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Silage making rates, 2016Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2016 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom silage making had a median charge of $90.00 per hour across 70 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $85.00 and $190.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2016
$90.00/hour
Median of 70 surveyed charges, 2016
Low (25th pct)
$85.00
High (75th pct)
$190.00
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, 2016
$/hour, 2016 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Red Deer County | 14 | $110.00 | $320.00 |
| Ponoka County | 7 | $90.00 | $200.00 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 6 | $87.50 | $365.00 |
| Mountain View County | 5 | $90.00 | $190.00 |
| Rocky View County | 5 | $90.00 | $190.00 |
| Kneehill County | 4 | $110.00 | $190.00 |
| Westlock County | 4 | $185.00 | $365.00 |
| Lamont County | 3 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | 3 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
| County of Minburn No. 27 | 2 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
| County of Vermilion River | 2 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 2 | $76.25 | $85.00 |
Individual charges, 2016
Every 2016 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF. 3 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Lamont County | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, tandem axle truck with 20' Lamont County CH extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled for harveste | |
| Lamont County | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel Lamont County CH Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, 30' tandem axle end-dump extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled for harvester | |
| County of Minburn No. 27 | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, tandem axle truck with 20' County of Minburn No. 27 CH extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled f | |
| County of Minburn No. 27 | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel County of Minburn No. 27 CH Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, 30' tandem axle end-dump extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled for | |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, tandem axle truck with 20' County of St. Paul No. 19 CH extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled | |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel County of St. Paul No. 19 CH Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, 30' tandem axle end-dump extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled fo | |
| County of Vermilion River | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, tandem axle truck with 20' County of Vermilion River CH extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled | |
| County of Vermilion River | $500.00 | Includes hauling; additional tandem axle trucks with 20' plus fuel County of Vermilion River CH Sp Claas 890 505 hp forage harvester, 30' tandem axle end-dump extensions at $95.00/hour, as required. If land not rolled fo | |
| MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | $400.00 | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 CG Sp Claas 830 forage harvester | |
| Red Deer County | $390.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 14' header, tractor 160 hp, Case FHX 300 forage harvester, dump wagon with 700 cubic Red Deer County SCHP 6-7 acres/hour foot box, tandem axle truck, packing with John Deere 4 |