Attachment B - 24AL2515 union County SFWA Cropping Plan 2024-2027.pdf

AGRICULTURAL/WILDLIFE & HABITAT LAND LEASE

Lease Requirements

Union County S.F.W.A

24AL2515

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (NO DOUBLE CROPPING) If field conditions 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 *), due to weather, the tenant shall be allowed to plant an alternative crop or may be left idle with written approval from the Site Superintendent, District Wildlife Biologist, and Agricultural Lease Program Manager. In the event a field is left idle, the tenant shall pay the agreed upon per acre lease amount. Fields shall resume scheduled planting the following year. All other cropping plan changes shall require a formal amendment to the lease.

*https://www.rma.usda.gov/RMALocal/Ilinois

If field conditions do not allow for sunflowers to be planted by May 10th due to weather or the planting fails the tenant shall be allowed to plant an alternative crop with written approval from the Site Superintendent, District Wildlife Biologist, and Agricultural Lease Program Manager, to ensure the field is planted to a suitable crop for dove season.

The list below includes those actions required as part of the lease in addition to lease payments.

Required Action List

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

2024 - 2027 All NA NA

All The use of Dicamba is not allowed. 2024 - 2027 All NA NA

All

Lessee MUST follow and adhere to label directions when applying Atrazine herbicide or their equivalent

2024 - 2027 All NA

NA

Cover Crop Fields

Plant Winter Wheat on designated fields as indicated on the cropping plan.

• Approved seeding methods; drill or broadcast post-harvest and lightly worked in the ground at a rate of 2 bushels per acre.

• Wheat planting must be done prior to October 25 each year.

2024 - 2027 Designated Cover Crop

Fields

See attached

RCPP

guidelines

See attached

RCPP

guidelines

Field Number Action Crop Year Acres Applied

Is IDNR providing materials?

(Y/N)

IDNR materials to be provided (if applicable)

• Cannot terminate prior to March 15, cannot roller crimp past 5/15.

• The wheat may not be harvested, and it must be destroyed.

ALL CORN

FIELDS

Corn stalks must be cut to 24" inches or less from the ground.

Tenant may contact the IDNR after March 1 each year for approval to harvest the remaining standing corn.

2024- 2027 ALL N

11611-5, 11611- 15E

Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing along the roadway adjacent to the field and twelve

(12) rows shall be left standing down the center of the field.

2024, 2026 N NA

11611-16B Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing along the west and east sides of the field.

2024, 2026 N

11611-16D Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing along the west side of the field. The 12 rows of standing corn will be followed with 12 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows.

11611-6 Six (6) rows of corn shall be left standing along the entire northern, eastern, and southern edge of the field.

11611-10A Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing north to south along the entire west field edge.

11611-10B Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing north to south along the entire length of the road along the east side of the field.

The 12 rows of standing corn will be followed with 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows, followed by 24 harvested.

rows, followed by 12 standing, and the remainder of the field may be harvested

2025- 2027 N

11611-9

Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be the east field edge. The 12 rows of standing corn will be followed with 12 harvested rows, followed by 12

2025, 2027

Applied

Is IDNR providing materials?

(Y/N)

IDNR materials to be provided (if applicable) standing rows, followed with 12 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows, and the remainder of the field may be harvested.

111611-14A Forty-eight (48) rows will be harvested east to west along the south side of the field. The 48 harvested rows will be followed by 12 standing rows, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, followed by 48 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing and the remainder of the field may be harvested. (Four 12 row strips)

2024- 2027 N

111611-14B Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing east to west along the entire north side of the field.

11611-11A Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be the entire west side of the field.

The 12 rows of standing corn will be followed with 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows, followed by 24 harvested.

rows, followed by 12 standing, and the remainder of the field may be harvested.

11611-11B Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing north to south along the entire length of the road along the east side of the field.

The 12 rows of standing corn will be followed with 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows, followed by 24 harvested.

rows, followed by 12 standing, and harvested.

2024- 2027

11611-13A Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing north to south along the entire east side of the field.

11611-13B Starting along the east side of the field, six (6) strips of 12 rows of corn shall be left standing north to south the entire length of the field.

