Many Ohio farmers hire custom farm work in their farm business or perform custom farm work for others. Custom farming rates traditionally have been arrived at by a series of activities and negotiations. One of the most common ways custom farming providers and consumers arrive at an agreeable custom farming rate is to access University Extension summarized surveys. Ohio State University Extension and the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics have historically published farm custom rates to assist farm businesses with this important task.
The Ohio Farm Custom Rates are being updated for the first time since 2002 and will be published in two-parts in this and next month’s Ohio Ag Manager. “Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2006” will also be available from your local OSU Extension Office and online at http://www-agecon.ag.ohio-state.edu/
The data reported in this article is based on survey results from 277 Ohio farmers,
custom farmers and farm managers. The custom rates presented may differ from rates in your region depending on availability of custom operators and demand for their services. See “Farm Machinery Economic Cost Estimates” for an alternative approach to estimating custom machinery rates at:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/businessmanagement/DF6696.pdf
The “Average” rate listed below is the average of all responses. The range is the average
+/- one standard deviation which includes about two-thirds of all responses.
Ohio Farm Custom Rates – 2006 – Part I
| Average | Range | |||||||
| Soil Preparation | ||||||||
| Stalk Chopper/ acre | $8.45 | $4.44 | $12.50 | |||||
| Moldboard Plow / acre | $14.75 | $9.06 | $20.42 | |||||
| Disk Chisel / acre | $13.05 | $8.76 | $17.35 | |||||
| Chisel Plow / acre | $13.15 | $8.47 | $17.87 | |||||
| Disk / acre | $10.30 | $6.65 | $13.93 | |||||
| Drag / acre | $9.15 | $4.00 | $15.05 | |||||
| Secondary Tillage / acre | $10.00 | $5.50 | $14.83 | |||||
| Harrow / acre | $8.80 | $4.00 | $13.62 | |||||
| Field Cultivator / acre | $10.25 | $6.54 | $13.94 | |||||
| Land Leveling / acre | $13.65 | $4.87 | $22.42 | |||||
| Land Leveling / hour | $40.85 | $26.90 | $54.77 | |||||
| Subsoiling / acre | $16.35 | $10.11 | $22.59 | |||||
| V-Ripping / acre | $15.85 | $11.00 | $20.73 | |||||
| Strip Till / acre | $15.35 | $12.85 | $17.84 | |||||
| Fertilizer/Lime Application – Ground | ||||||||
| Dry Bulk / acre | $4.35 | $3.01 | $5.72 | |||||
| Dry Bulk / ton | $4.70 | $3.63 | $5.79 | |||||
| Dry Bulk (applicator only) / acre | $3.65 | $2.38 | $4.96 | |||||
| Dry Bulk (applicator only) / ton | $4.50 | $3.95 | $6.30 | |||||
| Liquid Knife / acre | $7.40 | $5.28 | $9.51 | |||||
| Liquid Spray / acre | $6.05 | $4.40 | $7.72 | |||||
| Annhydrous / acre | $9.85 | $6.55 | $13.12 | |||||
| Lime application / acre | $5.25 | $2.69 | $7.83 | |||||
| Lime application / ton | $4.75 | $2.97 | $6.53 | |||||
| Chemical Control of Weeds or Insects | ||||||||
| Spraying (self propelled) / acre | $5.70 | $4.35 | $7.03 | |||||
| Spraying (pull type) / acre | $5.35 | $3.13 | $7.52 | |||||
| Highboy spraying / acre | $6.20 | $4.83 | $7.59 | |||||
| Mechanical Weed Control | ||||||||
| Rotary Hoeing / acre | $6.20 | $4.00 | $8.56 | |||||
| Conventional Cultivation / acre | $8.25 | $5.00 | $12.07 | |||||
| Aerial Application | ||||||||
| Fertilizer / acre | $7.25 | $4.18 | $10.32 | |||||
| Chemicals / acre | $7.20 | $5.73 | $8.69 | |||||
| Planting Operations | ||||||||
| Conventional Till | ||||||||
| Plant Corn / 30″ rows / acre | $14.30 | $11.23 | $17.33 | |||||
| Plant Corn w/ Fert. Attach. / 30″ rows / acre | $15.85 | $12.44 | $19.25 | |||||
| Plant Soybeans / 15″ rows/ acre | $14.05 | $10.54 | $17.52 | |||||
| Plant Soybeans / 30″ rows/ acre | $14.15 | $10.85 | $17.45 | |||||
| Drill Soybeans / acre | $14.20 | $9.96 | $18.41 | |||||
| Drill Small Grains / acre | $13.75 | $9.18 | $18.34 | |||||
| No-Till | ||||||||
| Plant Corn / 30″ rows / acre | $14.40 | $11.87 | $16.95 | |||||
| Plant Corn w/ Fert. Attach. / 30″ rows / acre | $16.90 | $12.71 | $21.13 | |||||
| Plant Soybeans / 15″ rows/ acre | $14.90 | $11.82 | $18.01 | |||||
| Plant Soybeans / 30″ rows/ acre | $14.80 | $11.25 | $18.32 | |||||
| Drill Soybeans / acre | $14.20 | $10.60 | $17.85 | |||||
| Drill Small Grains / acre | $14.10 | $11.01 | $17.14 | |||||
| Grass/Legume/Pasture Seeding | ||||||||
| Grain drill / acre | $12.30 | $9.03 | $15.57 | |||||
In next months article “Ohio Farm Custom Rates – 2006 – Part II”, we will present data on harvest and other operations.