LYONS, NEBRASKA — Registration is now open for an informational webinar hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs that will explore the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Program – Transition Incentives Program (CRP-TIP). The one-hour webinar will focus on program details and eligibility in Iowa and Nebraska. The event is designed for landowners in both states who have CRP contracts nearing expiration and are interested in learning more about available incentives for those acres. There will be two opportunities to attend, on Friday, Jan. 10, and Tuesday, Jan. 14, both at 8:30 a.m.

“Land transitions can be a difficult process,” said Andrew Tonnies, policy associate at the Center. “This webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about CRP-TIP and what it can offer farmers, ranchers, and landowners who are ready to consider their options.” The webinar will feature staff from the USDA Farm Service Agency, which administers CRP-TIP. Representatives from the University of Nebraska Extension Land Link program will also join to share additional land transition options.

CRP-TIP offers two years of additional CRP payments to participating landowners who transition their expiring CRP acres to a beginning, veteran, or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher. The Land Link program provides resources to connect beginning farmers and ranchers seeking land with retired operators and landowners with land for sale or lease. “Helping the next generation of ag producers is just one benefit of CRP-TIP,” Tonnies said. “This webinar seeks to foster the kinds of connections that make land transition possible.”

To register, visit cfra.org/CRPTIPWebinar2025. For more information, contact Andrew Tonnies at 402.590.7096 or andrewt@cfra.org.