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Seeding rates, 2013Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2013 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $10.00 per acre across 114 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $9.00 and $25.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2013
$10.00/acre
Median of 114 surveyed charges, 2013
Low (25th pct)
$9.00
High (75th pct)
$25.00
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, 2013
$/acre, 2013 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 9 | $12.00 | $35.00 |
| Rocky View County | 8 | $13.75 | $35.00 |
| Lacombe County | 6 | $23.50 | $40.00 |
| Ponoka County | 5 | $22.00 | $40.00 |
| Strathcona County | 5 | $23.00 | $25.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 5 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| County of Newell | 4 | $8.13 | $10.00 |
| Vulcan County | 4 | $7.88 | $8.50 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 4 | $8.25 | $9.50 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 4 | $13.75 | $21.00 |
| Clearwater County | 4 | $24.25 | $35.00 |
| Camrose County | 4 | $15.50 | $25.00 |
Individual charges, 2013
Every 2013 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| 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 | |
| Clearwater County | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Clearwater Conventional seeding grasses seeder | |
| Mountain View County | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Mountain View Conventional seeding grasses seeder | |
| Rocky View County | $35.00 | Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass Rocky View MD 44 Conventional seeding grasses seeder | |
| Clearwater County | $30.00 | Tractor, Flexi-Coil 5000 double shoot air drill Clearwater with 5" stealth knives, 12" spacing and GPS Direct (no-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer guidance | |
| Red Deer County | $30.00 | Tractor, Flexi-Coil 5000 double shoot air drill Red Deer with 5" stealth knives, 12" spacing and GPS Direct (no-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer guidance | |
| 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 |