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Seeding rates, 2012Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2012 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $11.00 per acre across 183 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $8.50 and $24.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2012
$11.00/acre
Median of 183 surveyed charges, 2012
Low (25th pct)
$8.50
High (75th pct)
$24.50
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, 2012
$/acre, 2012 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 15 | $11.00 | $35.00 |
| Red Deer County | 12 | $20.00 | $26.50 |
| Lacombe County | 11 | $20.00 | $40.00 |
| Ponoka County | 9 | $20.00 | $40.00 |
| Rocky View County | 9 | $18.50 | $35.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 8 | $20.50 | $40.00 |
| Kneehill County | 7 | $10.00 | $28.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 6 | $9.00 | $20.00 |
| Clearwater County | 6 | $14.25 | $35.00 |
| Leduc County | 6 | $25.50 | $40.00 |
| Vulcan County | 5 | $8.00 | $22.25 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 5 | $18.50 | $35.00 |
Individual charges, 2012
Every 2012 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 | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH Lacombe 1240 pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer spacing, Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Ponoka County | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH Ponoka 1240 pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer spacing, Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Leduc County | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH Leduc 1240 pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer spacing, Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH Wetaskiwin Co 10 1240 pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer spacing, Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Bighorn MD 8 Precision seeding grasses seeder | |
| Clearwater County | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Clearwater Precision seeding grasses seeder | |
| Mountain View County | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Mountain View Precision seeding grasses seeder | |
| Rocky View County | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Rocky View MD 44 Precision seeding grasses seeder | |
| Athabasca County | $29.00 | Case-IH 9170 4wd tractor, Case-IH disc air drill Athabasca Co 12 Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer 40' wide | |
| Sturgeon County | $29.00 | Case-IH 9170 4wd tractor, Case-IH disc air drill Sturgeon Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer 40' wide |