Website Plays Matchmaker with Retired and Beginning Farmers

An online tool is now available to connect retired and retiring landowners with beginning or socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. TIP Net — part of the Transition Incentive Program (TIP) — is a website developed by FSA to transition expiring CRP land from a retired or retiring owner to a beginning or socially disadvan­taged farmer or rancher to return land to production for sustain­able grazing or crop production. Enrollment in TIP is on a con­tinuous basis. Beginning or so­cially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and CRP participants may enroll in TIP beginning one year before the expiration date of a CRP contract. Read more about TIP Net and the Transition Incentive Program.