Products and Services. The concession granted under the provisions of this Contract is as follows: 1. Annually, prior to the planting and application season, the Contractor must submit a “Farming Plan” for Parks and Recreation Division approval. The “Farming Plan” shall include: a list of crops to be planted and all products to be applied to the ground and/or crops. No planting or product application may take place prior to approval of the annual “Farming Plan”. 2. All acreage included as the Premises shall be planted, tilled, or mowed at least one time per calendar year such that it can be farmed in the future. 3. Planting, growing and harvesting of acceptable row crops is allowed on the Premises. 4. Forage crops (hay, alfalfa) may be planted with prior written approval from Parks and Recreation Division. However, to protect nesting grassland birds, cutting will be prohibited prior to July 10th. 5. No fall tillage will be allowed without prior written approval of Parks and Recreation Division. It is unlikely that fall tillage will be permitted. 6. No winter wheat shall be planted without prior written approval of Parks and Recreation Division. 7. The planting of seed (soybean and other crops) treated with a neonicotinoid or other systemic insecticide is prohibited on the Premises without prior written approval, except for corn. Planting of corn seed treated with a neonicotinoid or other systemic insecticide is strongly discouraged but allowed due to the lack of the commercial availability of untreated seed. 8. No chemicals may be applied to the ground or crops other than those specified in the approved annual “Farming Plan”. 9. The application of herbicides containing Atrazine on the Premises is prohibited. 10. Any chemical or product applied as part of the approved “Farming Plan” shall be approved for legal agricultural use in Michigan and applied in accordance with the product label. The Contractor is encouraged to use the most environmentally benign product(s) that is effective. 11. All application setbacks from waterbodies, drainages, water wells etc. required by product labels shall be followed. All wetlands and low areas that seasonally hold water on or adjacent to the Premises, shall be considered waterbodies and label application setbacks shall apply to them. 12. The Contractor is encouraged, but not required to rotate (vary) the crops being planted in each field. 13. Any manure spread on the Premises must be incorporated into the ground at the time of application. A manure management plan may be requested as part of the annual “Farming Plan”. 14. Setting fires on the Premises for any purpose is prohibited. 15. All pasturing of penning of animals on the Premises is prohibited. 16. Installation/use of an irrigation system on the Premises is prohibited. 17. Filling, surface draining and/or tiling of swales or other wet area on the Premises is prohibited
