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pdf2024 North Dakota Custom Rates
Part I – Early Season Operations
August 2024
Introduction
The data in this report are the result of a survey
conducted during July and August. Approximately
1,420 reports from aerial sprayers, farmer/ranchers,
and other custom operators were tabulated. The
survey was designed to provide state averages for
custom work rates. The early season survey was last
conducted in 2020. Prior to 2020, the early season
survey was conducted in 2016 and then had been
conducted every three years since 1962, except
during the early 1980’s when it was conducted every
other year.
Appreciation is expressed to all survey participants
who provided the data for this report and to the North
Dakota State University Extension Service personnel
for their assistance on this project.
The Data
This report contains state level custom work rates for
land tillage, planting, fertilizer and pesticide
application, haying operations, and other custom
work.
Included for each operation is the number of reports,
range, most frequently reported, and average rates.
Also included are state level 2020 average rates,
2024 rates as a percentage of 2020, and historical
comparisons back to 1998 for selected operations.
We advise the reader to exercise discretion when
using rates where fewer than fifteen reports were
tabulated.
The range shows the minimum and maximum rate
reported for each custom operation. The range is
affected by the locality of the reporter and the size of
the custom operator. A farmer/rancher who does a
small amount of custom work for his or her neighbors
may charge less than a large-scale operator.
The rates in this report include charges for
equipment, power, fuel, and the operator. Exchange
work is not considered custom work for this survey.
Other Reports
A late season custom rates survey will be conducted
in October and November. It will collect data on
harvesting, grain drying, crop and hay hauling, and
other miscellaneous custom rates. This information
will be released in December.
Survey funded by the North Dakota State University Experiment Station and Extension Service.
LAND TILLAGE, SMALL GRAIN SEEDING AND ROW CROP PLANTING
STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 2024
2024
Operation
DIESEL FUEL ...................................
LAND TILLAGE ................................
Number of
Reports
Range
in Rates
Most Frequent
Rate Reported
(number)
(dollars per gallon)
(dollars per gallon)
408
(number)
2.00 - 4.69
(dollars per acre)
Average
Rate
2020
Average
Rate
(dollars per gallon) (dollars per gallon)
3.50
3.31
(dollars per acre)
(dollars per acre)
1.80
(dollars per acre)
2024 as
Percent of
2020
(percent)
184
(percent)
Primary Tillage (Deep):
Plowing (Moldboard) .........................
Sod Breaking .................................
Heavy Disking ...................................
Chisel Plowing ..................................
Sub Soiling (16-20 inches deep) .......
Disk/Chisel Plowing ..........................
6
(D)
13
15
4
11
10.00 - 17.00
(D)
5.00 - 35.00
6.00 - 25.00
12.00 - 30.00
10.00 - 24.00
12.00
(D)
1/
1/
30.00
20.00
12.78
(D)
16.92
15.03
23.00
17.55
10.50
14.43
11.12
11.30
15.18
13.09
122
(D)
152
133
152
134
Secondary Tillage (Shallow):
Field Cultivation.................................
................................................................
One-Way Disking ..............................
Tandem Disking ................................
Rotary Hoe .......................................
Vertical Tillage ..................................
Land Rolling......................................
Light Harrowing................................
Heavy Harrowing ..............................
Row Crop Cultivation ........................
19
5
11
4
20
27
7
9
4
5.00 - 22.00
10.00 - 20.00
10.00 - 32.00
5.00 - 13.00
5.00 - 40.00
2.00 - 18.00
4.00 - 15.00
5.00 - 15.00
9.50 - 15.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
1/
10.00
5.00
10.00
10.00
1/
12.55
12.80
15.55
9.00
15.78
7.32
9.86
9.67
11.50
9.27
11.04
12.83
8.47
10.74
5.46
7.95
7.38
8.57
135
116
121
106
147
134
124
131
134
With Fertilizer:
Regular Drilling..................................
Drilling & Tillage ................................
Air Seeding .......................................
No Till Drill.........................................
24
9
34
17
3.00 - 40.00
8.00 - 25.00
10.00 - 40.00
12.50 - 40.00
25.00
20.00
20.00
25.00
23.25
18.33
22.29
23.32
14.99
17.17
17.82
19.39
155
107
125
120
Without Fertilizer:
Regular Drilling .................................
Drilling & Tillage ................................
Air Seeding .......................................
No Till Drill ........................................
23
7
20
26
3.00 - 30.00
14.00 - 40.00
8.00 - 30.00
10.00 - 30.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
18.26
20.57
17.43
21.04
14.28
15.92
16.13
16.47
128
129
108
128
With Fertilizer:
Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Regular)
Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Air Seed)
Dry Edible Beans ..............................
Sugarbeet .........................................
29
14
12
(D)
15.00 - 75.00
15.00 - 40.00
15.00 - 47.00
(D)
25.00
25.00
25.00
(D)
28.83
25.86
29.25
(D)
18.70
17.85
20.89
(D)
154
145
140
(D)
Without Fertilizer:
Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Regular)
Corn, Soybean, Sunflower (Air Seed)
Dry Edible Beans ..............................
