First time registrants please note: site locations of your sensitive crops or apiary sites may be entered in the Sensitive Crops Directory either as Legal Descriptions or as GPS decimal-point latitude and longitude coordinates. Both types of descriptions (legal and GPS) may be entered, but only one is required. The Township Name in which a site is located is required for both types of descriptions (legal and GPS).

If entering GPS coordinates: latitude and longitude numbers must be rounded to five decimal points and the negative symbol must be dropped from the longitude number. For assistance in acquiring GPS coordinates from Google Maps, click here.

If entering legal descriptions: county plat maps are useful tools for acquiring the legal description(s) of your site(s). County Recorder offices, and local FSA and NRCS offices can assist you in obtaining this information; your local financial institution may also be able to help in obtaining this information. For legal descriptions, the Sensitive Crops Directory requires the Township Name, Township Number, Township Range, Section Number, and, depending upon the size of your site, possibly the 1/4 Section, 1/4 of a 1/4 Section, 1/4 of a 1/4 of a 1/4 Section, etc. For an apiary site, the Sensitive Crops Directory requires a legal description to the 1/4 of a 1/4 section (i.e. to a 40 acre location) ISU Extension provides a review of legal descriptions here.