Hi Shirley and Bruce,

Dennis Stein’s web site with info to guide you to do a land contract and know how much to charge for land: https://www.msu.edu/~steind/Land_Rental.html 

Here are a couple of specific links that I think will be helpful

Michigan Farm Land Rental Agreement (doc)    ( pdf format)  ( rtf format)   This is a downloadable WORD document that was developed for Michigan farmland owners and renters to help them understand some of the important point is establishing a win-win farm land rental agreement.

• Rental Issues Renters Checklist- (pdf file) This 1 page document is a land renters checklist that helps assist people in the area of evaluating Farm land rent.
• This Landlord Rental Worksheet (pdf)will help you figure how much rent to charge. 

Here is a summary of how the CSP program contributes to organic http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs141p2_023801.pdf 

The NRCS Organic Transition program is descirbed here. I know the dates have passed but this is an annual program so a farmer could sign up for next year. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/programs/financial/eqip/?cid=stelprdb1240545 

Hope this helps and all the best. Please send me a paragraph on the land you would like to rent when convenient to you.

Vicki

Vicki Morrone

Organic farming specialist

Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU

480 Wilson Rd Rm 303

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell)

Www.MichiganOrganic.Msu.edu