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Tillage & cultivation rates, 2008Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2008 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom tillage & cultivation had a median charge of $5.50 per acre across 43 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $2.75 and $14.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2008
$5.50/acre
Median of 43 surveyed charges, 2008
Low (25th pct)
$2.75
High (75th pct)
$14.00
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, 2008
$/acre, 2008 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Vulcan County | 6 | $3.63 | $5.50 |
| Kneehill County | 5 | $2.25 | $3.00 |
| Rocky View County | 4 | $5.50 | $8.50 |
| County of Newell | 3 | $3.00 | $6.50 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $10.00 | $14.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $3.50 | $3.50 |
| Foothills County | 2 | $4.50 | $5.00 |
| Wheatland County | 2 | $2.75 | $3.00 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 2 | $16.00 | $18.00 |
| Special Area No. 2 | 2 | $16.00 | $18.00 |
| Special Area No. 4 | 2 | $16.00 | $18.00 |
| Flagstaff County | 2 | $16.00 | $18.00 |
Individual charges, 2008
Every 2008 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | $18.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty Paintearth Co 18 D P/H disc 32' wide | |
| Special Area No. 2 | $18.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty Special Area 2 D P/H disc 32' wide | |
| Special Area No. 4 | $18.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty Special Area 4 D P/H disc 32' wide | |
| Flagstaff County | $18.00 | Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty Flagstaff D P/H disc 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 | |
| MD of Fairview No. 136 | $15.00 | Fairview MD 136 D Case-IH 4894 tractor, Big G heavy-duty disc 16' wide P/H | |
| MD of Peace No. 135 | $15.00 | Peace MD 135 D Case-IH 4894 tractor, Big G heavy-duty disc 16' wide P/H | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $14.00 | John Deere 300 hp tractor, Ezee-On heavy-duty disc Pincher Creek MD 9 D P/H 32' wide | |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | $14.00 | plus Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty Paintearth Co 18 D P/H Customer supplies fuel fuel disc 32' wide | |
| Special Area No. 2 | $14.00 | plus Steiger 4wd 360 hp tractor; Kello-Bilt 275 heavy-duty Special Area 2 D P/H Customer supplies fuel fuel disc 32' wide |