OPACA Custom Rates

Every year in March, OPACA polls its members for custom rates for a few of the most common jobs. These are average rates from 15 OPACA member-contractors that participated in March 2025. Rates vary due to fuel and mobilization costs, but also based on the quality of equipment and labour, efficiency, and other factors to consider when hiring an agri-contractor. Read more here in our 2023 Better Farming article and find our contractor members here!

Below are the results from the 2025 survey or click here for the pdf.

Manure – click here (or right click & save link as) to download our handy manure calculator (Excel file) and click here for the OMAFA Manure databank

Tanker- $16 / 1000gal
Drag hose- $15 / 1000gal
Tanker- $311/ hour
Sand surcharge- $4 / 1000gal
Injection- $50 / 1000 gal
Pit pump agitation- $154 / hour
Manure boat- $418 / hour
Loader & spreader- $337 / hour

Tillage

MB Plow- $43 / acre
Disc- $31 / acre
Strip-till- $38 / acre

Planting

Beans – no-till- 30″ $35 / acre
Corn – conventional- 30” $33 / acre
Cereals – no-till- $32 / acre

Spraying/Fert application

Spraying- $15 / acre
Dry fert spreading- $12 / acre
Liquid side dress- $17 / acre

Combining/Harvesting

Combining corn- $69 / acre
Combining soys- $64 / acre
Corn silage -chopper- $704 / hour

Hay

Mowing- $22 / acre
Baling lg squares- $2.53 / sq ft
Haylage (all)- $1167/ hour
-Chopper- $663 / hour
-Hauling- $168/ hour
-Packing- $213 / hour

Also see OMAFA’s Custom Rates, 200 respondents, by region (2024)