Twenty-four (24) rows shall

Applied

Is IDNR providing materials?

(Y/N)

IDNR materials to be provided (if applicable) be harvested between standing strips

11611-12A Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be the entire west side of the field.

2024, 2026 N NA

11611-12B Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing north to south along the entire length of the east side of the field, followed with 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, and harvested. (Four 12 row strips)

2024- 2027 N NA

11611-15A Twelve (12) rows of corn shall be left standing east to west along the entire length of south side of the field, followed with 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing rows, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, and harvested. (Three 12 row strips)

N NA

11611-15B Six (6) rows of corn shall be left standing north to south along the entire length of the east side of the field, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, followed by 24 harvested rows, followed by 12 standing, followed by 24 harvested, followed by 12 standing, and the remainder of the field may be harvested. (One 6 row strip, three 12 row strips)

2024, 2027 N

CUSTOM

FARMING

Tenant will be responsible for custom farming 25 acres within the Controlled Hunting Area. Tenant shall be responsible for all aspects (i.e. field prep, fertilizing, planting, herbicide, etc) of producing a quality corn crop for the site. The location for the 25 acres of custom farming will be designated by the District Wildlife Biologist and Site. One to two acres

2024-2027

25 N

Applied

Is IDNR providing materials?

(Y/N)

IDNR materials to be provided (if applicable) will be farmed near blinds 1, 2, 4, 5, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. Any remaining corn may be harvested upon request after March 1st.

ALL SUNFLOWER

FIELDS

The lessee is responsible for planting sunflowers (105-day maturity variety) by May 1st, applying herbicide (Pre-plant:

Prowl 3.3EC at 3.2 pints/acre and Planting: Spartan at 3ounces/acre), fertilizing (minimum of 80 pounds/acre of spring applied nitrogen along with the required maintenance fertilizer), row cultivation to maintain a clean stand. Sunflowers are to be planted into a clean, firm, fine, conventional seedbed, and must be drilled. In short, lessee will be responsible for all aspects of producing a quality crop of sunflowers. Sunflowers should not be planted in rows over 30 inches wide. Sunflowers will not be harvested and will be left for the dove program.

2024- 2027 36.60 N NA

IDNR may require the Lessee under this cropping plan to leave all or a certain portion of the crops in the field standing without being harvested. 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 that the Lessee harvested in violation of the cropping plan. Non-adherence to cropping plan instructions may be cause for termination of the farm lease.

Previously planted

Field# Acres 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

11611-10A 25.4 SOYBEAN CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

11611-10B 20.9 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-11A 26.3 CORN

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER

CROP

11611-11B 23.5 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-12A 23.2 SOYBEAN CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

11611-12B 40.8 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-13A 31.2 CORN

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER

CROP

11611-13B 61.7 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-15A 17.7 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-15B 16.3 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-15C 3.1 SUNFLOWER SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN

11611-15D 8.0 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN

11611-15E 16.2 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN

11611-16A 17.0 CORN SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER

11611-16B 16.0 CORN CORN SOYBEAN CORN CORN

11611-16C 15.0 CORN SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER

11611-16D 12.0 CORN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN

11611-5 17.5 SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN

11611-6 25.5 SOYBEAN CORN

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

11611-9 18.3 CORN

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER

CROP

11611-14A 37.7 CORN CORN CORN CORN CORN

11611-14B 5.5 CORN

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

SOYBEAN-COVER

CROP

11611-18A 11.9 SUNFLOWER CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN

11611-18B 21.3 SUNFLOWER CORN SOYBEAN CORN SOYBEAN

24AL2515 Union County S.F.W.A.

Year See associated map for field locations

Total Acres 512.00

2024 2025 2026 2027

347.00 221.70 347.00 237.70

48.60 81.30 48.60 75.80

3.10 102.90 3.10 86.90

81.30 74.10 81.30 79.60

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

480.00 480.00 480.00 480.00

32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

512.00 512.00 512.00 512.00

Total Leased Acres

Total Acres

SUNFLOWER

Leased Acres

CORN

CORN-COVER CROP

SOYBEAN

SOYBEAN-COVER CROP

Crop