26AL2135 Morrison-Rockwood Attachments A thru I.pdf
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- 26-422DNR-REALT-B-49117
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- Washington County, Illinois
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This document is an Agricultural/Wildlife & Habitat Land Lease for Morrison Rockwood State Park (26AL2135) issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The lease covers 131.90 total acres with a crop rotation plan spanning 2026-2030, including corn, soybeans, wheat, and sunflowers. Specific requirements include no double cropping, planting sunflowers by May 10th using Pioneer P63HE501 variety, sowing wheat between September 20th and October 1st, and leaving 6 rows of crops standing along field edges for winter wildlife food and cover. The lessee must follow strict guidelines on chemical and fertilizer applications, including prohibitions on neonicotinoid-treated seeds and Dicamba.
The lease includes detailed soil maintenance requirements based on phosphorus and potassium levels, with specific maintenance goals for soil pH (6.2 goal), phosphorus levels, and potassium exchange capacity. The document provides comprehensive instructions for soil testing, fertilizer application, and crop management, with potential consequences for non-compliance including lease termination. The lessee is responsible for all seed and chemical purchases, and must work closely with the site superintendent and wildlife biologist to ensure compliance with wildlife and habitat conservation objectives. The lease includes provisions for alternative crop planting or cover crops if field conditions prevent standard planting, and requires careful management of field activities to support wildlife habitat.
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Morrison Rockwood S.P.
N 26AL2135
6/9/2025 IDNR AG Lease
Site Boundary
Crop Field
Attachment A
6/9/2025 IDNR AG Lease
Site Boundary
Crop Field
6/9/2025 IDNR AG Lease
Site Boundary
Crop Field
AGRICULTURAL/WILDLIFE & HABITAT LAND LEASE
Lease Requirements and Services
Morrison Rockwood S.P.
26AL2135
The list below includes those actions required as part of the lease in addition to lease payments. Non- adherence to cropping plan and lease requirements and services may be cause for termination of the farm lease.
• NO DOUBLE CROPPING is allowed.
• IDNR may require the Lessee under this contract to leave all or a certain portion of the crops in the field standing without being harvested as determined below. If Lessee fails to comply with this requirement, IDNR will receive the rent per acre from the Lessee as set forth in Section 2.1.2 for each acre the Lessee harvested in violation of the cropping plan.
• If Lessee fails to follow the detailed services and or dates listed in the Required Services, IDNR may cause these services to be performed at Lessee’s cost. IDNR is not required to provide notice to Lessee prior to causing the services to be performed if Lessee has not completed the services as listed in the Required Services. Services performed shall be in accordance with the University of Illinois established rates located at http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/machinery/ or the Iowa State University Extension and Outreasch Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey located at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a3-10.pdf
• If field conditions (due to weather) do not allow for the designated crop (see cropping plan) to be planted by the counties crop insurance final planting date (as determined by the USDA Risk Management Agency *), the Lessee must contact the Site Superintendent (by email). The Lessee shall be allowed to plant an alternative crop or may be required to plant a cover crop for soil health, soil and water conservation, and wildlife benefits. Cover crop selection will be reviewed and approved by the Site Superintendent, District Wildlife Biologist, and Agricultural Lease Program Manager prior to planting. The field may be left idle if prior approved by the Site Superintendent, District Wildlife Biologist, and Agricultural Lease Program Manager. In the event a field is to be left idle, the following management practices are prohibited without approval; mowing, tillage, chemical application and/or fertilizer application.
*https://www.rma.usda.gov/RMALocal/Ilinois
Attachment B http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/machinery/ https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a3-10.pdf http://www.rma.usda.gov/RMALocal/Ilinois
Field Number Action Crop Year
Acres Applied
Is IDNR providing materials?
(Y/N)
IDNR
materials to be provided (if applicable)
All
Lessee shall not use any neonicotinoid treated soybean seed with Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Clothianidin, Acetamiprid, Thiacloprid, Dinotefuran or Nitempyram insecticides
2026-2030 All NA NA
All The use of Dicamba is not allowed. 2026-2030 All NA NA
All
Lessee MUST follow and adhere to label directions when applying Atrazine herbicide or their equivalent
2026-2030 All NA NA
Sunflower / Wheat
Fields
Lessee will sow wheat in the fall between September 20th and October 1st (after sunflower harvest/dove field management) and harvest the next season when plant is ripe. Use of approved pre-emergent and/or post-emergent herbicides for a clean wheat crop are encouraged.
2026-2030 See
Cropping Plan
NA NA
Non- Leased Wheat Fields
The tenant will plant/tend to wheat fields following all normal procedures listed above. The site has the option to burn off the non-leased wheat fields for dove management. If burning does not occur, tenant will be allowed to harvest wheat as they would on the leased wheat fields.
