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If I materially participate in and hold a leasehold interest in a farm, would I be disqualified from the beginning farmer program if I leave that farm and decide to begin a farm of my own?

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If I materially participate in and hold a leasehold interest in a farm, would I be disqualified from the beginning farmer program if I leave that farm and decide to begin a farm of my own?

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No, a leasehold interest in a farm does not constitute direct or indirect ownership in substantial farmland. Under this scenario, the applicant would not be disqualified if he/she had prior leasehold interest in substantial farmland, leaves and decides to begin a farm on his/her own.