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Custom Drilling small grains and soybeans 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: $0–80. Bar = low to high; tick = average.

Planting and Chemical Application No till: Drilling

Planting Operations · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$23.65 avg per acre

$0$20$40$60$80

Low $18.00 · High $30.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Planting Only No till: Drilling

Planting Operations · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$24.36 avg per acre

$0$20$40$60$80

Low $13.00 · High $70.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Drilling: Small grains, sudan, grain sorghum, ryegrass, soybeans, beans

Planting Operations · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$21.35 avg per acre

$0$20$40$60$80

Low $10.00 · High $40.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Drilling: Alfalfa and other legumes

Planting Operations · per acre

University survey · 2026 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

$27.50 avg per acre

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Low $15.00 · High $45.00 · statewide

Farmer-reported · 2026 season

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Other states

Drilling small grains and soybeans, as each survey worded it. Survey years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted.

State · surveyJobAvgRange
Oklahoma · 2021–22Drill small grains - conventional tillage (per acre)$12.55not published
Georgia · 2024Drill Forages (per acre)$23.43$10.00–$65.00
Drill Small Grains (per acre)$21.87$10.00–$50.00
Mississippi · 2024Drilling rice (per acre)$17.80$14.00–$20.00
Drilling grass crops (per acre)$17.50$15.00–$20.00
Tennessee · 2023No-Till Drilling (per acre)$17.08$8.00–$25.00
Missouri · 2025Conventional planting: Soybean: drill (per acre)$22.45$15.00–$30.00
Conventional planting: Small grains: drill (per acre)$25.11$15.00–$30.00
Conventional planting: Forages and small seeds: drill (per acre)$29.17$23.00–$35.00
Kansas · 2026Cover Crop Drilling, Regular-Till Planting [column group 1 of 2] (per acre)$20.04$5.00–$28.00
Cover Crop Drilling, Regular-Till Planting [column group 2 of 2] (per acre)$24.58$20.00–$32.00
Cover Crop Drilling, Minimum-Till or No-Till Planting 2026 [column group 1 of 2] (per acre)$22.51$16.00–$30.00
Iowa · 2026Drilling soybean (per acre)$22.00$14.00–$28.00
Drilling soybean, no-till (per acre)$24.15$15.00–$32.00
Drilling grass seed (per acre)$21.80$10.00–$30.00
Nebraska · 2026Drilling: Small Grains, conventional drill (per acre)$17.86$10.00–$25.00
Drilling: Small Grains, no-till drill (per acre)$22.55$15.00–$40.00
Drilling: Soybeans, conventional drill (per acre)$22.33$18.00–$25.00
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.