Jump to full article: Kingsport (TN) Times-News, 2005-02-11
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Intro: Tobacco farmers and quota holders will be able to sign up for funding this spring due them under the tobacco buyout legislation passed last October.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Thursday that qualified individuals can sign up for the Tobacco Transition Payment Program beginning March 14 .
"We are pleased to be able to announce the beginning of the sign-up period for this historic program," Johanns said.
"The Tobacco Transition Payment Program will end the decades-old tobacco marketing quotas and provide transition payments over a 10-year period. All tobacco quota holders and producers are urged to visit their local USDA Service Center and sign up for these benefits," Johanns added.
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