Sugarbeet .........................................
28
14
10
(D)
12.50 - 35.00
12.00 - 25.00
10.00 - 26.00
(D)
20.00
20.00
20.00
(D)
21.02
19.21
19.15
(D)
17.53
18.51
18.75
(D)
120
104
102
(D)
No Till With Fertilizer:
Corn, Soybean, Sunflower ................
23
18.00 - 40.00
20.00
25.96
20.23
128
No Till Without Fertilizer:
Corn, Soybean, Sunflower ................
15
14.00 - 35.00
25.00
22.73
19.04
119
SMALL GRAIN SEEDING
ROW CROP PLANTING
1/
Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Early Season Custom Farm Work Rates
August 2024
FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND HAYING OPERATIONS
STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 2024
2024
Operation
Number of
Reports
Range
in Rates
Most Frequent
Rate Reported
Average
Rate
2020
Average
Rate
(number)
(dollars per acre)
(dollars per acre)
(dollars per acre)
(dollars per acre)
2024 as
Percent of
2020
(percent)
FERTILIZER APPLICATION
Dry Fertilizer:
Broadcast .......................................
147
5.00 - 40.00
8.00
9.22
6.98
132
Deep Banded ...............................
13
8.00 - 35.00
15.00
20.15
14.55
138
Broadcast ........................................
23
4.00 - 20.00
1/
9.47
7.38
128
Side-Dressing..................................
6
5.00 - 22.00
1/
11.25
9.91
114
With Knife Applicator.......................
9
8.00 - 26.00
10.00
16.33
10.23
160
While Chiseling ...............................
9
8.00 - 28.00
15.00
18.00
13.33
135
Broadcast, Liquid .......................
111
3.00 - 26.50
8.00
9.23
7.32
126
Dry ...........................
27
3.00 - 12.00
9.00
8.22
7.85
105
...............
22
5.00 - 15.00
8.00
8.65
8.43
103
Dry ...........................
12
8.00 - 25.00
1/
11.04
9.11
121
Broadcast, Liquid .......................
46
4.25 - 12.00
8.00
8.45
6.89
123
Dry ...........................
16
5.00 - 12.00
9.00
8.67
7.06
123
...............
11
7.00 - 10.00
8.00
8.58
7.58
113
Dry ...........................
7
8.50 - 25.00
10.00
11.57
(D)
(D)
Fungicides ......................................
63
4.25 - 13.00
9.00
8.68
6.99
124
Desiccants ......................................
43
4.00 - 13.00
10.00
8.72
7.00
125
1 Gallon...........................................
29
4.50 - 15.00
9.75
9.76
8.95
109
2-3 Gallons......................................
40
6.00 - 15.00
10.00
9.77
8.00
122
4-5 Gallons......................................
34
8.00 - 20.00
10.00
10.00
8.27
121
Over 5 Gallons ................................
20
8.25 - 25.00
11.00
11.25
8.42
134
Mowing ...........................................
11
6.00 - 25.00
12.00
13.73
9.83
140
Mowing and Conditioning ...............
16
6.50 - 25.00
1/
15.53
12.12
128
Swathing .........................................
11
7.00 - 25.00
1/
15.64
13.00
120
Raking ............................................
14
2.00 - 12.00
10.00
7.29
5.48
133
Baling (Wire or Twine Included):
Small Square Bales, 250 lbs or less
6
1.00 - 9.00
1/
3.00
2.50
120
Large Square Bales, Over 250 lbs ..
4
8.00 - 15.00
15.00
12.00
8.43
142
Round Bales, 1,500 lbs or less........
21
5.00 - 30.00
15.00
12.99
11.43
114
Round Bales, Over 1,500 lbs ..........
13
5.00 - 60.00
15.00
15.27
10.88
1/
Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
140
Liquid Fertilizer:
Anhydrous Ammonia:
PESTICIDE APPLICATION
By Surface Vehicles
Herbicides:
Incorporated, Liquid
Insecticides:
Incorporated, Liquid
By Aircraft (All Pesticides):
HAYING OPERATIONS
Mowing and Raking:
August 2024
(dollars per bale)
(dollars per bale)
Early Season Custom Farm Work Rates
(dollars per bale)
(dollars per bale)
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OTHER CUSTOM WORK AND HISTORICAL DATA
OTHER CUSTOM WORK, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 2024
2024
Operation
Number of
Reports
Range
in Rates
Most Frequent
Rate Reported
Average
Rate
2020
Average
Rate
(number)
(dollars per head)
(dollars per head)
(dollars per head)
(dollars per head)
(D)
4.50 - 10.00
(D)
1/
(D)
6.80
6.23
5.57
(dollars/head/day)
(dollars/head/day)
2.00 - 3.00
1.45 - 4.00
2.50 - 4.00
2.00 - 3.00
2.00
2.50
3.00
2.50
Branding Calves ......................................
