Colby Field

Colby Field

Assistant Professor and Area Extension Educator – Risk Management / University of Idaho
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Land rental rates for Idaho agricultural operations

A University of Idaho Extension survey of 289 Idaho agricultural land rental agreements provides regional rental-rate insights to help landowners and producers negotiate fair market rates.
June 12, 2026
Colby Field, Pat Hatzenbuehler, Brett Wilder, and Jessica Windh

Farmers, ranchers, landowners, renters, real estate agents, bankers and interested neighbors all have one question in common: What is a fair market rate for renting agricultural land?


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Hiring vs. doing it yourself: 2025 Idaho custom rates survey results

The University of Idaho Extension's 2025 Custom Rates Survey helps farmers compare costs of doing farm work themselves versus hiring custom operators, including results for the most-asked-about categories: tillage, seeding and hay operations.
April 16, 2025
Colby Field, Pat Hatzenbuehler, and Brett Wilder

The University of Idaho Extension's 2025 Custom Rates Survey helps farmers compare costs of doing farm work themselves versus hiring custom operators.



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