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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20081202.tiff f nII V RCS Jon E.Wicke ' Natural Resources District Conservationist Conservation . • Service Conservation Plan Perry Bagley 2110 59th Avenue Ct. Greeley,CO 80634 Cropland Tract: 1244 Conservation Crop Rotation An adapted sequence of crops will be grown to provide organic residue to improve soil tifih, reduce soil erosion,improve water use efficiency,and improve water quality.Crop sequence will include a minimum of 50%HIGH RESIDUE CROPS such as grain corn,small grain, alfalfa,etc., rotated with low residue crops such as beans, beets,silage corn,onions, etc. (refer to the list of high-low residue crops, FORM GFO-FSA-01).Crops will be grown in a flexible rotation which will not exceed 8 years and will be rotated to all fields specified. Fields idled for ACR or other set-aside programs will be protected by residues from the previous crop,or be planted to a cover crop, or be treated as a low residue crop in the rotation. Planned Applied Field Amount Month Year Amount Date • 1 172.2 Ac. 5 1 2005 Total: 172.2 Ac. l Residue Management,Seasonal Crop residues are used to protect cultivated fields during the critical erosion period and to conserve moisture,increase soil infiltration, reduce soil loss and improve soil fifth.CONVENTIONAL SPRING ' TILLAGE will be used after HIGH RESIDUE crops.A minimum of 3000 lbs/ac grain corn or sweetcom;550 lbs/ac alfalfa; 900 lbs/ac small grain;or 1500 lbs/ac forage sorghum residue will remain on the soil surface from NOV 1 UNTIL MAR 1.Tillage can be started before Mar 1,if the crop is planted within 2 weeks after the start of tillage. FALL PLOWING may be used to ridge or roughen the soil surface after LOW RESIDUE crops. Planned Applied Field Amount Month Year Amount Date 1 172.2 Ac. 5 2005 Total: 172.2 Ac. Surface Roughening One or more clodforming tillage operations will be used after fall tillage or low residue crops to reduce soil erosion by roughening the soil surface.The soil surface will be an irregular or uneven surface of compact,coherent masses of soil, ranging in size from .25-10"diameter. Clods may be on a flat or ridged surface such that numerous small depressions exist.A rough or ridged condition will be maintained from DEC 1 tb MAR 1.An acceptable surface will have about 50%of the soil surface covered by clods,and/or ridges on an 8-10"spacing with a 2-3"height; 12-16"spacing with a 3-4" height; 18-24"spacing with a 4-5"height; or 2640"spacing with a 4-7"height. • Planned Applied Field Amount Month Year Amount Date 1 172.2 Ac. 5 2005 9/10/2004 Total: 1722 Ac. 2008-1202 Conservation Plan Map Perry Bagley Greeley Field Office Natural Resources Conservation Service et Greeley Conservation District Jon Wicke Date: 09/13/2004 r. n ft' rN . ii. r ter., t ' � . ( � t12 4.�. fr Q I I 'y, Ps oi. mid I land W1/2NW1/4, N1/2 & �,. SW1/4 SW1/4 10-6-65 hliN fs r 'Sr. if per . I Legend CI Planned Land Units N USDA 1000 0 1000 2000 Feet Hello