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Manure spreading rates, 2009Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2009 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom manure spreading had a median charge of $99.00 per hour across 164 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $85.00 and $130.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2009
$99.00/hour
Median of 164 surveyed charges, 2009
Low (25th pct)
$85.00
High (75th pct)
$130.00
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, 2009
$/hour, 2009 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Red Deer County | 8 | $105.00 | $755.00 |
| MD of Wainwright No. 61 | 8 | $90.00 | $755.00 |
| Lacombe County | 6 | $160.00 | $755.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 6 | $160.00 | $755.00 |
| Camrose County | 6 | $92.50 | $100.00 |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | 6 | $132.50 | $440.00 |
| Foothills County | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| County of Newell | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| Vulcan County | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 5 | $108.00 | $125.00 |
| Mountain View County | 5 | $225.00 | $755.00 |
Individual charges, 2009
Every 2009 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF. 1 outside the normal range is greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Lacombe County | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator, 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors, 2 Nuhn 10,000 Lacombe LM gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors, stationary slurry holding | |
| Mountain View County | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator, 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors, 2 Nuhn 10,000 Mountain View LM gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors, stationary slurry ho | |
| Red Deer County | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator, 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors, 2 Nuhn 10,000 Red Deer LM gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors, stationary slurry holding | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator, 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors, 2 Nuhn 10,000 Stettler Co 6 LM gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors, stationary slurry ho | |
| County of Vermilion River | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator, 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors, 2 Nuhn 10,000 Vermilion River LM gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors, stationary slurry | |
| MD of Wainwright No. 61 | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator, 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors, 2 Nuhn 10,000 Wainwright MD 61 LM gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors, stationary slurry | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $440.00 | Grande Prairie LM 3 tandem axle trucks with 4,600 gallon tanks, lagoon pump and power unit, operators | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $335.00 | Grande Prairie LM 2 tandem axle trucks with 4,600 gallon tanks, lagoon pump and power unit, operators | |
| Lacombe County | $225.00 | Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractor, Nuhn 10,000 gallon quad train (2 tank articulating manure spreader unit) Lacombe LM with injectors, operator | |
| Lacombe County | $225.00 | Lacombe LM Stationary slurry holding cell fills manure spreader tanks in field, operator |