Specifications include, but are not limited to: Contractor must establish 2.5 acres of corn food plot into last year’s soybean food plot areas marked on Attachment A following these steps: 1. Disk a minimum of 3 passes to prepare site. 2. Before planting incorporate fertilizer along with the tillage for seed bed preparation. Fertilize in spring according to 75N 52P 60K or equivalent. 3. Plant food plots. Drill population of Liberty Link Corn seed (or state approvedequivalent) at 20,000-25,000 pounds per acre or as approved by DNR ProjectManager. 4. Spray appropriate pre-emergent or post emergent herbicides according to theirlabeled rates to keep weeds to a minimum. DNR project manager approval neededprior to any herbicide application. 5. Spray second pass of herbicide including Liberty herbicide (or state approved equivalent) after V3 leaf stage and before V6 leaf stage. Herbicides must be applied by an Applicator holding an Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators License issued by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) Pesticide Bureau. Task 2: Establish Soybean Food Plot on Werges IHAP Spring 2024: 2.5 acres Description: Contractor must establish 2.5 acres of soybean food plot into last year’s corn food plot areas marked on Attachment A following these steps: 1. Disk a minimum of 3 passes to prepare site 2. Before planting incorporate fertilizer along with the tillage for seed bed preparation. Fertilize in spring according to 6N 28P 28K or equivalent. 3. Plant food plots (drill population of 1.5 bushel/acre). 4. Step 4 - Spray appropriate pre-emergent or post emergent herbicides according to theirlabeled rates to keep weeds to a minimum. DNR project manager approval needed priorto any herbicide application. Herbicides must be applied by an Applicator holding an Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators License issued by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship(IDALS) Pesticide Bureau...
