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Complete haymaking ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$24.50/acre
Median of 7 surveyed charges, 2014–2016
Low (25th pct)
$23.25
High (75th pct)
$24.50
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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 2012–2016. Click a column to sort.
| Cypress County | 3 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Foothills County | 3 | $24.50 | $25.00 |
| Wheatland County | 3 | $25.00 | $41.00 |
| Vulcan County | 2 | $24.75 | $25.00 |
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Individual charges, 2012–2016
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 | |
| Foothills County | $25.00 | Sp Hesston 8550 or Massey Ferguson discbine 15' wide, John Foothills MD 31 MCR Mowing and conditioning, then raking Deere 5105M 100hp tractor, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide | |
| Vulcan County | $25.00 | Sp Hesston 8550 or Massey Ferguson discbine 15' wide, John Vulcan MCR Mowing and conditioning, then raking Deere 5105M 100hp tractor, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide | |
| Wheatland County | $25.00 | Sp Hesston 8550 or Massey Ferguson discbine 15' wide, John Wheatland MCR Mowing and conditioning, then raking Deere 5105M 100hp tractor, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide | |
| Foothills County | $24.50 | MD of Foothills No.31 MCR Massey WR 7770 16'. discbine, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide Cut and rake | |
| Vulcan County | $24.50 | Vulcan County MCR Massey WR 7770 16'. discbine, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide Cut and rake | |
| Wheatland County | $24.50 | Wheatland County MCR Massey WR 7770 16'. discbine, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide Cut and rake | |
| Foothills County | $24.50 | Foothills MD 31 MCR Massey WR 7770 16'. discbine, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide Cut and rake |