benferg
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- North Canterbury, NZ
Over here lease agreements state that the soil must be in as good a condition or better at the end of the lease.
Ok that's a hard statement to quantify but you get the idea. they measure soil nutrient levels, it will state that a minimum of lime that must be applied. will also dictate to some extent if certain crops can be grown & what % of the area. If you had a good agent it could require cover crops are grown where possible.
I guess you need realistic expectations from both parties to get this though. Sadly not always the case.
Ok that's a hard statement to quantify but you get the idea. they measure soil nutrient levels, it will state that a minimum of lime that must be applied. will also dictate to some extent if certain crops can be grown & what % of the area. If you had a good agent it could require cover crops are grown where possible.
I guess you need realistic expectations from both parties to get this though. Sadly not always the case.