Green = 2026 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.
Range excludes the single lowest and highest response.
Bars share one scale: $0–20. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Planting, Drilling, and Seeding · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$14.70 avg per acre
Low $10.00 · High $18.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Spraying (materials not included) · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$12.00 avg per acre
Low $9.00 · High $18.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Spraying (materials not included) · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$12.50 avg per acre
Low $8.00 · High $16.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →About farmer reports: Reviewed before publishing. Not blended with the survey.
Share the rate, job and county. Anonymous, about 60 seconds. Reviewed before publishing. Not blended with the survey.
Report a rate you paidQuantity × survey average. An estimate, not a quote.
Aerial application, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.
| State · survey | Job | Avg | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas · 2026 | Aerial application of fertilizer (per acre) | $13.58 | $9.00–$21.00 |
| Insecticides and fungicides Flat Rate Aerial Application (per acre) | $10.46 | $7.00–$21.00 | |
| Herbicides Flat Rate Aerial Application (per acre) | $12.64 | $7.00–$52.50 | |
| Georgia · 2024 | Aerial Small Grains (per acre) | $24.33 | $8.00–$55.00 |
| Aerial Spray (per acre) | $12.81 | $7.00–$44.00 | |
| Apply Fertilizer (Aerial) (per acre) | $25.08 | $6.00–$80.00 | |
| Mississippi · 2024 | Aerial 3 gallon (per acre) | $7.50 | $7.00–$8.00 |
| Aerial 5 gallon (per acre) | $8.05 | $7.00–$9.00 | |
| Aerial 10 gallon (per acre) | $9.50 | $7.50–$11.50 | |
| Ohio · 2026 | Airplane (per helicopter: chemical (fungicide etc.) / acre) | $14.84 | $11.00–$20.00 |
| Airplane (per helicopter: seed / acre) | $14.44 | $10.00–$20.00 | |
| Airplane (per helicopter: fertilizer / acre) | $14.13 | $11.00–$20.00 | |
| Arkansas | No university survey; farmer reports wanted | ||
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, 2026 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey (A3-10). https://www.extension.iastate.edu/AGDM/crops/pdf/a3-10.pdf. Other-state rows come from each state's survey; see all sources.
Survey averages are not price quotes. Rates vary with field size, distance, crop, equipment, fuel and local supply. Farmer reports are reviewed before publishing and never blended with survey data. Full disclaimer.