Each year, many Ohio farmers hire custom machine work in their farm business or perform custom machine work for others. Establishing a fair and equitable price for these services is frequently challenging. Custom rate survey results compiled and summarized by University Extension Economists help farm managers by serving as a guideline for determining custom rates in their area. Farm managers and custom operators should carefully consider their own variable and fixed costs and before deciding on a custom farm machine rate. The following three websites are summaries complies by Extension Economists in Ohio , Indiana , and Iowa respectively.