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Seeding rates, 2015Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2015 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $9.50 per acre across 37 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $9.00 and $11.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2015
$9.50/acre
Median of 37 surveyed charges, 2015
Low (25th pct)
$9.00
High (75th pct)
$11.00
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, 2015
$/acre, 2015 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 3 | $9.00 | $21.00 |
| Mountain View County | 3 | $11.00 | $12.25 |
| Rocky View County | 3 | $9.00 | $21.00 |
| Camrose County | 3 | $10.00 | $26.50 |
| Sturgeon County | 3 | $9.50 | $35.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 2 | $9.50 | $10.00 |
| Athabasca County | 2 | $22.25 | $35.00 |
| Strathcona County | 2 | $15.75 | $22.00 |
| Westlock County | 2 | $22.25 | $35.00 |
| County of Newell | 1 | $11.75 | $11.75 |
| Wheatland County | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
Individual charges, 2015
Every 2015 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 4 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Athabasca County | $35.00 | Athabasca Co 12 Case IH 485, disc air drill 60' wide Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer | |
| Sturgeon County | $35.00 | Case-IH 9170 4wd tractor, Case-IH disc Sturgeon Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer air drill 40' wide | |
| Westlock County | $35.00 | Case-IH 9170 4wd tractor, Case-IH disc Westlock Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer air drill 40' wide | |
| Camrose County | $26.50 | Zero till cereals, pulses and canola. 10" spacing GPS variable rate Camrose Co 22 Tractor, Flexi-Coil 7000 70' with NH3 +dry+seed | |
| Strathcona County | $22.00 | Strathcona County Flexicoil 40 ft. Direct seeding, No till | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $21.00 | Bighorn MD 8 Tractor, Bourgault air seeder 32' wide Direct (no-till) seeding cereals; with granular fertilizer | |
| Rocky View County | $21.00 | Rocky View MD 44 Tractor, Bourgault air seeder 32' wide Direct (no-till) seeding cereals; with granular fertilizer | |
| Mountain View County | $12.25 | Broadcast seeding grains; with granular fertilizer; with purchase Mountain View TerraGator floater of product | |
| County of Newell | $11.75 | Broadcast seeding canola or forages; with or without granular Newell Co 4 Case-IH floater fertilizer; with purchase of product | |
| Mountain View County | $11.00 | Broadcast seeding canola or forages; with granular fertilizer; Mountain View TerraGator floater with purchase of product |