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Tillage & cultivation rates, 2007Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2007 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom tillage & cultivation had a median charge of $5.25 per acre across 48 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $3.00 and $10.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2007
$5.25/acre
Median of 48 surveyed charges, 2007
Low (25th pct)
$3.00
High (75th pct)
$10.00
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, 2007
$/acre, 2007 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Vulcan County | 8 | $4.13 | $6.50 |
| Foothills County | 6 | $5.00 | $10.00 |
| Wheatland County | 4 | $2.75 | $3.00 |
| Rocky View County | 4 | $5.50 | $8.50 |
| County of Newell | 3 | $3.00 | $6.50 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $3.50 | $3.50 |
| Kneehill County | 3 | $1.75 | $2.25 |
| MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 2 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | 2 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| MD of Taber | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 1 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
| Clearwater County | 1 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
Individual charges, 2007
Every 2007 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 1 outside the normal range is greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Rocky View County | $35.00 | Case 4690 4wd 200 hp tractor; Melroe 6 bottom plow Rocky View MD 44 P & LR P/H pulling land roller behind | |
| MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | $27.00 | Massey Ferguson 1805 4wd 210 hp tractor; Melroe Bonnyville MD 87 P P/H Travel time and trucking of equipment included moldboard plow with 8 bottom x 16" spacing | |
| MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | $27.00 | Massey Ferguson 1805 4wd 210 hp tractor; Wilridge Bonnyville MD 87 P moldboard plow with centre pivot and 9 bottom x 18" P/H Travel time and trucking of equipment included spacing | |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | $27.00 | Massey Ferguson 1805 4wd 210 hp tractor; Melroe St. Paul Co 19 P P/H Travel time and trucking of equipment included moldboard plow with 8 bottom x 16" spacing | |
| County of St. Paul No. 19 | $27.00 | Massey Ferguson 1805 4wd 210 hp tractor; Wilridge St. Paul Co 19 P moldboard plow with centre pivot and 9 bottom x 18" P/H Travel time and trucking of equipment included spacing | |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | $15.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty disc Paintearth Co 18 D P/H 32' wide | |
| Special Area No. 2 | $15.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty disc Special Area No. 2 D P/H 32' wide | |
| Special Area No. 4 | $15.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty disc Special Area No. 4 D P/H 32' wide | |
| Flagstaff County | $15.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty disc Flagstaff D P/H 32' wide | |
| Clear Hills County | $15.00 | Clear Hills MD 21 D Case-IH 4894 tractor, Big G heavy-duty disc 16' wide P/H |