# Long farming **Introduction to Long Farming** Long farming is an annex contract within the [USDN protocol](/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/the-usdn-protocol/glossary.md#usdn-protocol) that incentivizes long-side users to engage in the system actively. Users can use the long farming mechanism to boost their [yield](/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/the-usdn-protocol/glossary.md#yield) through rewards. This mechanism aligns with the USDN protocol's decentralized vision, prioritizing transparency, security, and efficiency. *** **How Long Farming Works** Long farming allows participants to generate rewards with their USDN protocol positions. Participants can: * **Earn rewards:** Accumulate rewards based on their contribution to the protocol. * **Enhance exposure:** Maximize potential gains through [leveraged](/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/the-usdn-protocol/glossary.md#leverage) positions. * **Contribute to stability:** Help maintain the protocol's [delta-neutral](/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/the-usdn-protocol/glossary.md#delta-neutral) structure. *** Key components * **Position management:** Users can deposit, withdraw, or harvest rewards from specific USDN protocol positions. * **Reward distribution:** Rewards are distributed based on the initial [trading exposure](/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/the-usdn-protocol/glossary.md#trading-exposure) of the position and the reward allocated per block. Security components * **Notifier incentives:** The long farming contract must trigger when a position is [liquidated](/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/the-usdn-protocol/glossary.md#liquidation) in the USDN protocol to halt rewards to the owner and remove the position from the contract. To ensure protocol health, the contract incentivizes notifiers to report liquidations. The notifier receives a part of the position's reward. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.smardex.io/ultimate-synthetic-delta-neutral/periphery/long-farming.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.