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Fertilizer application ratesCentral Alberta
Typical charge in Central Alberta
$8.50/acre
Median of 107 surveyed charges, 2015–2017
Low (25th pct)
$7.00
High (75th pct)
$10.00
Rates over time ($/acre)
Median charge per year, with the middle 50% of charges shaded.
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
$/acre, surveys 2013–2017. Click a column to sort.
| Lacombe County | 23 | $8.00 | $15.00 |
| Mountain View County | 22 | $8.50 | $17.00 |
| Ponoka County | 22 | $7.10 | $15.00 |
| Special Area No. 2 | 22 | $10.03 | $13.15 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 19 | $8.00 | $12.00 |
| Clearwater County | 13 | $7.75 | $11.90 |
| Red Deer County | 13 | $7.25 | $10.00 |
| Rocky View County | 10 | $8.50 | $14.00 |
| Kneehill County | 8 | $8.00 | $8.50 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 7 | $9.00 | $14.00 |
| Special Area No. 3 | 6 | $10.00 | $11.75 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 3 | $9.00 | $9.50 |
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Individual charges, 2013–2017
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page. 2 charges fall outside the normal range and are excluded from averages.
| Mountain View County | $17.00 | Mountain View Dual application; with seeding cereals; with purchase of product; G Case-IH floater County includes hauling of products to field | |
| Mountain View County | $17.00 | Dual application; with seeding cereals; with purchase of Mountain View County G Case-IH floater product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| Mountain View County | $16.00 | Dual application; with seeding cereals; with purchase of Mountain View G Case-IH floater product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| Lacombe County | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Bourgault 9200 Lacombe County A Single application field cultivator 40' wide with NH3 kit | |
| Ponoka County | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp Ponoka County A tractor, Bourgault 9200 field Single application cultivator 40' wide with NH3 kit | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $14.00 | MD of Bighorn No. 8 G TerraGator floater Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; incl. soil test | |
| Mountain View County | $14.00 | Custom NH3 Outfit Mountain View County G 50" Blade Cultivator | |
| Rocky View County | $14.00 | Rocky View County G TerraGator floater Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; incl. soil test |