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Fertilizer application ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$9.80/acre
Median of 97 surveyed charges, 2015–2017
Low (25th pct)
$8.75
High (75th pct)
$10.55
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| County of Newell | 30 | $9.78 | $16.00 |
| Vulcan County | 29 | $9.50 | $13.15 |
| MD of Taber | 26 | $9.70 | $15.00 |
| Cypress County | 19 | $9.80 | $13.15 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 19 | $9.80 | $13.15 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 14 | $8.88 | $17.50 |
| Lethbridge County | 10 | $8.75 | $10.75 |
| Wheatland County | 10 | $8.75 | $11.75 |
| Foothills County | 8 | $8.75 | $15.00 |
| County of Warner No. 5 | 4 | $9.25 | $9.50 |
| Cardston County | 3 | $8.00 | $8.50 |
| Mountain View County | 1 | $7.65 | $7.65 |
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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.
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $17.50 | Willow Creek Tractor, Morris double shoot air Dual application; banding granular and anhydrous G, A MD 26 seeder fertilizer | |
| County of Newell | $16.00 | Dual application; with seeding cereals; with purchase of Newell Co 4 G Case-IH floater product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| County of Newell | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Newell Co 4 A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' Single application wide with NH3 kit | |
| MD of Taber | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Taber MD A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' Single application wide with NH3 kit | |
| Foothills County | $15.00 | Tractor, Morris cultivator 31' Single application - cultivating and banding anhydrous MD of Foothills No. 31 A wide with cold flow kit fertilizer; with purchase of product | |
| Foothills County | $15.00 | Tractor, Morris cultivator 31' Single application - cultivating and banding anhydrous fertilizer; MD of Foothills No. 31 A wide with cold flow kit with purchase of product | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $13.15 | County of Forty Mile No.8 L Air Tractor 502/802 Aerial application; 10 gallons water/acre | |
| County of Newell | $13.15 | County of Newell L Air Tractor 502/802 Aerial application; 10 gallons water/acre |