Reminder: Sign-up Deadline for Tobacco Transition Program is Nov. 1

Tobacco quota holders and producers not enrolled in the Tobacco Transition Program (TTPP) have until Nov.1 to sign up and receive a 2011 TTPP payment. The TTPP, also known as the tobacco buy-out program, was designed to help U.S. tobacco producers transition to the free market. Enrollment must be completed at the Farm Service Agency county office where the contract holder’s or producer’s farm records are maintained. Read more.