Custom Row crop planting rates by state
8 state surveys. Years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted. Arkansas: no university survey; farmer reports wanted.
| State | Job (survey wording) | Unit | Avg | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas · 2026 | Planting and Chemical Application Row Crops | per acre | $25.42 | $16.00–$40.00 |
| Planting Only Row Crops | per acre | $20.99 | $10.00–$45.00 | |
| Planting and Chemical Application No till: Row crops | per acre | $26.58 | $18.00–$50.00 | |
| Planting Only No till: Row crops | per acre | $22.57 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Plant growth regulators/defoliants Flat Rate Aerial Application | per acre | $10.07 | $7.00–$21.00 | |
| Plant growth regulators/defoliants Flat Rate Ground Application | per acre | $9.09 | $5.00–$22.00 | |
| Georgia · 2024 | Corn | per acre | $27.00 | $12.00–$60.00 |
| Cotton | per acre | $26.42 | $12.00–$59.00 | |
| Peanut | per acre | $31.92 | $16.00–$79.00 | |
| Soybean | per acre | $27.91 | $12.00–$52.00 | |
| Twin Row Corn | per acre | $33.72 | $14.00–$88.00 | |
| Twin Row Peanuts | per acre | $34.40 | $18.00–$77.00 | |
| Mississippi · 2024 | grains, sorghum, | per acre | $18.59 | $10.00–$25.00 |
| Peanuts | per acre | $20.00 | $20.00–$20.00 | |
| Missouri · 2025 | Conventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $24.65 | $15.00–$33.00 |
| Conventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows | per acre | $26.00 | $16.00–$40.00 | |
| Conventional planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $26.19 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Conventional planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows | per acre | $27.40 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| No-till planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $26.65 | $15.00–$35.00 | |
| No-till planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows | per acre | $29.00 | $20.00–$40.00 | |
| No-till planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $29.17 | $20.00–$35.00 | |
| No-till planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows | per acre | $28.85 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Kansas · 2026 | Cotton Single Row Planting [column group 1 of 2] | per acre | $27.00 | $22.00–$34.00 |
| Cotton Single Row Planting [column group 2 of 2] | per acre | $21.64 | $15.00–$24.00 | |
| Iowa · 2026 | For fertilizer application with tillage or planting, refer to previous categories. - added charge for corn reel (downed corn) | per acre | $12.55 | $5.00–$30.00 |
| Nebraska · 2026 | Planting Row Crops: No coulters, with band applicator | per acre | $26.36 | $15.00–$49.00 |
| Planting Row Crops: No coulters, without band applicator | per acre | $29.19 | $20.00–$44.00 | |
| Planting Row Crops: Coulters, with band applicator | per acre | $30.01 | $20.00–$50.00 | |
| Planting Row Crops: Coulters, without band applicator | per acre | $25.95 | $18.00–$36.00 | |
| Planting Row Crops: Ridge planting, with band applicator | per acre | $28.26 | $20.00–$42.00 | |
| Planting Row Crops: Ridge planting, without band applicator | per acre | $29.14 | $20.00–$45.00 | |
| Ohio · 2026 | Plant Corn, 30 Inch Rows | per acre | $25.20 | $15.00–$39.00 |
| Plant Corn, 30 Inch Rows with Fertilizer Application | per acre | $25.83 | $14.00–$39.00 | |
| Variable Rate Corn Planting | per acre | $27.28 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Plant Soybeans, 15 or 30 Inch Rows | per acre | $25.12 | $12.00–$45.00 | |
| Variable Rate Soybean Planting | per acre | $25.14 | $15.00–$35.00 |