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Tillage & cultivation rates, 2016Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2016 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom tillage & cultivation had a median charge of $10.00 per acre across 40 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $3.00 and $16.13 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2016
$10.00/acre
Median of 40 surveyed charges, 2016
Low (25th pct)
$3.00
High (75th pct)
$16.13
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, 2016
$/acre, 2016 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Rocky View County | 7 | $13.00 | $35.00 |
| Mountain View County | 5 | $13.00 | $20.00 |
| Clearwater County | 4 | $14.75 | $20.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $12.00 | $16.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $3.75 | $3.75 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 3 | $13.00 | $16.50 |
| Foothills County | 2 | $8.25 | $9.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 2 | $4.75 | $6.50 |
| County of Newell | 2 | $2.75 | $3.00 |
| MD of Taber | 2 | $4.63 | $6.50 |
| Wheatland County | 2 | $2.75 | $3.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $2.75 | $3.00 |
Individual charges, 2016
Every 2016 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 | $45.00 | John Deere 9430 4wd tractor, Lemken 7 Rocky View County PL bottom reversable breaking plow with P/H hydraulic vari-width 8.5'-12' width | |
| Rocky View County | $35.00 | Case 4690 4wd 200 hp tractor; Melroe 6 Rocky View County PL P/H bottom plow pulling land roller behind | |
| Rocky View County | $22.00 | Fendt 930, Lemken 7 bottom reversable Additional if seeding without breaking plow with hydraulic vari-width 8.5'- Rocky View County $96.50/acre PL, H, Seed P/H fertilizer. (Plowing, then power-harrowing, 12' width, Kuhn | |
| Clearwater County | $20.00 | Sunflower 40' disc and 425 hp 4wd AGCO Clearwater County D H/C tractor | |
| Mountain View County | $20.00 | Sunflower 40' disc and 425 hp 4wd AGCO Mountain View County D H/C tractor | |
| Red Deer County | $20.00 | Sunflower 40' disc and 425 hp 4wd AGCO Red Deer County D H/C tractor | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $16.50 | 4wd JD 4440 275 hp tractor, home-made land MD of Bighorn No. 8 LR P/H roller 14' wide | |
| Clearwater County | $16.50 | 4wd JD 4440 275 hp tractor, home-made land Clearwater County LR P/H roller 14' wide | |
| Mountain View County | $16.50 | 4wd JD 4440 275 hp tractor, home-made land Mountain View County LR P/H roller 14' wide | |
| Ponoka County | $16.50 | Ponoka County D 8 metre Madara $8.50/hour Disc (high speed) |