Seeding ratesCentral Alberta
Typical charge in Central Alberta
$12.00/acre
Median of 68 surveyed charges, 2015–2017
Low (25th pct)
$10.00
High (75th pct)
$25.00
Rates over time ($/acre)
Median charge per year, with the middle 50% of charges shaded.
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
$/acre, surveys 2013–2017. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 21 | $12.25 | $35.00 |
| Rocky View County | 14 | $18.25 | $35.00 |
| Red Deer County | 13 | $12.00 | $30.00 |
| Lacombe County | 10 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 9 | $18.00 | $35.00 |
| Kneehill County | 9 | $12.00 | $30.00 |
| Ponoka County | 9 | $25.00 | $40.00 |
| Clearwater County | 8 | $18.25 | $35.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 5 | $9.50 | $12.00 |
| Special Area No. 3 | 3 | $11.75 | $16.00 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 2 | $9.25 | $9.50 |
| Special Area No. 2 | 2 | $10.88 | $11.75 |
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Individual charges, 2013–2017
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page. 4 charges fall outside the normal range and are excluded from averages.
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $35.00 | MD of Bighorn No. 8 Tractor fwa 100 hp, Brillion precision grass seeder Conventional seeding grasses |