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Custom Subsoiling and ripping Rates in Iowa

Green = 2026 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.

Range excludes the single lowest and highest response.

Per acre

Bars share one scale: $0–45. Bar = low to high; tick = average.

Subsoiling (8 to 15 inches deep)

Tillage · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

$25.20 avg per acre

$0$11$23$34$45

Low $13.00 · High $35.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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V-ripping (over 15 inches deep)

Tillage · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

$27.20 avg per acre

$0$11$23$34$45

Low $15.00 · High $40.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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V-ripping with tandem disk

Tillage · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

$26.10 avg per acre

$0$11$23$34$45

Low $12.25 · High $40.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Other states

Subsoiling and ripping, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.

State · surveyJobAvgRange
Texas · 2026Stripping cotton (per lint pound)$0.12$0.09–$0.25
Stripping cotton (per acre)$41.67$25.00–$75.00
Stripping cotton (with on board module building) (per lint pound)$0.13$0.10–$0.15
Georgia · 2024Disk Ripper (per acre)$24.14$10.00–$47.00
V-Rip (per acre)$27.39$9.00–$50.00
Subsoil (16-20)” (per acre)$28.58$10.00–$78.00
Mississippi · 2024Subsoiling (per acre)$19.86$15.00–$25.00
V-ripping (per acre)$20.25$16.00–$25.00
Missouri · 2025Ripping or subsoiling (per acre)$26.86$25.00–$30.00
Disk ripping (per acre)$27.60$25.00–$30.00
Kansas · 2026Subsoiler/In-line ripper (about 30 hp per shank) (unit n/a)$27.40$15.00–$35.00
Nebraska · 2026Subsoil or Rip (per acre)$27.40$15.00–$35.00
Ohio · 2026Subsoiling: 8-15 Inches Deep (per acre)$24.30$12.00–$37.50
V-Ripping: Over 15 Inches Deep (per acre)$26.33$20.00–$31.00
ArkansasNo university survey; farmer reports wanted

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Source

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.

Disclaimer

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.