Ranking Criteria Items

Updated 09/18/2008

B. Strip Disking and Strip Mowing (645)

• To receive points or cost share, strip mowing and strip disking have to be done for three consecutive years.
• Strip mowing is not authorized for points or cost-share on fields that contain greater than 20% fescue, bromegrass, old world bluestems, bermudagrass and serecia lespedeza.

• Strip disking is authorized for points and cost-share on fescue, bromegrass, old world bluestems, bermudagrass and serecia lespedeza fields.

• Points or cost share may not be awarded for strip mowing or strip disking of filter strips, riparian buffers, or field borders.

• Strip disking should only be done after a stand has been through two growing seasons and the stand is well established.

• Points or cost-share for strip disking or strip mowing may not be awarded on lands being grazed.

• Strip Disking cost share is $10/acre/year for the entire field for three years. Strip mowing cost share is $5/acre/year for the entire field for three years. (ie. A 10 acre field being strip disked would receive $100 in year one, $100 in year two, and $100 for year three for a total of $300.)

• After establishment, alternate mowing or disking on thirds of the field annually. Strips should be a minimum of 30 feet to a maximum of 50 feet wide where possible. See the Wildlife Upland Habitat Standard (645) for detailed directions on strip management practices.

• Only one management practice is allowed for points or cost-share on the same acreage.

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