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Manure spreading rates, 2008Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2008 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom manure spreading had a median charge of $95.00 per hour across 105 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $85.00 and $125.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2008
$95.00/hour
Median of 105 surveyed charges, 2008
Low (25th pct)
$85.00
High (75th pct)
$125.00
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, 2008
$/hour, 2008 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | 7 | $200.00 | $402.50 |
| Lethbridge County | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| Vulcan County | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| Westlock County | 5 | $95.00 | $135.00 |
| Camrose County | 4 | $90.00 | $95.00 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 4 | $132.50 | $150.00 |
| Strathcona County | 4 | $95.00 | $150.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 4 | $132.50 | $150.00 |
| Thorhild County | 4 | $112.50 | $135.00 |
| Yellowhead County | 4 | $132.50 | $150.00 |
| Cardston County | 3 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
Individual charges, 2008
Every 2008 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF. 2 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $547.50 | 2 wagons with 7,900 gallon tanks each, with injectors; lagoon pump, power unit; 3 Lacombe LM operators; serves Alberta from southern border to Grande Prairie | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $517.50 | 2 wagons with 7,900 gallon tanks each; lagoon pump, power unit; 3 operators; serves Lacombe LM Alberta from southern border to Grande Prairie | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $402.50 | 3 tandem axle trucks with 4,600 gallon tanks, lagoon pump and power unit; with Lacombe LM operators; serves Alberta from southern border to Grande Prairie | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $300.00 | 2 tandem axle trucks with 4,600 gallon tanks, lagoon pump and power unit; with Lacombe LM operators; serves Alberta from southern border to Grande Prairie | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $215.00 | Wagon with 7,900 gallon tank; with injectors; with operator; serves Alberta from Lacombe LM southern border to Grande Prairie | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $200.00 | Wagon with 7,900 gallon tank; with operator; serves Alberta from southern border to Lacombe LM Grande Prairie | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $150.00 | Barrhead Co 11 C Fendt 926 260 hp tractor, pull-type 30 foot spreader, one operator | |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $150.00 | Lac Ste. Anne C Fendt 926 260 hp tractor, pull-type 30 foot spreader, one operator | |
| Leduc County | $150.00 | Leduc C Fendt 926 260 hp tractor, pull-type 30 foot spreader, one operator | |
| Parkland County | $150.00 | Parkland C Fendt 926 260 hp tractor, pull-type 30 foot spreader, one operator |