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Silage making rates, 2006Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2006 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom silage making had a median charge of $85.00 per hour across 191 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $65.00 and $135.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2006
$85.00/hour
Median of 191 surveyed charges, 2006
Low (25th pct)
$65.00
High (75th pct)
$135.00
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, 2006
$/hour, 2006 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 19 | $125.00 | $450.00 |
| Red Deer County | 16 | $67.50 | $365.00 |
| Westlock County | 12 | $255.00 | $459.50 |
| Yellowhead County | 12 | $85.00 | $450.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 9 | $65.00 | $85.00 |
| Mountain View County | 9 | $65.00 | $180.00 |
| Wheatland County | 8 | $65.00 | $180.00 |
| Rocky View County | 8 | $65.00 | $180.00 |
| Leduc County | 8 | $85.00 | $450.00 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 7 | $85.00 | $450.00 |
| Strathcona County | 7 | $85.00 | $450.00 |
| Kneehill County | 6 | $65.00 | $180.00 |
Individual charges, 2006
Every 2006 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Sturgeon County | $459.50 | Sp Claas 870 forage harvester, tandem truck with Hauling any distance; additional tandem trucks at $67.00- Sturgeon CH 21'-24' box holds 10-12 tonne 72.00/hour per tandem truck depending on size of box | |
| Westlock County | $459.50 | Sp Claas 870 forage harvester, tandem truck with Hauling any distance; additional tandem trucks at $67.00- Westlock CH 21'-24' box holds 10-12 tonne 72.00/hour per tandem truck depending on size of box | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $450.00 | Barrhead Co 11 C Sp Claas 850 400 hp forage harvester | |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $450.00 | Lac Ste. Anne C Sp Claas 850 400 hp forage harvester | |
| Leduc County | $450.00 | Leduc C Sp Claas 850 400 hp forage harvester | |
| Strathcona County | $450.00 | Strathcona C Sp Claas 850 400 hp forage harvester | |
| Yellowhead County | $450.00 | Yellowhead C Sp Claas 850 400 hp forage harvester | |
| Athabasca County | $420.00 | Sp New Holland 2115 forage harvester, 2 tandem Athabasca Co 12 CH ~60 tonne/hour Hauling up to 1 mile trucks hold 12 tonne each | |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | $420.00 | Sp New Holland 2115 forage harvester, 2 tandem Barrhead Co 11 CH ~60 tonne/hour Hauling up to 1 mile trucks hold 12 tonne each | |
| Thorhild County | $420.00 | Sp New Holland 2115 forage harvester, 2 tandem Thorhild Co 7 CH ~60 tonne/hour Hauling up to 1 mile trucks hold 12 tonne each |