Along with a completed enrollment form including all acres you wish to incentivize, payment for the Cover Crop practice requires the following materials (as listed on the sheet):

1. NRCS-approved species, rates, and dates — To be eligible for our program, producers must meet local NRCS standards for cover crop species and their associated planting rates & dates. We approve the use of the Midwest Cover Crop Tool and the Northeast Cover Crop Tool to help make decisions related to dates, rates, and seed mixes for your farm location.
2. CC Seeding Form — Provide planting information for cover crops planted on your enrolled tracts. Additional copies are available at grownclimatesmart.com/forms-and-standards.
3. Cover Crop Seed Receipt — Provide records of seed purchase. If using bin-run seed, indicate so on the CC Seeding Form. A blend ticket or other seed record is helpful.
4. Cover Crop photos for each Tract ID — For each Tract ID enrolled for cover crop incentives, provide a photo of an included field after planting (emergence not required). Some Farm IDs have multiple Tract IDs. Photos can be uploaded to our Dropbox at grownclimatesmart.com/proofs, texted to David Swanson at (608) 352-1726, emailed to David.swanson@grownclimatesmart.com, mailed to PO Box 552, Clinton, WI 53525, or brought to your nearest DeLong location.

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Cover Crop proofs of practice have a submission deadline of October 4, 2024, the first Friday in October. Exceptions will be made for enrollments with a planned seeding date after fall harvest.

1. NRCS-approved Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) — To be eligible for our program, producers must meet NRCS standards for permitted rates of soil disturbance to be classified as Reduced Till or No-Till. Our TR Operation Form lists common practices that meet the requisite thresholds. If your operation is not included on our list, a RUSLE-2 printout of your operation showing a STIR rating below the maximum of 80 will be sufficient for acres to be considered Reduced Till (20 for No-Till).
2. TR Operation Form — Provide tillage information related to the 2024 crop year on your enrolled tracts. Additional copies are available at grownclimatesmart.com/forms-and-standards.
3. Tillage photos for each enrolled Tract ID — For each Tract ID being enrolled for Reduced Till / No-Till incentives, provide a photograph of an included field taken within 2 months of planting, or within 1 month of enrollment (whichever is later). Some Farm IDs have multiple Tract IDs. Photos can be uploaded to our Dropbox at grownclimatesmart.com/proofs, texted to David Swanson at (608) 352-1726, emailed to David.swanson@grownclimatesmart.com, mailed to PO Box 552, Clinton, WI 53525, or brought to your nearest DeLong location.

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Tillage Reduction proofs of practice have a submission deadline of October 4, 2024, the first Friday in October.

Along with a completed enrollment form including all acres you wish to incentivize, payment for the Nutrient Management practice requires the following materials listed on this sheet:

1. NRCS-approved nutrient management determined from up-to-date soil tests — Producers must meet NRCS standards defined by their state for approved rate, source, placement, and timing of plant nutrients and soil amendments. Technical guides for your state can be found at grownclimatesmart.com/forms-and-standards under your state’s dropdown menu.
2. NM Summary Form — Provide a general summary of your operation’s nutrient management by completing the included form.
3. Submission of a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) written by a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) meeting NRCS 590 standards — NMPs must be submitted in a format we can access (e.g., .snapDB, .mmp, PDF/Word printouts, physical copies, etc.).
   1. State NRCS offices provide ‘Information Requirement (IR) Documents’ that assist with 590-compliant NMP creation (Excel worksheets, PDFs directing to free software, fillable checklists, etc.). Access via the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide under your state → 590 Nutrient Management, or on our site at grownclimatesmart.com/forms-and-standards.
   2. A submitted NMP requires (not limited to):
      • Up-to-date soil test dates, and soil P & K values
      • At least 4 years of future planned crop rotation
      • Fertilizer rates (or indication of variable rate) within permitted amounts

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The DeLong Co., Inc.’s Agronomy Division is available for technical assistance in the creation of your plan or can be contracted to collect necessary soil samples and create a compliant NMP for your operation. Please reach out to a member of the Grown Climate Smart team to be put in contact with an agronomist.

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Nutrient Management proofs have a submission deadline of October 4, 2024, the first Friday in October.

This sheet provides information and guidance on creation of a 590-compliant nutrient management plan for Illinois enrollments. All plans must be created by a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) to meet the Illinois NRCS’s 590 standards. These are found at efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov or can be requested from the Grown Climate Smart team.

Nutrient Management (CPS 590) practice standard computations and analyses to develop plans and specifications include, but are not limited to:

• Results of all available tests provided by the producer upon which the nutrient budget and management plan will be based.
• Current and planned plant production sequence or crop rotation, and realistic yield goals for the crops (where applicable).
• RUSLE2 soil erosion calculations for the site.
• Illinois Phosphorus Index calculation.
• Site-specific risk assessment tool results for nitrogen loss.
• Nutrient recommendations for N, P, and potassium (K) for the entire plant production sequence or crop rotation.

Written plans and specifications include:

• Maps that identify areas on which nutrients will be applied.
• Location of designated sensitive areas and the associated nutrient application restrictions and setbacks.
• Listing, quantification, application method, and timing for all nutrient sources (including enhanced efficiency fertilizer products) that are planned for use and documentation of all nutrient imports, exports, and onsite transfers.
• Other requirements listed in the NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Nutrient Management (Code 590).

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Plan Creation — MyFarms has partnered with Purdue University and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to bring improved versions of their Manure Management Planner (MMP), which remains publicly available and free-of-charge. The Grown Climate Smart team suggests Illinois Nutrient Management enrollments use this software in the creation of an NMP. Once field information is uploaded, calculations for N, P, and soil loss can be made and rotational information can be entered. This can be downloaded from purduemmp.myfarms.com.

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Nutrient Management proofs have a submission deadline of October 4, 2024, the first Friday in October.