Most custom rates have increased 10 to 20 percent from the previous survey conducted in 2007. Rates for custom combining, aerial pesticide application and snow removal were exceptions, rising about 25 ...

Many of us are willing to do some additional custom work as part of our operation in order to spread equipment cost over more acres. It doesn’t seem that difficult to custom plant or harvest some ...

Due to the high cost of investment in farm machinery, an ever-increasing number of farmers are hiring other people to provide some or all of their machinery resources for their farm operation. This is ...

Custom farming can provide an additional source of income for those with machinery and experience, or alleviate a farmer of a particular task that they do not wish to do on their own. Whether the ...

Farming is a complex business and many Ohio farmers utilize outside assistance for specific farm-related work. This option is appealing for tasks requiring specialized equipment or technical expertise ...

FARGO, N.D.--The chief executive of an Iowa company has announced a "stretch goal" to plant 10,000 acres of American soybeans in 2019. The wrinkle is his custom farming company will use "supervised" ...

HENDRICKS, Minn. — South African workers have helped grow the Olsen Custom Farming into a custom combining powerhouse. Chad Olsen, 51, runs the company with his wife, Pam, from a tree-lined farmstead ...

Due to the high costs, an ever-increasing number of farm operators are hiring out the machinery resources needed for their farm operations. This is especially true with new and younger farm operators, ...

Farmers who depend on custom work or provide custom services can review rates charged by others across the state in the latest Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey. The 2024 report was published in the March ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Whether it’s managing Prairie Woods Golf Course or growing corn and soybeans at his farm east of Janesville, Bob Dorr likes to keep his income diversified. So doing some custom farm ...