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Silage making rates, 2010Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2010 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom silage making had a median charge of $95.00 per hour across 204 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $85.00 and $300.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2010
$95.00/hour
Median of 204 surveyed charges, 2010
Low (25th pct)
$85.00
High (75th pct)
$300.00
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, 2010
$/hour, 2010 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 21 | $90.00 | $450.00 |
| Red Deer County | 19 | $95.00 | $390.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 12 | $91.25 | $450.00 |
| Yellowhead County | 12 | $107.50 | $585.00 |
| Westlock County | 11 | $95.00 | $430.00 |
| Leduc County | 10 | $90.00 | $450.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 8 | $87.50 | $585.00 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 8 | $90.00 | $450.00 |
| Parkland County | 8 | $90.00 | $450.00 |
| Strathcona County | 8 | $90.00 | $450.00 |
| Ponoka County | 6 | $85.00 | $305.00 |
| Rocky View County | 6 | $75.00 | $190.00 |
Individual charges, 2010
Every 2010 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Lethbridge County | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Lethbridge CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump hold | |
| MD of Taber | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Taber MD CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump holds | |
| Yellowhead County | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Yellowhead CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump hold | |
| Birch Hills County | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Birch Hills CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump hol | |
| MD of Fairview No. 136 | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Fairview MD 136 CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump | |
| County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Grande Prairie Co 1 CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin | |
| MD of Greenview No. 16 | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Greenview MD 16 CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump | |
| MD of Peace No. 135 | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 CH Peace MD 135 truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump ho | |
| Saddle Hills County | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Saddle Hills CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin dump ho | |
| MD of Smoky River No. 130 | $585.00 | Sp New Holland FX60 forage harvester, tandem axle Farmer supplies fuel; grass or barley silage; hauling up to 2-3 Smoky River MD 130 CH truck with 20' box holds 10-12 tonne, tridem axle end ~135 tonne/hour miles to bin d |