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5-year commitment to continuous Conservation
Tillage (No-Till or Strip-Till) on enrolled acres
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Projects can be backdated one year to allow
credits for previous no-till crop (if applicable)
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Land is not allowed to lie fallow for any
year that it is in the program
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Ripping/injecting processes are allowed
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No more than 1/3 of the residue may be
removed
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No more than 1/3 of the surface may be
disturbed
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If the implement must be followed by a
leveling or smoothing activity, it would not qualify
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Approved Implement List: No-till drill,
no-till and strip till planters, rolling harrows, low
disturbance liquid manure injectors, anhydrous ammonia
applicator, manure knife applicator, sub-soil ripper (at
least 24-inch shank spacing), rotary harrow (Phoenix,
Phillips)
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Ineligible Implement List: Field
cultivators, tandem disk, offset disk, chisel plow,
moldboard plow
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Double-cropping is allowed
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Back to back soybeans are not allowed unless
cover crop is used (Soybeans do not leave enough residue
between crops)