2026-2030 See
Cropping Plan
Lessee’s Responsibility
Lessee’s Responsibility
Sunflower Fields
Lessee will plant sunflowers no later than May 10th each spring on fields designated in the cropping plan spreadsheet. Lessee is responsible for properly fertilizing soil and maintaining PH. Lessee will purchase the seed and chemical and is responsible for all costs of seed and chemical associated with sunflower management. Pioneer P63HE501 variety is required for this lease.
THE SUNFLOWERS MUST BE
2026-2030 See
Cropping Plan
Lessee’s Responsibility Lessee’s
Responsibility
Attachment B
Field Number Action Crop Year
Acres Applied
Is IDNR providing materials?
(Y/N)
IDNR
materials to be provided (if applicable)
CLEAN AND WEED FREE.
Acceptable herbicides, per seed bag information, used at labeled rates allowed on this lease. Row spacing will not exceed 30 inches.
Sunflower Fields
The Site Superintendent will be notified when the sunflower planting is completed each year with seed tag provided as proof of variety. Lessee will work with site on strip mowing sunflower fields.
This will be completed 2 weeks prior to September 1st dove season opening.
2026-2030 See
Cropping Plan
Lessee’s Responsibility
Lessee’s Responsibility
4602-1, 4602-2
Tenant must leave 6 rows of crops left standing along lonest edge as winter wildlife food and cover.
Crops left standing will be at the discretion of the District Wildlife Biologist or the Site Superintendent and will consist of field edges where native ecotypes and cropland meet.
2026-2030 See
Cropping Plan
NA NA
Previously planted
Carryover Wheat
Field# Acres 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
4602-1 26.40 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-14C 3.90
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
NON LEASED
WHEAT
SOYBEAN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
NON LEASED
WHEAT
CORN
4602-14F 4.10
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
WHEAT SOYBEAN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
WHEAT CORN
4602-15 5.40 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-2 30.00 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-22 3.00 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-20 7.20 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-4 12.60 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-6 8.60 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-24 1.20 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-17 4.90 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-16 5.70 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN
4602-14A 3.20 SOYBEAN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
WHEAT CORN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
WHEAT
4602-14D 6.90 WHEAT CORN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
NON LEASED
WHEAT
SOYBEAN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
NON LEASED
WHEAT
4602-14B 3.60 WHEAT CORN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
WHEAT SOYBEAN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
CARRYOVER
WHEAT
4602-14E 5.20 SOYBEAN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
NON LEASED
WHEAT
CORN
SUNFLOWER-
WHEAT
NON LEASED
WHEAT
Total Acres 131.90
2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
115.50 0.00 113.40 0.00 113.00 0.00
0.00 113.00 0.00 115.50 0.00 0.00
4.10 3.20 3.60 4.10 3.20 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.60
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
119.60 116.20 117.00 119.60 116.20 3.60
8.40 10.50 8.00 8.40 10.50 0.00
3.90 5.20 6.90 3.90 5.20 6.90
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12.30 15.70 14.90 12.30 15.70 6.90
131.90 131.90 131.90 131.90 131.90 10.50
Morrison Rockwood S.P. 26AL2135
See associated map for field
Year
Total Acres
Non-Leased Acrers
SUNFLOWER-WHEAT
NON LEASED WHEAT
Yearly Totals Carryover Wheat
Total Leased Acres
Total Non-Leased Acres
CARRYOVER WHEAT
Crop
Leased Acres
CORN
SOYBEAN
WHEAT
Attachment C Acceptable Services
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Acceptable Services V.23.4
ACCEPTABLE SERVICES IN LIEU OF CASH PAYMENTS
All lease items are an example and are non-inclusive items (items MUST be approved by the Site Superintendent, District Wildlife Biologist and Agricultural Lease Program Manager) to be used by the Lessee on/or for the benefit of the lease site.
The following service items (labor) are considered acceptable as the Department’s lease payment if provided directly by the Lessee, using equipment listed on the equipment list (Attachment G) contained within the prospective Lessee’s bid packet. The Comprehensive Environmental Review Process (CERP) must be utilized for any management activity that could potentially affect threatened & endangered species-natural areas and nature preserves, wetlands, cultural resources and other management activity that affects soil disturbance, water flow including quality and air quality. Refer to the Department’s CERP manual for applicable exemptions and procedures (will be provided to the awarded Lessee upon request). If the Lessee is requested to perform any of the acceptable services listed below, the Lessee shall be reimbursed in accordance with the University of Illinois established rates located at http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/machinery/. Lessee shall receive prior Agency approval for acceptable service projects which may exceed an accumulative total of 10% of the lease value or $10,000.
Application of Chemicals - purchased by the site for control of noxious, exotic and invasive weeds, vegetation control, brush and general agricultural purposes. The Lessee shall provide a copy of his current valid state applicators license to Site Manager.
