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EXHIBIT A
<br /> (Upon completion and execution by the parties,this document shall become a binding lease)
<br /> CASH RENT FARM 11LEASE
<br /> 1111S LEASE is entered into by and between LANDOWNER,CITY OF DECATUR,by and through the LANDOWNER'S
<br /> AGENT,FIRST ILLINOIS AG GROUP,and TENANT,TIGER FIBER INC.,8110 WESTMORELAND AVENUE,ST.LOUIS,
<br /> MO 63105.
<br /> THE LANDOWNER leases to the Tenant,for agricultural purposes only,raising Hemp for fiber,the following described real estate
<br /> (hereinafter"premises"),including the fixed improvements thereon:
<br /> The leased premises limited to the tillable acreage located inside the Oakley Sediment Basin berms located in the North Half(N%i)of
<br /> Section Two(2);and the Northeast Quarter(NEI/4)of Section Three(3);all in Township Sixteen North(TI 6N),Range Three East(113E)of
<br /> the Third Principal Meridian(31d P.M.),Oakley Township,Macon County,Illinois. Aerial photo attached identifying leased area outlined
<br /> in red.
<br /> A)LENGTH OF TENURE: The terms ofthis Lease shall begin on the date of signing of this Lease and shall end the last day of February
<br /> 2024,or after all the crops on the premises have been harvested,whichever occurs first.
<br /> B)RENT AND TIME OF PAYMENT: The Tenant agrees in lieu of paying cash rent to plant Agricultural Hemp.
<br /> If the Tenant has not seeded a crop by June 30,2023,Landowner may terminate this Farm Lease. Landowner is not obligated to reimburse
<br /> Tenant for farming operations or crop inputs purchased.
<br /> C)SOIL FERTILITY: Tenant may apply and pay for,prior to planting this lease year,fertilizer projected to be removed by harvest of
<br /> Hemp for fiber. A paid fertilizer receipt to be provided to Landowner.
<br /> D)LANDOWNER AGREES TO PAY THE FOLLOWING EXPENSES:
<br /> 1. Taxes on premises and improvements owned or held by Landowner.
<br /> 2. Materials the Landowner deems necessary for repairs and improvements on the above-described premises.
<br /> E)LANDOWNER WILL NOT PAY FOR THE FOLLOWING: The Landowner shall not be obligated to pay for any fertilizer,
<br /> limestone,seed,chemicals, soil testing,machinery,power or labor,except skilled labor required to make repairs or improvements as
<br /> expressly approved by Landowner.
<br /> F)TENANT SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES IN OPERATING THE PREMISES:
<br /> 1. To cultivate the premises faithfully and in a timely,thorough and businesslike manner.
<br /> 2. To keep premises neat,and to prevent any unnecessary waste,damage,or soil erosion.
<br /> 3. To keep open ditches,tile drains,file outlets,grass waterways,and terraces in good repair. To preserve established watercourses or
<br /> ditches and to refrain from any operation that will injure them.
<br /> 4. Not to burn com stalks,cobs,straw or other residue grown on the premises without landowner permission.
<br /> S. To follow such crop rotation,tillage practices,fertilizer,herbicide and insecticide programs,conservation measures,and arrangements
<br /> as are worked out with the Landowner or his Agent. Landowner is not liable for the cost of over application of fertilizer,limestone,
<br /> herbicide,and/or insecticide.
<br /> 6. To comply with pollution control and environmental protection requirements,and to implement soil erosion control practices.
<br /> 7. To use prudence and rare intransporting,storing,handling,and applying all fertilizers,pesticides,herbicides,and similar substances.
<br /> To read and follow instructions on the labels for the use of such materials in order to avoid injury or damages to persons or premises or
<br /> both on the leased premises and adjoining areas. To comply with all applicable federal,state and local statutes,regulations,rules and
<br /> ordinances.
<br /> 8. Not to cut,bulldoze,damage or destroy(or permitany such damage or destruction)of trees without written permission ofLandowner.
<br /> 9. Not to permit,encourage,or invite other person or persons to use any part or all of the premises for any purpose or activity not directly
<br /> related to its use for agricultural production,including hunting.
<br /> 10. Not to either dispose of solid waste or permit others to dispose of solid waste on the premises.
<br /> 11. Not to store chemicals on the premises.
<br /> 12. To certify all acres planted and production harvested from the premises each year in compliance with the Government Program in
<br /> effect at that time as required by the Farm Service Agency and provides a copy of certification to Landowner.
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