Papers

Farm Machinery Papers

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Custom Rates Survey

The latest survey was completed in 2024 and is displayed here. The previous 2022, 2020 and 2018 surveys are further below. 

June 14, 2024
Assessing Fieldwork Capacity in Your State April 8, 2024
Role of Utility Sized Tractors in Commercial Agricultural Operations February 12, 2018
Machinery Replacement Considerations April 24, 2017
KFMA Relative Expenditure Indexes March 3, 2017
USDA Expense Category Items February 24, 2017
Kansas Custom Rates Projections for 2016 February 1, 2016
Planting and Harvesting Capacity in Cotton Production: Estimated from Days Suitable for Fieldwork December 1, 2015
Expected Number of Days to Plant Summer Crops in Kansas April 1, 2015
Kansas Days Suitable for Fieldwork (Graphic by region) March 1, 2015
Days Suitable for Field Work in Kansas by Crop Reporting Regions July 1, 2013
Leasing vs. Buying Farm Machinery -- MF-2953 October 1, 2010
Irrigation Equipment Cost Survey in Kansas January 1, 2009
Irrigation Equipment Cost Survey in Kansas January 1, 2005