Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. General Use. i. Best Management Practices. This Agreement is solely for growing agricultural crops. The land described in Section I and referred to as the Farm will be farmed according to best management practices as defined by the NRCS. The best management practices include, but are not limited to, Contour Farming and Contour Buffer Strips (as further defined herein and NRCS Conservation Practice Standard, Codes 330 and 332, respectively). ii. Crop Type. Tenant shall inform Landlord of the crops Tenant intends to plant and obtain Landlord’s approval, not to be unreasonably withheld. iii. Soil Testing. Tenant shall obtain soil testing according to the NRCS 590 standard and Wisconsin Soil Testing Requirements prior to planting each year. The Tenant shall assume the costs of said testing. Soil Tests and a complete 590 Nutrient Management Plan must provided to Vernon County Land & Water and compliant with NRCS standards. b. Restrictions. Specific restrictions on land use include the following: i. No modification to, spraying, plowing or damaging of prairies, permanent buffers or grass waterways. [See map in Appendix A for further definition.] ii. No interference with any easement rights, including the trail easement or environmental corridor easement. [See maps in Appendix A for courtesy information regarding locations of existing easements; recorded easements are available from the County Register of Deeds.] iii. No cutting of live trees. iv. No storing of vehicles, trucks, tractors or other personal property on the Farm without Landlord’s prior written consent. c. Noxious Weeds. Tenant shall use diligence to prevent noxious weeds from going to seed on the Farm. Treatment of noxious weed infestation and cost thereof shall be Tenant’s responsibility.
