Complete haymaking ratesAlberta
Typical charge in Alberta
$24.50/acre
Median of 22 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$22.00
High (75th pct)
$27.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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 2014–2018. Click a column to sort.
| Rocky View County | 7 | $24.50 | $41.00 |
| Mountain View County | 6 | $22.00 | $41.00 |
| Foothills County | 4 | $23.75 | $24.50 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 3 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Red Deer County | 3 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Cypress County | 2 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Wheatland County | 2 | $32.75 | $41.00 |
| Clearwater County | 2 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $24.50 | $24.50 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $24.50 | $24.50 |
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Individual charges, 2014–2018
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| Wheatland County | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 Wheatland County MCR tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 MD of Bighorn No. 8 MCR tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| Clearwater County | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 Clearwater County MCR tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| Mountain View County | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 MCR Mountain View County tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| Rocky View County | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 Rocky View County MCR tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 Bighorn MD 8 MCR Mowing and conditioning, then raking tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| Clearwater County | $41.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' header; White 2-105 Clearwater MCR Mowing and conditioning, then raking tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide | |
| Red Deer County | $27.00 | Red Deer County MCR Tractor, Hesston 1340 swather with 12' header; 12 wheel V-rake |