Clearing Projects- renovation of wildlife management lands by removing brush or trees.
Construction and Maintenance - of field access roads for wildlife management purposes.
Installation or Maintenance of Culverts - for field access roads, water management and hunter parking lots. (Lessee must obtain all applicable permits are acquired from State, county or township jurisdictions.)
Fertilizer & Agriculture Lime Application - on food plots, sunflower fields, waterfowl management fields, grass & legume and other wildlife management plantings.
Field Tillage, Preparation & Planting Services - provided for wildlife food, legume and grass plantings.
Labor - for boundary fencing, to install boundary “No Hunting” signs and regulations signs, controlling noxious weeds or brush, for repair and maintenance of water control for wetland management programs (i.e., tubes, gates, emergency pump rental), brush-pile construction, fire and hunter access trails, removal of fences on or along crop fields, tree planting and direct seeding preparation and planting.
Mowing - for specific wildlife management purposes; access, vegetation control, hunting strips and field renovation.
Minor Hazard Removal – removal of stumps, foundations or equipment.
Repair and Maintenance of Drainage Structures - (terraces, waterways, water control structures, trenches, etc.)
http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/machinery/
Attachment C Acceptable Services
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Acceptable Services V.23.4
Hauling Rock and/or Spreading of Rock - purchased by the Agency.
Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) - TSI labor provided by the Lessee to benefit wildlife management objectives as prescribed in the wildlife management plan (will be provided to awarded Lessee upon request).
Wetland Developments - labor required to construct wetlands and ponds planned and approved through the site’s annual plan of work process.
Attachment D Irrevocable Letter of Credit “Sample”
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Rate of Chemical and Fertilizer Forms V.23.4
State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Realty & Capital Planning/Concession & Leasing One Natural Resources Way Springfield, IL 62702
RE: Irrevocable Letter of Credit Number:
Date:
Expiration Date:
Gentlemen:
We hereby establish in your favor our Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. for the following specific payment:
1. The sum of \ cash rent.
2. Up to the sum of for Real Estate Taxes, penalties and interest.
We hereby authorize you to draw on us for the account of up to an amount of with an expiration date of December 31, 2024, for the 2024 CASH RENT and an estimated amount of with an expiration date of February 15, 2026 for the 2024 REAL ESTATE TAXES due and payable in 2025.
Available by your draft(s) at sight accompanied by the following documents:
1. Your signed statement certifying "The amount drawn represents sums owed by
2. Draft(s) drawn under this credit must be marked:
Drawn under the Bank Letter of Credit No. dated , 202 .
We hereby agree with you that all draft(s) drawn under and in compliance with the terms of this credit will be duly honored on delivery of documents as specified if presented at this office on or before December 31, 2024, for the 2024 CASH RENT and payments on or before February 15, 2026 for the 2024 REAL ESTATE TAXES due and payable in 2025.
Sincerely, Attachment E Rate of Chemical and Fertilizer Application Forms
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Rate of Chemical and Fertilizer Forms V.23.4
Agricultural Chemical Application Report
Date of Application
Product Trade Name
Application Rate Crop Treated Location where product was used/Field Number
Name and Address of applicator and (if applicable) supervisor
Attachment E Rate of Chemical and Fertilizer Application Forms
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Rate of Chemical and Fertilizer Forms V.23.4
Agricultural Fertilizer Application Report
Soil Test Results Date of Application Field Number where applied
Application Rate Per Acre
Fertilizer/Lime Applied
Attachment F Agriculture Seed Application Report
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Agriculture Seed Application Report V.23.4
Field Number where applied
Seed Brand and Variety #
Attachment G Equipment List
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Equipment List V.23.4
YEAR MAKE MODEL QUANTITY
Attachment H Agronomy Handbook
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Agronomy Handbook V.23.4
The Agronomy Handbook can be accessed at the following web address:
http://extension.cropsci.illinois.edu/handbook/.
Relevant information from the Handbook related to soil levels is also attached here in “Attachment H”.
http://extension.cropsci.illinois.edu/handbook/
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Agronomy Handbook
IDNR Ag Lease - Min Soil Test Levels for Ag Fields
Soil pH Maintenance Levels – 6.2 goal, 6.0 – 6.5 acceptable
Phosphorus (P) Maintenance Levels
Soil P Supplying Regions
Units High Medium Low
Minimum Soil Level 30 40 45 lbs/ac
Recommended Levels Corn/Beans 40 45 50 lbs/ac
Recommended Levels Wheat/Oats 60 67.5 75 lbs/ac
Potassium (K) Maintenance Levels
Soil K Exchange Capacity Regions
Units High (>12 mEq) Low (<12 mEq)
Minimum Soil Level 300 260 lbs/ac
Above with No Addition 400 360 lbs/ac
Levels >100 lb. above Min Replace Yield K Replace Yield K lbs/ac
Levels Below Minimum Replace Yield K + Build to Min
• Adjustments needed based on location and timing of sampling. See Attachments.
