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larue county conservation district

The LaRue County Soil and Water Conservation
District works with local landowners to control soil erosion
and water pollution to improve the quality of the envi-
ronment. Established in 1943, the nonprofit agency is one
of 121 such districts in Kentucky and is a subdivision of
the state government. A seven-member board elected by
registered voters in the county governs the activities of the
conservation district by setting priorities for conservation
work to be accomplished and coordinating the federal,
state and local resources to carry out programs.
Housed in the LaRue County Farm Bureau building
for several years, the Conservation District moved its
offices to its current location at 306 West Main Street in
Hodgenville in 2015. District board meetings are held 7
p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.

LaRue County Conservation District The LaRue County Conservation District hands out
306 W. Main Street • Hodgenville free trees at the LaRue County Extension Expo.
270-358-3132 • Weekday hours, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Land use programs include:
Educational programs offered by the district: •Water Quality Planning Assistance
•Conservation writing and art contests •Agricultural District Establishment
•In-school demonstrations •Conservation Cost-Share Program
•College scholarships •Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
•FFA awards sponsor •Environmental Quality Incentive Program

hardin-larue farm service agency

Located just off the Lincoln Parkway between
Hodgenville and Elizabethtown, the Hardin-LaRue
Farm Service Agency administers farm commodity and
conservation programs as part of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture including:
• Commodity programs for wheat, sorghum, soybeans,
barley, oats, wool and milk
• Price support loans for corn, soybeans, grain and oth-
er crops through Commodity Credit Corporation
• Conservation Reserve Program for removal of land
from production for 10 years that is highly erodible or
near streams. Farmers receive an annual rental pay-
ment for the term of the contract
•Emergency Disaster Programs offer assistance
agriculture agriculture •Sheep program LaRue County’s Scott Klinger raises Dorper sheep
for major disasters such as tornadoes and floods

Hardin-LaRue FSA
at his Land O Legend farm near Tonieville.
USDA Agency Service Center
250 Sportsman Lake Rd.
Elizabethtown
270-765-2702 • fsa.usda.gov
Weekday hours: 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

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