Dukslayr
5 year old buck +
I have 125 acres on one of my farms that will have expiring CRP contracts starting in 2021 and ending in 2023. Some of this land lies very nicely to be tilled and some does not. I am in the early stages of deciding whether to pull it all out, try to reenroll all of it, or re-enroll the poorly lying areas and maybe filter strips the farm the rest. Obviously all of this is assuming there are funds for CRP enrollment in the next couple years. Ultimately around half my CRP would likely make good crop ground; lies well and much of it terraced. The CRP is fairly clean as is and the remaining cleanup (Field edges mostly) will be done before contracts expire.
My questions are the following:
1. If you have someone farm your land do you cash rent or operate shares and why do you prefer the way you do it?
2. How did you go about finding your tenant farmer and what kinds of questions did you ask (other than how much you’ll get paid) ahead of time to make sure he/she would take good care of your property and soils?
3. If you have a crop share agreement what percentage do you get and how do you verify you’re getting your “fair share”?
I know there’s a ton of variability here but I’m curious to hear from those who have gone through this before and what you’ve learned through the process. Thank you for any input/feedback you have on the above questions!
My questions are the following:
1. If you have someone farm your land do you cash rent or operate shares and why do you prefer the way you do it?
2. How did you go about finding your tenant farmer and what kinds of questions did you ask (other than how much you’ll get paid) ahead of time to make sure he/she would take good care of your property and soils?
3. If you have a crop share agreement what percentage do you get and how do you verify you’re getting your “fair share”?
I know there’s a ton of variability here but I’m curious to hear from those who have gone through this before and what you’ve learned through the process. Thank you for any input/feedback you have on the above questions!