Specifications include, but are not limited to: Lessee shall not, under any circumstances, apply chicken manure to the demised premises nor do anything else in contravention of the Lessor’s Maryland Department of the Environment Discharge Permit #20-DP-3323. Lessee shall conduct all farming operations on the demised premises in a normal, customary, farm-like manner, and shall maintain the demised lands in a state of cultivation including weed control. Ditching of agricultural lands shall not be allowed without the consent of the Lessor and at no time shall ditch leads extend into any buffer strips. Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lessor harmless for any claim, demand, charge, liability, or cause of action arising from Lessee’s actions under this lease, including reimbursement of attorney’s fees incurred by Lessor in the defense of such claim, demand or cause of action. Lessee shall plant 100% of the tillable acreage in a winter cover crop (wheat, barley, oats, rye, etc.) and it shall be the Lessee’s responsibility to fund the planting of the cover crop. Lessee must complete a Nutrient Management Plan, at Lessee’s expense, and provide a copy of this Plan to the Town of Centreville by January 10th of each year the lease is in effect. The tillable acreage must be sub-soiled annually. Any damage occurring to the CRP/CREP strips that is caused by the Lessee shall be the Lessee’s responsibility to repair, replant, etc.
