Green = 2025 University of Missouri Extension survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.
Rates charged or paid in 2025; published March 2026.
Bars share one scale: $0–45. Bar = low to high; tick = average.
Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$24.65 avg per acre
Low $15.00 · High $33.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$26.00 avg per acre
Low $16.00 · High $40.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$26.19 avg per acre
Low $15.00 · High $40.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$27.40 avg per acre
Low $15.00 · High $40.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$26.65 avg per acre
Low $15.00 · High $35.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$29.00 avg per acre
Low $20.00 · High $40.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$29.17 avg per acre
Low $20.00 · High $35.00 · statewide
Farmer-reported · 2026 season
Not enough reports yet — shown once 3+ reports.
Add what you paid →Planting activities · per acre
University survey · 2025 · University of Missouri Extension
$28.85 avg per acre
Low $15.00 · High $40.00 · 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.
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Report a rate you paidQuantity × survey average. An estimate, not a quote.
Row crop planting, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.
| State · survey | Job | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Mississippi · 2024 | grains, sorghum, (per acre) | $18.59 | $10.00–$25.00 |
| Peanuts (per acre) | $20.00 | $20.00–$20.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Arkansas | No university survey; farmer reports wanted | ||
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University of Missouri Extension, Custom Rates for Farm Services in Missouri (G302). https://extension.missouri.edu/media/wysiwyg/Extensiondata/Pub/pdf/agguides/agecon/g00302.pdf. Other-state rows come from each state's survey; see all sources.
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