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Seeding rates, 2017Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2017 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom seeding had a median charge of $16.00 per acre across 125 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $10.00 and $27.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2017
$16.00/acre
Median of 125 surveyed charges, 2017
Low (25th pct)
$10.00
High (75th pct)
$27.00
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, 2017
$/acre, 2017 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 10 | $12.13 | $35.00 |
| Lacombe County | 7 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Ponoka County | 7 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Red Deer County | 7 | $12.00 | $30.00 |
| Rocky View County | 7 | $18.00 | $35.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 7 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Leduc County | 6 | $24.50 | $40.00 |
| Kneehill County | 5 | $12.00 | $30.00 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 5 | $18.00 | $35.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 5 | $9.50 | $35.00 |
| Westlock County | 5 | $9.50 | $35.00 |
| Clearwater County | 4 | $14.00 | $35.00 |
Individual charges, 2017
Every 2017 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 2 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Lacombe County | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH 1240 Lacombe County pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" spacing, Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Ponoka County | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH 1240 Ponoka County pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" spacing, Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH 1240 County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" spacing, Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Leduc County | $40.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Case-IH 1240 Leduc County pivot vacuum planter 38.5' wide with 15" spacing, Vacuum planting canola; with liquid fertilizer Bourgault liquid fertilizer tank | |
| Clearwater County | $35.00 | Clearwater County Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass seeder Conventional seeding grasses | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $35.00 | MD of Bighorn No. 8 Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass seeder Conventional seeding grasses | |
| Mountain View County | $35.00 | Mountain View County Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass seeder Conventional seeding grasses | |
| Rocky View County | $35.00 | Rocky View County Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass seeder Conventional seeding grasses | |
| Athabasca County | $35.00 | Athabasca County 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 air drill 40' Sturgeon County Direct (min-till) seeding; with granular fertilizer wide |