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Custom Aerial application Rates in Texas

Green = 2026 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.

Survey run Aug–Oct 2025. Statewide column shown; regional columns not yet included. Rates include operator, machine and fuel unless noted.

Per acre

Bars share one scale: $0–70. Bar = low to high; tick = average.

Aerial application of fertilizer

Application Of Fertilizer And Lime · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$13.58 avg per acre

$0$18$35$53$70

Low $9.00 · High $21.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Insecticides and fungicides Flat Rate Aerial Application

Application Of Chemicals · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$10.46 avg per acre

$0$18$35$53$70

Low $7.00 · High $21.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Herbicides Flat Rate Aerial Application

Application Of Chemicals · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$12.64 avg per acre

$0$18$35$53$70

Low $7.00 · High $52.50 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Plant growth regulators/defoliants Flat Rate Aerial Application

Application Of Chemicals · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$10.07 avg per acre

$0$18$35$53$70

Low $7.00 · High $21.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Brush Spraying Aerial Application

Silage Harvest And Hauling · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$19.08 avg per acre

$0$18$35$53$70

Low $6.00 · High $65.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Other states

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

State · surveyJobAvgRange
Georgia · 2024Aerial Small Grains (per acre)$24.33$8.00–$55.00
Aerial Spray (per acre)$12.81$7.00–$44.00
Apply Fertilizer (Aerial) (per acre)$25.08$6.00–$80.00
Mississippi · 2024Aerial 3 gallon (per acre)$7.50$7.00–$8.00
Aerial 5 gallon (per acre)$8.05$7.00–$9.00
Aerial 10 gallon (per acre)$9.50$7.50–$11.50
Iowa · 2026Aerial seeding of cover crop (per acre)$14.70$10.00–$18.00
Aerial (per acre)$12.00$9.00–$18.00
Drone (per acre)$12.50$8.00–$16.00
Ohio · 2026Airplane (per helicopter: chemical (fungicide etc.) / acre)$14.84$11.00–$20.00
Airplane (per helicopter: seed / acre)$14.44$10.00–$20.00
Airplane (per helicopter: fertilizer / acre)$14.13$11.00–$20.00
ArkansasNo university survey; farmer reports wanted

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Source

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, 2026 Texas Agricultural Custom Rates. https://agecoext.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TXCustomRatesSurvey2026.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.