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Seeding rates, 2011Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2011 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $10.50 per acre across 136 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $8.50 and $24.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2011
$10.50/acre
Median of 136 surveyed charges, 2011
Low (25th pct)
$8.50
High (75th pct)
$24.00
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
$/acre, 2011 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 9 | $9.00 | $29.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 7 | $8.00 | $17.50 |
| Red Deer County | 7 | $9.00 | $35.00 |
| Kneehill County | 6 | $8.50 | $25.00 |
| Rocky View County | 6 | $8.50 | $29.00 |
| Leduc County | 6 | $24.50 | $35.00 |
| County of Newell | 5 | $8.50 | $22.50 |
| Vulcan County | 5 | $7.75 | $21.50 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 5 | $25.00 | $35.00 |
| Foothills County | 4 | $18.00 | $20.00 |
| Wheatland County | 4 | $8.13 | $10.00 |
| Clearwater County | 4 | $13.75 | $29.00 |
Individual charges, 2011
Every 2011 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 1 outside the normal range is greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Lacombe County | $35.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case 1240 Lacombe pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide on 15" spacing, Planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Ponoka County | $35.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case 1240 Ponoka pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide on 15" spacing, Planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Red Deer County | $35.00 | Tractor, Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill 39' wide with Red Deer 9" spacing, 4" paired rows , GPS guidance and Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer mapping | |
| Leduc County | $35.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case 1240 Leduc pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide on 15" spacing, Planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $35.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case 1240 Wetaskiwin Co 10 pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide on 15" spacing, Planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $29.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Bighorn MD 8 For seeding grasses seeder | |
| Clearwater County | $29.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Clearwater For seeding grasses seeder | |
| Mountain View County | $29.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Mountain View For seeding grasses seeder | |
| Rocky View County | $29.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Rocky View MD 44 For seeding grasses seeder | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $27.50 | Tractor, Precision 1710 row crop vacuum planter Barrhead Co 11 Row crop planting of corn, soybeans or sunflowers with GPS guidance and mapping |