Transition Incentives Program (TIP)

[BeginningFarmers]

Hi all,

Here's a little info. on the TIP:

"Young farmers typically spend a lot of time trying to find land to
rent or buy. Thursday the USDA rolled out a new program authorized by
the 2008 Farm Bill that may open a few fields of opportunity.

Starting Monday, farmers who have land coming out of CRP and plan to
retire in five years can apply to get two extra years of their CRP
payments if they sell or lease their land to a startup producer."

- From Agriculture Online article (http://www.agriculture.com/ag/
story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1273876859001.xml)

FSA News Release:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/newsReleases?area=newsroom&subject=landing&topic=ner&newstype=newsrel&type=detail&item=nr_20100514_rel_0265.html

Taylor