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Newsletter | Past Issues
May,
2008
In This Issue:
Ohio Farm Custom Rates--2008
Dairy
Farm Financial Analysis Opportunities
Renewable
Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvements
Grants Program
ODA's
Indemnity Program
Ohio's
Annie's Project Holds Successful Winter Workshops in
2007-2008
Starting,
Organizing and Managing an LLC for a Farm Business
Employee
Management Crucial in Springtime
Do
you have a question that you would like to ask the Ohio
AG Manager Team? If so, click here to email your
question.
Ohio
Farm Custom Rates--2008
Barry
Ward, Leader Production Business Management, OSU Extension
and Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development
Economics (AEDE)
Click
here for the PDF Version of Ohio Farm Custom Rates--2008
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 calculations 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.
“Ohio
Farm Custom Rates 2008” is based on survey results from
205 Ohio farmers, custom farmers and farm managers.
The custom rates presented may differ from rates in
your region depending on availability of custom operators
& machinery, timeliness, operator skill, field size
& shape, crop conditions, performance characteristics
of the machine being used and demand for custom farming
services.
Custom
farming rate increases for 2008 include custom Corn
Harvest at $25.45/acre, Conventional Corn Planting at
$15.11/acre, Drilling No-Till Soybeans at $15.68/acre,
and Spraying Chemicals (Self-Propelled Sprayer) at $6.36/acre.
These represent increases of 6%, 5.7%, 10.4%, and 11.6%
respectively over 2006 Ohio custom rates. Other operations
show similar 4 year rate increases. Higher machinery,
fuel and labor costs have contributed to custom farming
rate increases over the past 2 years. For more information
on custom farming rates and other Farm Management Topics
see our Department Farm Management Website at:
http://aede.osu.edu/programs/FarmManagement/
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 – 2008
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Average
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Range
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Strip
Tillage |
|
|
|
|
|
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Stalk
Chopper / acre |
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$10.00
|
|
$6.73
|
-
|
$13.27
|
Moldboard
Plow / acre |
|
$15.47
|
|
$10.61
|
-
|
$20.33
|
Chisel
Plow / acre |
|
$14.23
|
|
$10.37
|
-
|
$18.09
|
Disk
Chisel / acre |
|
$14.69
|
|
$11.14
|
-
|
$18.23
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Disk-Tandem
/ acre |
|
$12.44
|
|
$9.70
|
-
|
$15.19
|
Disk-Offset
/ acre |
|
$12.71
|
|
$10.02
|
-
|
$15.40
|
Soil
Finishing /acre |
|
$11.90
|
|
$9.07
|
-
|
$14.73
|
Field
Cultivator / acre |
|
$10.55
|
|
$8.30
|
-
|
$12.79
|
Subsoiling
/ acre |
|
$17.88
|
|
$12.52
|
-
|
$23.23
|
V-Ripping
/ acre |
|
$17.28
|
|
$13.67
|
-
|
$20.89
|
Strip
Tillage / acre |
|
$16.65
|
|
$13.61
|
-
|
$19.69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fertilizer
Application - Ground |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dry
Bulk / acre |
|
$4.53
|
|
$3.12
|
-
|
$5.93
|
Liq
Knife / acre |
|
$8.70
|
|
$4.74
|
-
|
$12.65
|
Liq
Spray / acre |
|
$7.08
|
|
$4.56
|
-
|
$9.60
|
Annhydrous
/ acre |
|
$10.50
|
|
$7.16
|
-
|
$13.84
|
Lime
application / acre |
|
$7.06
|
|
$4.65
|
-
|
$9.46
|
Lime
application / ton |
|
$6.05
|
|
$2.90
|
-
|
$9.20
|
Chemical
Control of Weeds or Insects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spraying
(self propelled) / acre |
|
$6.36
|
|
$4.86
|
-
|
$7.85
|
Spraying
(pull type) / acre |
|
$6.33
|
|
$4.22
|
-
|
$8.45
|
Highboy
spraying / acre |
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$7.30
|
|
$5.16
|
-
|
$9.44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aerial
Application |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemicals
/ acre |
|
$7.78
|
|
$6.02
|
-
|
$9.53
|
|
|
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|
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Average
|
|
Range
|
|
|
Planting
Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
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Conventional
Till |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plant
Corn / 30" rows / acre |
|
$15.11
|
|
$10.81
|
-
|
$19.42
|
Plant
Corn w/ Fert Attach. / 30" rows / acre
|
|
$17.00
|
|
$12.35
|
-
|
$21.65
|
Plant
Soybeans / 15" rows / acre |
|
$16.06
|
|
$12.08
|
-
|
$20.04
|
Plant
soybeans / 30" rows / acre |
|
$13.29
|
|
$9.81
|
-
|
$16.76
|
Drill
Soybeans / acre |
|
$14.60
|
|
$10.78
|
-
|
$18.41
|
Drill
Small Grains / acre |
|
$14.60
|
|
$10.81
|
-
|
$18.38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No-Till
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Plant
Corn / 30" rows / acre |
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$17.14
|
|
$13.36
|
-
|
$20.93
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Plant
Corn w/ Fert Attach. / 30" rows / acre
|
|
$18.75
|
|
$13.87
|
-
|
$23.63
|
Plant
Soybeans / 15" rows / acre |
|
$15.95
|
|
$12.17
|
-
|
$19.74
|
Plant
soybeans / 30" rows / acre |
|
$16.78
|
|
$13.11
|
-
|
$20.44
|
Drill
Soybeans / acre |
|
$15.68
|
|
$11.72
|
-
|
$19.65
|
Drill
Small Grains / acre |
|
$15.65
|
|
$11.49
|
-
|
$19.80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Grass/Legume/Pasture
Seeding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grain
drill / acre |
|
$13.38
|
|
$9.93
|
-
|
$16.82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grain
Harvest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combine
Corn / acre |
|
$25.45
|
|
$21.61
|
-
|
$29.28
|
Combine
Soy / acre |
|
$24.73
|
|
$20.96
|
-
|
$28.50
|
Combine
Small Grains / acre |
|
$24.42
|
|
$20.45
|
-
|
$28.40
|
Ear
Corn Picker/acre |
|
$28.33
|
|
$22.28
|
-
|
$34.39
|
Grain
Cart/acre |
|
$4.13
|
|
$2.39
|
-
|
$5.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Average
|
|
Range
|
|
|
Grain
Storage - On Farm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Storage
/ month / bushel |
|
$0.037
|
|
$0.028
|
-
|
$0.046
|
Storage
/ year / bushel |
|
$0.16
|
|
$0.09
|
-
|
$0.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Grain
dry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moisture
removed per point / bushel |
|
$0.031
|
|
$0.021
|
-
|
$0.041
|
|
|
|
|
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Grain
Haul |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Farm
To Market |
|
$0.14
|
|
$0.10
|
-
|
$0.18
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miles
|
|
29
|
|
6
|
-
|
52
|
Farm
To Field |
|
$0.085
|
|
$0.05
|
-
|
$0.12
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miles
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|
10
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|
6
|
-
|
15
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