Average crop field sizes by state
How big a typical operation is for major crops in each state (USDA Census of Agriculture 2022), and what it costs to spray a field that size by drone. Then measure your own field for an exact number.
Quick answer: Average crop acreage per farm operation varies widely by crop and state — from small vineyard and orchard blocks of a few dozen acres to wheat and corn operations of several hundred. These figures come from USDA's 2022 Census of Agriculture and are averages across whole operations, so an individual field is usually smaller. Pick your state to see crop-by-crop field sizes and drone-spraying costs.
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FAQs
- Where does this field-size data come from?
- From the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Census of Agriculture (2022). For each state and crop we divide total crop acreage by the number of operations growing it, giving the average acres of that crop per farm.
- Is average operation size the same as a single field?
- No. Average acres per operation is a proxy for typical field size; a farm usually contains several fields. For an exact single-field number, trace your field on satellite imagery with the field mapper.
- How is the drone-spraying cost estimated?
- We apply our researched per-acre drone-spraying rates for each state to the typical field size. It's a planning estimate (application only); request quotes from operators for exact pricing.