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Seeding rates, 2014Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2014 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $10.00 per acre across 94 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $9.50 and $17.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2014
$10.00/acre
Median of 94 surveyed charges, 2014
Low (25th pct)
$9.50
High (75th pct)
$17.50
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, 2014
$/acre, 2014 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 9 | $12.00 | $28.00 |
| Red Deer County | 6 | $11.25 | $30.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 5 | $9.50 | $20.00 |
| Kneehill County | 5 | $10.50 | $28.00 |
| Rocky View County | 5 | $9.00 | $21.00 |
| MD of Wainwright No. 61 | 5 | $18.00 | $22.50 |
| Strathcona County | 4 | $16.75 | $26.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 4 | $9.50 | $29.00 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 3 | $9.00 | $21.00 |
| Camrose County | 3 | $10.00 | $28.00 |
| Foothills County | 2 | $15.38 | $22.00 |
| County of Newell | 2 | $9.75 | $11.00 |
Individual charges, 2014
Every 2014 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 4 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| 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 | |
| Sturgeon County | $29.00 | Case-IH 9170 4wd tractor, Case-IH disc air drill Sturgeon Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer 40' wide | |
| Westlock County | $29.00 | Case-IH 9170 4wd tractor, Case-IH disc air drill Westlock Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer 40' wide | |
| Kneehill County | $28.00 | John Deere 8770 4wd 325 hp tractor, John Kneehill Deere 1835 double shoot variable rate air drill Direct (no-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer 40' wide | |
| Mountain View County | $28.00 | John Deere 8770 4wd 325 hp tractor, John Mountain View Deere 1835 double shoot variable rate air drill Direct (no-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer 40' wide | |
| Camrose County | $28.00 | Tractor, Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill 70' wide with Camrose Co 22 Variable rt., sectional control cold flow kit and tank | |
| Kneehill County | $27.50 | New Holland tractor, Bourgault double-shoot air Good neighbor rate; direct (min-till) seeding canola or wheat; Kneehill drill 75' with granular fertilizer; includes hauling of products to field | |
| Strathcona County | $26.00 | Tractor, Ezee-On double shoot air seeder 40' Direct (no-till) seeding barley, canola or wheat directly into Strathcona wide with 10' spacing stubble; with granular fertilizer |