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: $0–35. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Planting, Drilling, and Seeding · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$22.00 avg per acre
Low $14.00 · High $28.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting, Drilling, and Seeding · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$24.15 avg per acre
Low $15.00 · High $32.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting, Drilling, and Seeding · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$21.80 avg per acre
Low $10.00 · High $30.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting, Drilling, and Seeding · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$19.45 avg per acre
Low $10.00 · High $27.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting, Drilling, and Seeding · per acre
University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
$19.05 avg per acre
Low $9.00 · High $25.00 · 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.
Drilling small grains and soybeans, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.
| State · survey | Job | Avg | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas · 2026 | Planting and Chemical Application No till: Drilling (per acre) | $23.65 | $18.00–$30.00 |
| Planting Only No till: Drilling (per acre) | $24.36 | $13.00–$70.00 | |
| Drilling: Small grains, sudan, grain sorghum, ryegrass, soybeans, beans (per acre) | $21.35 | $10.00–$40.00 | |
| Oklahoma · 2021–22 | Drill small grains - conventional tillage (per acre) | $12.55 | not published |
| Georgia · 2024 | Drill Forages (per acre) | $23.43 | $10.00–$65.00 |
| Drill Small Grains (per acre) | $21.87 | $10.00–$50.00 | |
| Mississippi · 2024 | Drilling rice (per acre) | $17.80 | $14.00–$20.00 |
| Drilling grass crops (per acre) | $17.50 | $15.00–$20.00 | |
| Tennessee · 2023 | No-Till Drilling (per acre) | $17.08 | $8.00–$25.00 |
| Missouri · 2025 | Conventional planting: Soybean: drill (per acre) | $22.45 | $15.00–$30.00 |
| Conventional planting: Small grains: drill (per acre) | $25.11 | $15.00–$30.00 | |
| Conventional planting: Forages and small seeds: drill (per acre) | $29.17 | $23.00–$35.00 | |
| Kansas · 2026 | Cover Crop Drilling, Regular-Till Planting [column group 1 of 2] (per acre) | $20.04 | $5.00–$28.00 |
| Cover Crop Drilling, Regular-Till Planting [column group 2 of 2] (per acre) | $24.58 | $20.00–$32.00 | |
| Cover Crop Drilling, Minimum-Till or No-Till Planting 2026 [column group 1 of 2] (per acre) | $22.51 | $16.00–$30.00 | |
| Nebraska · 2026 | Drilling: Small Grains, conventional drill (per acre) | $17.86 | $10.00–$25.00 |
| Drilling: Small Grains, no-till drill (per acre) | $22.55 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Drilling: Soybeans, conventional drill (per acre) | $22.33 | $18.00–$25.00 | |
| 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.