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Tillage & cultivation rates, 2014Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2014 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom tillage & cultivation had a median charge of $5.75 per acre across 7 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $3.75 and $6.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2014
$5.75/acre
Median of 7 surveyed charges, 2014
Low (25th pct)
$3.75
High (75th pct)
$6.50
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, 2014
$/acre, 2014 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Foothills County | 3 | $7.00 | $8.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $3.75 | $3.75 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $5.75 | $5.75 |
Individual charges, 2014
Every 2014 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Foothills County | $8.00 | International tractor, Blanchard harrow-packer Foothills MD 31 HP C/S 50' wide | |
| Foothills County | $7.00 | Foothills MD 31 LR Tractor, Rite Way land roller 45' wide P/H | |
| Foothills County | $6.00 | John Deere 7830 fwd 150 hp tractor; heavy Foothills MD 31 H C/S harrow 55' wide | |
| Vulcan County | $5.75 | John Deere 9400 4wd 425 hp tractor; Vulcan H C/S Dagelman heavy harrow 70' wide | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $3.75 | John Deere 8640 275 hp tractor; Degelman Willow Creek MD 26 H C/S heavy harrow 70' wide | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $3.75 | John Deere 8640 275 hp tractor; Flexi-Coil Willow Creek MD 26 HP C/S harrow packer 70' wide | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $2.00 | Willow Creek MD 26 LR Rental Rite-way land roller 45' wide P/H Rental only; no operator, tractor or fuel |