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Agronomy Handbook
Phosphorus (P) Maintenance Levels
Illinois Agronomy Handbook (Ch 8, 100)
Minimum soil test levels required to produce optimal crop yields vary depending on the crop to be grown and the soil’s P-supplying power. Near maximal yields of corn and soybeans are obtained when levels of available P are maintained at 30, 40, and 45 pounds per acre for soils in the high, medium, and low P-supplying regions, respectively. Since these are minimal values, to ensure soil P availability will not restrict crop yield it is recommended that soil test results be built up to 40, 45, and 50 pounds per acre for soils in the high, medium, and low P-supplying regions, respectively. This is a practical approach because P is not easily lost from the soil, other than through crop removal or soil erosion. To compensate for the higher P requirements of wheat and oats, it is suggested that 1.5 times the amount of expected P removal be applied prior to seeding these crops.
When soil test levels are between the minimum and 20 pounds above the minimum (40 to 60, 45 to 65, and 50 to 70 for the high, medium, and low P-supplying regions, respectively), apply enough to replace expected removal by the crop. When soil test levels are below the desired values (40, 45, and 50 for the high, medium, and low P-supplying regions, respectively), it is suggested that enough fertilizer be added to build the test to the desired goal and to replace what the crop will remove (as described in the previous paragraph). At this test level, the yield of the crop will be affected by the amount of P applied that year.
On average, Illinois soils require 9 pounds of P2 O5 per acre to increase the P1 soil test by 1 pound. The recommended rate of buildup for P is thus nine times the difference between the soil test goal and the actual soil test value. For a typical 4-year buildup program, divide the rate by 4 to determine the annual rate. Because the 9-pound rate is an average for Illinois soils, some soils will fail to reach the desired goal in 4 years with P2 O5 applied at this rate, and others will exceed the goal.
Potassium (K) Maintenance Levels
State of Illinois IFB Contract: Agronomy Handbook V.23.4
Illinois Agronomy Handbook (Ch 8, 103)
Soils with a CEC less than 12 milliequivalents per 100 grams are classified as having low capacity, while soils with values equal to or greater than 12 milliequivalents per 100 grams are considered to have high capacity. Tests on soil samples that are taken before May 1 or after September 30 should be adjusted downward as follows: subtract 30 for the dark-colored soils in central and northern Illinois; subtract 45 for the light-colored soils in central and northern Illinois and for fine-textured bottomland soils; subtract 60 for the medium- and light-colored soils in southern Illinois.
Minimum soil test levels required to produce optimal crop yields vary depending on the crop to be grown and the soil’s CEC. As with P, the only significant loss of soil-applied K is through crop removal or soil erosion, so to ensure that K availability will not limit crop yields it is recommended that soil test levels be slightly higher than that required for maximum yield. For corn and soybean, it is recommended to have 260 and 300 pounds of exchangeable K per acre for soils in the low and high CEC regions, respectively.
No K additions are suggested if test levels are above 360 and 400 for the low and high CEC regions, unless crops that remove large amounts of K (such as alfalfa or corn silage) are being grown. When soil test levels are between the minimum and 100 pounds above the minimum (260 to 360 and 300 to 400 for the low and high capacity, respectively), apply enough to replace what the crop to be grown is expected to remove using values from Table 8.6. When soil test levels are below the desired values (260 and 300 for the low and high capacity, respectively), it is suggested that enough fertilizer be added to build the test to the desired goal and to replace what the crop will remove (as described in the previous paragraph). On average most Illinois soils require 4 pounds of K2 O per acre to increase the K exchangeable soil test by 1 pound. The recommended rate of buildup for K is thus 4 times the difference between the soil test goal and the actual soil test value. For a typical 4-year buildup program, divide the rate by 4 to determine the annual rate.
Soil Sample Locations
6/9/2025 IDNR AG Lease
Soil Sample Locations Site
Boundary Crop Field
Attachment I
Soil Sample Locations
6/9/2025 IDNR AG Lease
Soil Sample Locations Site
Boundary Crop Field
Attachment I
| 26AL2135 Morrison-Rockwood Attachments A thru I.pdf |
| Morriosn Rockwood SP 26AL2135 TRS.pdf |
| REVISED Morrison Rockwood SP_26AL2135 Lease Requirements.pdf |
| Attachments C thru H.pdf |
| Items that Qualify and Explanation: Click here to enter text |
| ACCEPTABLE SERVICES IN LIEU OF CASH PAYMENTS |
Morriosn Rockwood SP 26AL2135 Soil Samples Map.pdf
| Final 8_20_2025 Morrison Rockwood SP_26AL2135 Cropping Plan 2026-2030.pdf |
| Sheet1 |
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