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Fertilizer application rates, 2012Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2012 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom fertilizer application had a median charge of $7.75 per acre across 199 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $7.00 and $8.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2012
$7.75/acre
Median of 199 surveyed charges, 2012
Low (25th pct)
$7.00
High (75th pct)
$8.50
These are surveyed rates: what Alberta producers and custom operators reported actually charging, by county (Alberta Custom Rates Survey, Government of Alberta). Some are “good neighbour” rates. Alberta hasn’t published a newer survey. How we source data
By county, 2012
$/acre, 2012 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Lacombe County | 16 | $7.75 | $15.00 |
| Mountain View County | 14 | $8.08 | $11.00 |
| Ponoka County | 12 | $7.38 | $15.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 12 | $8.00 | $15.00 |
| Red Deer County | 11 | $7.25 | $10.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 10 | $7.88 | $17.50 |
| Vulcan County | 9 | $7.75 | $8.50 |
| Clearwater County | 9 | $7.25 | $10.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 7 | $7.25 | $9.50 |
| MD of Taber | 7 | $7.25 | $9.50 |
| Kneehill County | 7 | $7.50 | $8.50 |
| Rocky View County | 7 | $7.75 | $9.00 |
Individual charges, 2012
Every 2012 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $17.50 | Dual application; banding granular and anhydrous Willow Creek MD 26 G, A Tractor, Morris double shoot air seeder fertilizer | |
| Lacombe County | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Lacombe A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' wide Single application with NH3 kit | |
| Ponoka County | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Ponoka A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' wide Single application with NH3 kit | |
| Leduc County | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Leduc A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' wide Single application with NH3 kit | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Wetaskiwin Co 10 A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' wide Single application with NH3 kit | |
| Lacombe County | $12.95 | Dual application; with seed and fertilizer applied in Lacombe G TerraGator floater separate passes | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $12.95 | Dual application; with seed and fertilizer applied in Wetaskiwin Co 10 G TerraGator floater separate passes | |
| Mountain View County | $11.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; with Mountain View G TerraGator floater purchase of product | |
| County of Newell | $10.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase Newell Co 4 G Case-IH floater of product | |
| Wheatland County | $10.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase Wheatland G Case-IH floater of product |