Get IL CSL 01-0911 2001-2024

Crop share In some cases a 1/3 to the landowner and 2/3 to the tenant agreement is used but in this this case the landowner would be expected to pay for 1/3 of the seed, fertilizer and chemicals cost for producing the crops.

In the typical 50-50 crop share lease, the tenant provides all the labor, owns the field machinery, pays for fuel, oil and repairs for machinery and 50 percent of other operating expenses. But within this general framework there are variations, especially with regard to services provided and sharing of costs.

The traditional share arrangement for a grain crop like corn or wheat is one-third to the landowner and two-thirds to the tenant. Usually, the expenses paid, and crop received, are equal to the share — i.e. the landowner would pay one-third of the expenses and receive one-third of the crop.

The landlord provides the land, pays property taxes, and pays major land maintenance improvement expenses. Typically, the tenant and landlord both pay 50 percent of production costs such as all seed, fertilizer, and crop-protection chemicals. The crop and government payments are split 50-50.

Crop-share arrangements refer to a method of leasing crop land where the production (crop) is shared between the landowner and the operator. Other income items, such as government payments and crop residue, are also often shared as are some of the production expenses.