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Tillage & cultivation ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$4.75/acre
Median of 18 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$3.00
High (75th pct)
$7.88
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/acre)
Median charge per year, with the middle 50% of charges shaded.
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
$/acre, surveys 2014–2018. Click a column to sort.
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 9 | $3.75 | $3.75 |
| Foothills County | 6 | $7.75 | $9.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $12.00 | $16.00 |
| 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 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $5.75 | $5.75 |
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Individual charges, 2014–2018
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $16.00 | MD of Pincher Creek John Deere 300 hp tractor, Ezee-On heavy D P/H No. 9 duty disc 32' wide | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $12.00 | MD of Pincher Creek John Deere 300 hp tractor, Bourgault 9200 CV C/S No. 9 field cultivator 40' wide | |
| Foothills County | $9.00 | International tractor, Blanchard harrow- MD of Foothills No.31 HP C/S packer 50' wide | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $8.00 | MD of Pincher Creek LR fwa 110 hp tractor, land roller 40' wide C/S No. 9 | |
| Foothills County | $8.00 | MD of Foothills No. 31 H John Deere 7830 fwd 150 hp tractor; heavy harrow 55' wide C/S | |
| Foothills County | $8.00 | International tractor, Blanchard harrow-packer Foothills MD 31 HP C/S 50' wide | |
| Foothills County | $7.50 | MD of Foothills No.31 LR Tractor, Rite Way land roller 45' wide P/H | |
| Foothills County | $7.00 | Foothills MD 31 LR Tractor, Rite Way land roller 45' wide P/H |