, heifer retention, mineral rebates, humane-handling facility upgrades, biochar and holistic farm planning.


Partners can also join educational programming and market-building events with Mt. Folly and its partner FieldSpeak.



Mt. Folly Enterprises is building a network of regenerative farmers in the Ohio River Valley. Partner farmers work with Mt. Folly's grant team to choose NRCS conservation practices for their operation, then receive practice and incentive payments for completing them. The current incentives menu covers herd improvement, heifer retention, mineral rebates, humane-handling facility upgrades, biochar and holistic farm planning.

Partners can also join educational programming and market-building events with Mt. Folly and its partner FieldSpeak.

- Actively manage a farm in Kentucky or surrounding states, raising cattle for beef or using woodlots to produce commodities for sale such as medicinal herbs, fruits and nuts.
- All producers must implement NRCS practice 528 (Prescribed Grazing) or 336 (Soil Carbon Amendment) to access the other incentives.
- Required paperwork: filed FSA forms AD-2047, AD-1026 and CCC-902; FSA subsidiary print and maps; a W-9; and an AMP contract with Mt. Folly Enterprises.
- Most incentives carry a minimum herd size (see Terms).
- Participation and eligibility are at Mt. Folly's discretion.

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

Beef Cattle

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Beef Bottom Round

Beef Brisket

Beef Chuck Roast

Beef Eye Round

Beef Flank Steak

Beef Flat Iron Steak

Beef Heart

Beef Liver

Beef London Broil

Beef NY Strip Steak

Beef Oxtail

Beef Rib Steak

Beef Rump Roast

Beef Short Ribs

Beef Sirloin

Beef Sirloin Tip Roast

Beef Skirt Steak

Beef Soup Bones

Beef Stew Meat

Beef Tongue

Beef Top Round

Beef Whole Filet

Ground Beef

Sweet Corn

Grain Corn

Durum Wheat

Hard Red Spring Wheat

Cattle

Row Crops

Livestock

- Winter learning opportunities, including free webinars

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Native Americans

People Of Color

Women

Historically Underserved

Incentives on Mt. Folly's August 2026 Farmer Incentives Menu:

- Bull program (herd improvement): $7,500. 30 head minimum (calves count as 0.5), cow/calf for Mt. Folly supply, must meet Mt. Folly EPD requirements; paid as an advance.
- Heifer retention bonus: $2,000. 10 head max per farmer (10 heifers retained minimum); bonus paid if the tagged heifer is still present in May 2028.
- Mineral rebate: up to $7,500. 60 head minimum (or 40 cow/calf), raised for the Mt. Folly supply chain; rebate for an eligible mineral vendor.
- Humane handling facility upgrade: $50,000. 80 head minimum over one year, finished for Mt. Folly, meeting Mt. Folly humane handling guidelines.
- Biochar/organic carbon material allowance: $15,000. 20 acres of pasture application using approved suppliers and following NRCS-approved practices.
- Holistic farm planning: $750 consulting session on land, financial or grazing planning from FieldSpeak technical assistance providers.

List of Mt. Folly Enterprises Funding Opportunities