Half Mile Agricultural Production Permit

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is seeking bids for an agricultural production permit on 160 acres of land located on the Elk City Wildlife Area. The permit will be for a period of 60 months, with the option to renew for an additional 60 months. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a written contract with the State and will be responsible for all costs associated with the production of crops on the permitted land. The State reserves the right to determine and approve or deny "equivalency" in comparison of alternate bids. • The permittee will be required to furnish all machinery, equipment, materials, and labor necessary to achieve the purposes specified in the permit. • The permittee will be required to control noxious weeds on leased cropland or rangeland acreage unless otherwise designated on the Annual Permit. • The permittee will be required to use standard soil testing methods prior to any fertilizer application. • The permittee will be required to pay all expenses of threshing, tilling, harvesting, fencing, hauling, planting, and all other work hired or done by the permittee. • The permittee will be required to deliver to market the Department's share of the crops without any expense to the Department.