§ 84.9736 — State Cooperative Farming Agreement and Agricultural Lease Requirements; Food Plots
Plain-Language Summary
For state cooperative farming agreements and agricultural leases on DNR-administered lands located east of Interstate Highway 35 in the karst region, the commissioner of natural resources must impose specific conditions: no fall fertilizer application, no more than 50 percent of the nitrogen budget applied before crop emergence, nitrogen rates that do not exceed University of Minnesota recommendations, and required use of fall cover crops. The commissioner must also evaluate existing food plots and set up a process to retire those that lack significant value to resident and migrating wildlife.
84.9736 STATE COOPERATIVE FARMING AGREEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL LEASE REQUIREMENTS; FOOD PLOTS.
(a) The commissioner of natural resources must require state cooperative farming agreements and agricultural leases of lands administered by the commissioner located east of Interstate Highway 35 in the karst region of the state to:
(1) prohibit application of fertilizer in the fall;
(2) require that no more than 50 percent of the nitrogen budget may be applied before crop emergence;
(3) prohibit nitrogen application rates from exceeding the University of Minnesota recommendations on rates; and
(4) require the use of fall cover crops.
(b) The commissioner must evaluate existing food plots and establish a process to retire food plots on lands administered by the commissioner that do not have a significant value to resident and migrating wildlife.
History:
History: History:
2024 c 116 art 3 s 13