Green = 2024 Mississippi State University Extension survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.
Surveyed spring–summer 2024.
Bars share one scale: $0–20. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Fertilizer application · per acre
University survey · 2024 · Mississippi State University Extension
$9.00 avg per acre
Low $6.50 · High $15.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Fertilizer application · per acre
University survey · 2024 · Mississippi State University Extension
$8.00 avg per acre
Low $8.00 · High $8.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
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Report a rate you paidQuantity × survey average. An estimate, not a quote.
Dry fertilizer spreading, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.
| State · survey | Job | Avg | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas · 2026 | Dry mixed fertilizer (per acre) | $13.37 | $5.00–$75.00 |
| Oklahoma · 2021–22 | Applying bulk dry fertilizer (per acre) | $6.09 | not published |
| Ground appl - herbicides, dry broadcast or banded (per acre) | $8.80 | not published | |
| Missouri · 2025 | Dry fertilizer on cropland: single spread (per acre) | $7.97 | $4.00–$10.00 |
| Dry fertilizer on cropland: double spread (per acre) | $11.94 | $10.00–$15.00 | |
| Dry fertilizer on cropland: variable rate (per acre) | $10.30 | $6.00–$17.00 | |
| Iowa · 2026 | Strip tillage - with dry bulk fertilizer, banded, no materials (per acre) | $29.65 | $17.00–$40.00 |
| Dry bulk - applied (per acre) | $8.15 | $4.00–$13.50 | |
| Dry bulk fertilizer applicator (per acre) | $7.05 | $5.00–$9.00 | |
| Nebraska · 2026 | Dry Fertilizer Solid Broadcast, inc. labor & applicator (per acre) | $9.66 | $8.00–$17.00 |
| Dry Fertilizer Variable Rate (per acre) | $12.48 | $9.00–$22.00 | |
| Ohio · 2026 | Dry Bulk, fixed rate (per acre) | $9.68 | $5.50–$20.00 |
| Dry Bulk Fertilizer Applicator (per acre)) | $7.67 | $4.00–$10.00 | |
| Arkansas | No university survey; farmer reports wanted | ||
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Mississippi State University Extension, Custom Rates for Mississippi Agricultural Practices (P4048). https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/P4048_web.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.