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Tillage & cultivation rates, 2004Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2004 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom tillage & cultivation had a median charge of $8.00 per acre across 21 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $4.75 and $8.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2004
$8.00/acre
Median of 21 surveyed charges, 2004
Low (25th pct)
$4.75
High (75th pct)
$8.50
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, 2004
$/acre, 2004 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Leduc County | 2 | $5.88 | $8.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 2 | $5.50 | $8.00 |
| Foothills County | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 1 | $6.25 | $6.25 |
| MD of Taber | 1 | $6.25 | $6.25 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $5.50 | $5.50 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 1 | $3.50 | $3.50 |
| Kneehill County | 1 | $3.20 | $3.20 |
| Mountain View County | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Ponoka County | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Red Deer County | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
Individual charges, 2004
Every 2004 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 10 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Cypress County | $100.00 | Cypress $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. S Cypress $125.00/hour R Ve | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $100.00 | Forty Mile Co 8 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. S Forty Mile Co 8 $ | |
| County of Newell | $100.00 | Newell Co 4 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. S Newell Co 4 $125.00/h | |
| County of Warner No. 5 | $100.00 | Warner Co 5 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. S Warner Co 5 $125.00/h | |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | $100.00 | Paintearth Co 18 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. C Paintearth Co 18 | |
| Special Area No. 2 | $100.00 | Special Area No 2 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. C Special Area No | |
| Special Area No. 3 | $100.00 | Special Area No 3 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. C Special Area No | |
| Special Area No. 4 | $100.00 | Special Area No 4 $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. | |
| Starland County | $100.00 | Starland $95.00 - R Versatile 118 120hp tractor, motorized 400hp P/H Plus trucking of equipment one way at cost; rate rotary plow 7.5' wide, 72 tines, digs 8" deep depends on rocks, roots, etc. C Starland $125.00/hour R | |
| Rocky View County | $32.00 | Rocky View MD 44 P Case 4690 4wd 200hp tractor, Melroe 6 P/H bottom plow pulling roller behind C Rocky View MD 44 P John Deere 7820 160hp or John Deere 8200 P/H or 160hp tractor, Kverneland moldboard plow 6 $110.00/hour |