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What should I charge — or pay — for custom work?

Compare custom farming rates from 8 Midwest and Plains states side by side, straight from the extension surveys, then price out your own job.

Survey averages, not quotes. These are averages of what people reported in extension surveys. Use them as a starting point for a conversation, not as a price.

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Popular comparisons

Combining corn (combine only)8 states · per acreCombining soybeans (combine only)8 states · per acreCorn harvest package (combine + grain cart)5 states · per acrePlanting row crops (conventional till, no fertilizer)8 states · per acreNo-till planting row crops6 states · per acreGround spraying (self-propelled / boom)8 states · per acreAnhydrous ammonia application7 states · per acreDry fertilizer broadcast8 states · per acreHauling grain, field to farm/local storage6 states · per bushelCorn drying (per point per bushel)3 states · per point of moisture per bushelCustom farming corn (all operations)5 states · per acreBaling large round bales8 states · per bale

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Rates by state

Iowa2026 survey · 144 ratesNebraska2026 survey · 123 ratesKansas2026 survey · 105 ratesOhio2026 survey · 142 ratesMissouri2025 survey · 82 ratesIndiana2025 survey · 50 ratesWisconsin2025 survey · 71 ratesNorth Dakota2024 survey · 132 ratesMinnesotaNo state survey · uses Iowa 2026 ratesIllinoisNo state survey · uses Iowa 2026 rates

Not covered yet: South Dakota, Michigan — why. Minnesota and Illinois don’t publish a custom rate survey, so their pages show Iowa’s — details.

How this works

Real survey numbers

Every rate links to the original extension report and page. Nothing is estimated: if a number was unreadable or not published, it is left out and logged.

Same job, side by side

Surveys name jobs differently. Comparable jobs are grouped (for example “Corn combining” and “Combine Only – Corn”) and the original wording is always shown.

Price your job

Pick a state average or type your own rate, enter acres, hours or bushels, and add an optional diesel surcharge.

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Low response counts, outliers and source typos are flagged. See the data review page.

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