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Manure spreading rates, 2011Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2011 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom manure spreading had a median charge of $130.00 per hour across 316 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $105.00 and $165.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2011
$130.00/hour
Median of 316 surveyed charges, 2011
Low (25th pct)
$105.00
High (75th pct)
$165.00
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, 2011
$/hour, 2011 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Lacombe County | 15 | $175.00 | $755.00 |
| Red Deer County | 14 | $182.50 | $755.00 |
| Ponoka County | 11 | $150.00 | $205.00 |
| Wheatland County | 10 | $157.50 | $230.00 |
| Kneehill County | 10 | $157.50 | $230.00 |
| Mountain View County | 10 | $157.50 | $755.00 |
| Camrose County | 10 | $105.00 | $205.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 9 | $125.00 | $230.00 |
| Vulcan County | 9 | $125.00 | $230.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 9 | $125.00 | $230.00 |
| MD of Wainwright No. 61 | 9 | $105.00 | $755.00 |
| Strathcona County | 9 | $115.00 | $205.00 |
Individual charges, 2011
Every 2011 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF. 99 outside the normal range are 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 with Nuhn plus fuel Lacombe LM 10,000 gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors; stationary slu | |
| Mountain View County | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator; 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors with Nuhn plus fuel Mountain View LM 10,000 gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors; stationa | |
| Red Deer County | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator; 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors with Nuhn plus fuel Red Deer LM 10,000 gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors; stationary sl | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator; 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors with Nuhn plus fuel Stettler Co 6 LM 10,000 gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors; stationa | |
| County of Vermilion River | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator; 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors with Nuhn Vermilion River plus fuel LM 10,000 gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors; statio | |
| MD of Wainwright No. 61 | $755.00 | Tractor, Houle 50' high velocity lagoon pump agitator; 2 Case-IH 435 4wd 325 hp tractors with Nuhn plus fuel Wainwright MD 61 LM 10,000 gallon quad trains (2 tank articulating manure spreader units) with injectors; stati | |
| Cardston County | $230.00 | Cardston CC Tandem axle truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushel articulating spreader; with operator | |
| Cypress County | $230.00 | Cypress CC Tandem axle truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushel articulating spreader; with operator | |
| Foothills County | $230.00 | Foothills MD 31 CC Tandem axle truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushel articulating spreader; with operator | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $230.00 | Forty Mile Co 8 CC Tandem axle truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushel articulating spreader; with operator |