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Custom row crop planting rates in Kansas

Short answer · 2026 survey averagesPlanting only: about $22–27 an acre.

Green = 2026 Kansas Dept. of Agriculture & K-State Land Use Survey Office survey. Amber = what farmers report paying.

Statewide rows only. Where a table has several columns (base vs. flat rate, aerial vs. ground), each is labeled from the report text.

Survey rates, priced per acre

Priced per acre. Bars share one scale: $0–40. Bar = low to high; tick = average.

Cotton single-row planting, regular till

Kansas statewide

University survey · 2026 · Kansas Dept. of Agriculture & K-State Land Use Survey Office

$27.00 avg per acre

$0$10$20$30$40

Low $22.00 · High $34.00 · statewide

Cotton single-row planting, minimum or no-till

Kansas statewide

University survey · 2026 · Kansas Dept. of Agriculture & K-State Land Use Survey Office

$21.64 avg per acre

$0$10$20$30$40

Low $15.00 · High $24.00 · statewide

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Other states

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State · surveyIncludesJob (survey wording)AvgRange
Texas · 2026Planting onlyPlanting Only Row Crops (per acre)$20.99$10.00–$45.00
Planting onlyPlanting Only No till: Row crops (per acre)$22.57$15.00–$40.00
Georgia · 2024Planting onlyCorn (per acre)$27.00$12.00–$60.00
Planting onlyCotton (per acre)$26.42$12.00–$59.00
Planting onlyPeanut (per acre)$31.92$16.00–$79.00
Planting onlySoybean (per acre)$27.91$12.00–$52.00
Mississippi · 2024Planting onlyGrains, sorghum (per acre)$18.59$10.00–$25.00
Planting onlyPeanuts (per acre)$20.00$20.00–$20.00
Missouri · 2025Planting onlyConventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 30-inch rows (per acre)$24.65$15.00–$33.00
Planting onlyConventional planting: Corn or grain sorghum: plant in 20-inch rows (per acre)$26.00$16.00–$40.00
Planting onlyConventional planting: Soybean: plant in 30-inch rows (per acre)$26.19$15.00–$40.00
Planting onlyConventional planting: Soybean: plant in 15-inch rows (per acre)$27.40$15.00–$40.00
Nebraska · 2026Planting onlyPlanting Row Crops: No coulters, without band applicator (per acre)$29.19$20.00–$44.00
Planting onlyPlanting Row Crops: Coulters, without band applicator (per acre)$25.95$18.00–$36.00
Planting onlyPlanting Row Crops: Ridge planting, without band applicator (per acre)$29.14$20.00–$45.00
Ohio · 2026Planting onlyPlant Corn, 30 Inch Rows (per acre)$25.20$15.00–$39.00
Planting onlyVariable Rate Corn Planting (per acre)$27.28$15.00–$40.00
Planting onlyPlant Soybeans, 15 or 30 Inch Rows (per acre)$25.12$12.00–$45.00
Planting onlyVariable Rate Soybean Planting (per acre)$25.14$15.00–$35.00
ArkansasNo university survey; farmer reports wanted

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Source

Kansas Dept. of Agriculture & K-State Land Use Survey Office, Kansas Custom Rates 2026. https://agmanager.info/sites/default/files/pdf/CustomRates_2026.pdf. Other-state rows come from each state's survey; see all sources.

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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.