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Seeding rates, 2008Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2008 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $8.63 per acre across 104 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $7.50 and $16.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2008
$8.63/acre
Median of 104 surveyed charges, 2008
Low (25th pct)
$7.50
High (75th pct)
$16.00
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
$/acre, 2008 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 8 | $9.13 | $20.00 |
| Red Deer County | 7 | $8.25 | $22.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 6 | $7.13 | $17.50 |
| Foothills County | 5 | $16.00 | $17.00 |
| MD of Taber | 5 | $7.50 | $22.50 |
| Kneehill County | 5 | $8.25 | $20.00 |
| Lacombe County | 4 | $7.75 | $16.00 |
| Flagstaff County | 4 | $17.50 | $20.75 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 4 | $8.48 | $11.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 3 | $6.50 | $7.50 |
| Vulcan County | 3 | $6.75 | $7.00 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 3 | $15.00 | $16.00 |
Individual charges, 2008
Every 2008 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 3 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Camrose County | $350.00 | Flexi-Coil heavy harrow 50' wide with Rental only; for broadcast seeding grains and grasses; Camrose Co 22/day rental Valmar box with granular fertilizer; no operator | |
| Westlock County | $25.00 | Direct (zero-till) seeding wheat, barley, oats or canola; Tractor, Concorde no-till air seeder 40' Westlock triple shoot seed, granular and anhydrous fertilizer all wide placed separately | |
| Leduc County | $23.00 | Cat 75C tractor, Bourgault 47' air drill, Direct seeding wheat, barley, oats or canola; with or Leduc double shoot, with mid row nitrogen without fertilizer banders | |
| County of Newell | $22.50 | John Deere 9300 tractor, Bourgault air Direct (min-till) seeding cereals, grasses or forages; Newell Co 4 drill, seed cart and 2000 gallon liquid with liquid & granular fertilizer; includes hauling cart (coulter applicat | |
| MD of Taber | $22.50 | John Deere 9300 tractor, Bourgault air Direct (min-till) seeding cereals, grasses or forages; Taber MD drill, seed cart and 2000 gallon liquid with liquid & granular fertilizer; includes hauling cart (coulter application | |
| Red Deer County | $22.00 | Tractor, Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill (5" Direct (zero-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer in Red Deer stealth knives, double shoot 12" same pass spacing, GPS equipped) | |
| Flagstaff County | $20.75 | John Deere 9400 4wd 425hp tractor, Direct (zero-till) seeding; with anhydrous and granular Flagstaff Morris Maxim air drill 55' wide, tow fertilizer in one pass behind 300 bushel tank | |
| Kneehill County | $20.00 | Kneehill Tractor, no-till seeder Direct (no-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer | |
| Mountain View County | $20.00 | Mountain View Tractor, no-till seeder Direct (no-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer | |
| Mountain View County | $20.00 | Mountain View Tractor, John Deere 1590 zero-till drill Direct (zero-till) seeding of cereals, canola or grasses |