Home / Alberta / Tillage & cultivation / 2010
Tillage & cultivation rates, 2010Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2010 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom tillage & cultivation had a median charge of $15.00 per acre across 47 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $6.50 and $28.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
Last updated · Methodology
Typical charge in Alberta, 2010
$15.00/acre
Median of 47 surveyed charges, 2010
Low (25th pct)
$6.50
High (75th pct)
$28.00
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
$/acre, 2010 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Kneehill County | 6 | $15.13 | $45.00 |
| Rocky View County | 5 | $28.00 | $45.00 |
| Mountain View County | 4 | $31.50 | $45.00 |
| Foothills County | 3 | $5.50 | $6.50 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $10.00 | $14.00 |
| Wheatland County | 3 | $35.00 | $45.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $3.75 | $3.75 |
| Red Deer County | 3 | $35.00 | $45.00 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 2 | $17.00 | $19.00 |
| Special Area No. 2 | 2 | $17.00 | $19.00 |
| Special Area No. 4 | 2 | $17.00 | $19.00 |
| Flagstaff County | 2 | $17.00 | $19.00 |
Individual charges, 2010
Every 2010 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 5 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Wheatland County | $96.50 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable Plowing, then power harrowing, then seeding all in Wheatland PL, H, Seed P/H width 8.5'-12' width, Lemken power harrow, separa | |
| Kneehill County | $96.50 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable Plowing, then power harrowing, then seeding all in Kneehill PL, H, Seed P/H width 8.5'-12' width, Lemken power harrow, separat | |
| Mountain View County | $96.50 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable Plowing, then power harrowing, then seeding all in Mountain View PL, H, Seed P/H width 8.5'-12' width, Lemken power harrow, se | |
| Red Deer County | $96.50 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable Plowing, then power harrowing, then seeding all in Red Deer PL, H, Seed P/H width 8.5'-12' width, Lemken power harrow, separat | |
| Rocky View County | $96.50 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable Plowing, then power harrowing, then seeding all in Rocky View MD 44 PL, H, Seed P/H width 8.5'-12' width, Lemken power harrow, | |
| Wheatland County | $45.00 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom Wheatland P reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable P/H width 8.5'-12' width | |
| Kneehill County | $45.00 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom Kneehill PL reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable P/H width 8.5'-12' width | |
| Mountain View County | $45.00 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom Mountain View PL reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable P/H width 8.5'-12' width | |
| Red Deer County | $45.00 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom Red Deer PL reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable P/H width 8.5'-12' width | |
| Rocky View County | $45.00 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 bottom Rocky View MD 44 PL reversible breaking plow with hydraulic variable P/H width 8.5'-12' width |