Shearing Sheep .......................................
Custom Feeding Livestock:
Weaned Calves .................................
Yearlings and Cull Cows ....................
Wintering Pregnant Beef Cows ..........
Calving Out Cows ..............................
On-Farm Feed Grinding & Mixing:
Mobile Truck ......................................
PTO Unit ............................................
Tub Grinding Hay:
Farmer Supplies Power .....................
Power Supplied..................................
Self-Contained Unit ............................
(D)
5
Pneumatic Handling of Grain .................
Post Hole Digging:
Digging ...............................................
Building Multi-Strand Wire Fence:
(No Supplies Included)
Per Rod ..............................................
Per Hour ............................................
Loader Work:
Skid-Steer Loader..............................
Tractor Loader ...................................
Industrial Loader ................................
4
4
5
4
4
(dollars per ton)
(D)
(D)
1/
(D)
4
5
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(D)
(D)
1/
(D)
(D)
280.00
224.58
191.43
241.20
139
151
171
132
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
116
(dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel) (dollars per bushel)
1/
0.18
0.08
(dollars per hole)
(dollars per hole)
(dollars per hole)
(D)
(D)
(dollars)
1.70 - 31.25
20.00 - 200.00
(dollars per hour)
22
6
8
(D)
(D)
(D)
(dollars)
(D)
122
(dollars per ton)
(D)
(D)
0.05 - 0.30
(dollars per hole)
1.71
1.64
1.83
1.89
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
100.00 - 500.00
(dollars per bushel)
(dollars per ton)
(percent)
(dollars/head/day)
2.38
2.48
3.13
2.50
(dollars per ton)
(D)
(D)
(dollars per hour)
(D)
(D)
8
(dollars/head/day)
2024 as
Percent of
2020
7.44
(dollars)
(D)
(dollars)
1/
20.00
15.96
61.00
13.51
(D)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
100.00
1/
1/
104.09
67.50
137.50
74.76
63.46
87.23
20.00 - 200.00
20.00 - 125.00
75.00 - 200.00
225
118
(D)
139
106
158
Data not available due to multiple rates being reported at the highest frequency. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
HISTORICAL DATA, STATEWIDE AVERAGES, NORTH DAKOTA, 1998 – 2024
Operation
Plowing (Moldboard) ..............................
Chisel Plowing .......................................
Field Cultivation .....................................
Small Grain Drilling:
Regular, With Fertilizer .....................
Regular, Without Fertilizer.................
Air Seeding, Without Fertilizer ...........
No-Till Drilling, Without Fertilizer .......
Fertilizer Application
Dry Fertilizer (Broadcast) ..................
Liquid Fertilizer (Broadcast) 1 ............
Anhydrous Ammonia:
With Knife Applicator ....................
While Chiseling ............................
Ground Application of:
Liquid Herbicides (Broadcast)............
Liquid Insecticides (Broadcast) ..........
Haying:
Mowing and Conditioning ..................
Swathing ...........................................
Raking...............................................
Loader Work:
Skid-Steer Loader.............................
1/
1998
2001
2004
2007
2010
2013
2016
2020
2024
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
($/acre)
7.48
5.41
4.40
7.22
5.47
4.85
8.44
5.99
5.15
9.65
8.01
6.96
10.03
9.09
7.65
11.88
10.80
8.97
10.88
11.85
9.36
10.50
11.30
9.27
12.78
15.03
12.55
6.48
6.27
7.92
9.00
7.30
6.38
8.50
9.19
7.95
7.18
9.49
10.26
10.32
9.53
11.46
12.14
12.37
10.93
13.24
14.37
13.69
13.24
14.35
15.06
17.97
16.94
16.67
17.80
14.99
14.28
16.13
16.47
23.25
18.26
17.43
21.04
3.27
3.64
3.87
4.54
5.17
6.15
6.39
6.92
6.98
7.38
9.22
9.47
5.11
5.79
5.33
6.32
6.12
6.61
7.62
8.76
9.39
10.00
10.40
12.44
10.78
15.16
10.23
13.33
16.33
18.00
3.32
3.38
3.89
3.93
4.07
4.11
4.69
4.77
5.44
5.42
6.35
6.61
6.57
6.60
7.32
6.89
9.23
8.45
6.76
5.31
2.54
7.06
5.72
2.90
7.14
6.01
3.47
8.95
7.88
3.88
9.73
9.13
4.18
10.78
9.66
5.57
12.90
12.54
3.93
12.12
13.00
5.48
15.53
15.64
7.29
($/hour)
($/hour)
31.78
34.05
($/hour)
36.07
($/hour)
44.29
($/hour)
52.45
($/hour)
59.84
($/hour)
60.96
($/hour)
74.76
($/hour)
104.09
Data series began in 2016.
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Early Season Custom Farm Work Rates
August 2024
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Author | Julie M Bilden |
| File Modified | 2024-08-26 |
| File Created | 2024-08-22 |