2020 Farm Custom Rates Available

Oct 08, 2020

By Andrew Frankenfield

Pennsylvania NASS no longer does a custom rate survey, so we need to look to other states.

Information from other States

2020 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey

This guide has additional activities such as vertical tillage, no-till planting with splitters, and extra charge for seed shut-offs. It also has more detailed harvesting operations such as complete harvesting rates, grain cart rates, and moving bales to storage rates. The miscellaneous services include nearly a one-page list of activities such as snow removal, scouting crops with a drone, livestock hauling, and using a truck scale. Lastly, in addition to tractor rental rates, they list rates for some other equipment such as no-till drill, corn or grain head, grain cart, bin wagon, manure spreader, generator, and skid loader rental rates.

Custom Rates for Ohio

Custom Rates for Kentucky

Custom Rates for Kansas

Custom Rates for Maryland

I always advise farmers that these rate schedules are intended only as a guide. Actual custom rates may vary according to availability of machinery in a given area, timeliness, operator skill, field size and shape, crop conditions, and the performance characteristics of the machine being used.

Source : psu.edu

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