Custom row crop planting rates by state
7 state surveys. Years differ and aren't inflation-adjusted. Arkansas: no university survey; farmer reports wanted.
| State | Includes | Job (survey wording) | Unit | Avg | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas · 2026 | Planting plus chemical or fertilizer | Planting and Chemical Application Row Crops | per acre | $25.42 | $16.00–$40.00 |
| Planting only | Planting Only Row Crops | per acre | $20.99 | $10.00–$45.00 | |
| Planting plus chemical or fertilizer | Planting and Chemical Application No till: Row crops | per acre | $26.58 | $18.00–$50.00 | |
| Planting only | Planting Only No till: Row crops | per acre | $22.57 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Georgia · 2024 | Planting only | Corn | per acre | $27.00 | $12.00–$60.00 |
| Planting only | Cotton | per acre | $26.42 | $12.00–$59.00 | |
| Planting only | Peanut | per acre | $31.92 | $16.00–$79.00 | |
| Planting only | Soybean | per acre | $27.91 | $12.00–$52.00 | |
| Planting only | Twin Row Corn | per acre | $33.72 | $14.00–$88.00 | |
| Planting only | Twin Row Peanuts | per acre | $34.40 | $18.00–$77.00 | |
| Mississippi · 2024 | Planting only | Grains, sorghum | per acre | $18.59 | $10.00–$25.00 |
| Planting only | Peanuts | per acre | $20.00 | $20.00–$20.00 | |
| Missouri · 2025 | Planting only | Conventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $24.65 | $15.00–$33.00 |
| Planting only | Conventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows | per acre | $26.00 | $16.00–$40.00 | |
| Planting only | Conventional planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $26.19 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Planting only | Conventional planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows | per acre | $27.40 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Planting only | No-till planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $26.65 | $15.00–$35.00 | |
| Planting only | No-till planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows | per acre | $29.00 | $20.00–$40.00 | |
| Planting only | No-till planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows | per acre | $29.17 | $20.00–$35.00 | |
| Planting only | No-till planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows | per acre | $28.85 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Kansas · 2026 | Planting only | Cotton single-row planting, regular till | per acre | $27.00 | $22.00–$34.00 |
| Planting only | Cotton single-row planting, minimum or no-till | per acre | $21.64 | $15.00–$24.00 | |
| Nebraska · 2026 | Planting plus chemical or fertilizer | Planting Row Crops: No coulters, with band applicator | per acre | $26.36 | $15.00–$49.00 |
| Planting only | Planting Row Crops: No coulters, without band applicator | per acre | $29.19 | $20.00–$44.00 | |
| Planting plus chemical or fertilizer | Planting Row Crops: Coulters, with band applicator | per acre | $30.01 | $20.00–$50.00 | |
| Planting only | Planting Row Crops: Coulters, without band applicator | per acre | $25.95 | $18.00–$36.00 | |
| Planting plus chemical or fertilizer | Planting Row Crops: Ridge planting, with band applicator | per acre | $28.26 | $20.00–$42.00 | |
| Planting only | Planting Row Crops: Ridge planting, without band applicator | per acre | $29.14 | $20.00–$45.00 | |
| Ohio · 2026 | Planting only | Plant Corn, 30 Inch Rows | per acre | $25.20 | $15.00–$39.00 |
| Planting plus chemical or fertilizer | Plant Corn, 30 Inch Rows with Fertilizer Application | per acre | $25.83 | $14.00–$39.00 | |
| Planting only | Variable Rate Corn Planting | per acre | $27.28 | $15.00–$40.00 | |
| Planting only | Plant Soybeans, 15 or 30 Inch Rows | per acre | $25.12 | $12.00–$45.00 | |
| Planting only | Variable Rate Soybean Planting | per acre | $25.14 | $15.00–$35.00 |