Table 8. Survey of Custom Farmwork Rates Charged in 2018
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillage |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Moldboard Plow | ac |
44
|
$33
|
$25
|
$39
|
$29
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
36
|
$133
|
$96
|
$173
|
$130
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Chisel Plow/Soil Saver | ac |
55
|
$26
|
$20
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
38
|
$221
|
$150
|
$304
|
$190
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Disc - Primary Tillage | ac |
36
|
$21
|
$16
|
$25
|
$19
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
24
|
$249
|
$120
|
$300
|
$213
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Disc - Secondary Tillage | ac |
33
|
$18
|
$15
|
$25
|
$17
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
23
|
$249
|
$153
|
$354
|
$212
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Offset Disc | ac |
13
|
$25
|
$15
|
$30
|
-
|
||
| hr |
7
|
$191
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Vertical Tillage | ac |
56
|
$22
|
$17
|
$26
|
$20
|
||
| hr |
44
|
$342
|
$177
|
$500
|
$282
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Zone Tillage with fertilizer |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| ac |
5
|
$26
|
-
|
-
|
$23
|
-
|
-
|
|
| hr |
3
|
$377
|
-
|
-
|
$426
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Strip Tillage | ac |
14
|
$28
|
$22
|
$35
|
|||
| hr |
6
|
$354
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| V Ripping | ac |
3
|
$30
|
-
|
||||
| Field Cultivate | ac |
91
|
$16
|
$12
|
$20
|
$14
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
63
|
$337
|
$152
|
$525
|
$241
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Harrowing | ac |
4
|
$15
|
-
|
$7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Deep Tillage/Subsoiling | ac |
12
|
$32
|
$23
|
$40
|
$29
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
8
|
$211
|
$169
|
$244
|
$215
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Soil Finisher | ac |
5
|
$15
|
|||||
| hr |
5
|
$221
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Packer/Rolling | ac |
46
|
$8
|
$5
|
$10
|
$7
|
||
| hr |
26
|
$190
|
$95
|
$300
|
$148
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Stalk Chopping | ac |
12
|
$17
|
$11
|
$24
|
$14
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
7
|
$160
|
-
|
-
|
$167
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeans |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Convential Row Planter | ac |
43
|
$24
|
$20
|
$29
|
$21
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
24
|
$394 | $151 | $544 | $302 |
-
|
-
|
|
| Minimum/No-Till Planter | ac |
56
|
$26
|
$22
|
$30
|
$25
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
34
|
$309
|
$175
|
$475
|
$346
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Strip Tillage Planter | ac |
8
|
$26
|
$24
|
$30
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
4
|
$388
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Conventional Drill | ac |
10
|
$24
|
$19
|
$29
|
$20
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
4
|
$337
|
-
|
-
|
$183
|
-
|
-
|
|
| No-Till Drill | ac |
57
|
$26
|
$20
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
43
|
$286
|
$136
|
$500
|
$246
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Air Seeder without fertilizer | ac |
24
|
$25
|
$22
|
$28
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
15
|
$485
|
$341
|
$537
|
$422
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Air Seeder with fertilizer | ac |
33
|
$26
|
$24
|
$30
|
$25
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
23
|
$441
|
$292
|
$536
|
$405
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Conventional Row Planter width 29 in. or less with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
14
|
$26
|
$21
|
$30
|
$21
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
5
|
$324
|
-
|
-
|
$270
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Conventional Row Planter width 29 in. or less without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
3
|
$23
|
-
|
-
|
$22
|
-
|
-
|
| Row width 30 in. or more with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
68
|
$25
|
$20
|
$30
|
$22
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
46
|
$331
|
$194
|
$485
|
$314
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Row width 30 in. or more without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
12
|
$23
|
$19
|
$27
|
$20
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
6
|
$430
|
-
|
-
|
$299
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Minimum/No-till Row width 29 in. or less with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
7
|
$28
|
-
|
-
|
$25
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
3
|
$409
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Minimum/No-till Row width 29 in. or less without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
4
|
$29
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Row width 30 in. or more with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
28
|
$29
|
$24
|
$34
|
$26
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
17
|
$299
|
$157
|
$390
|
$273
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Row width 30 in. or more without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
4
|
$28
|
-
|
-
|
$26
|
-
|
-
|
| Strip Tillage Planter Row width 29in. or less with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
3
|
$27
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Row width 30 in, or more with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
6
|
$29
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals (Oats,Barley,Wheat) |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Coventional Drill with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
12
|
$22
|
$16
|
$30
|
$19
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
8
|
$194
|
$81
|
$350
|
$168
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Coventional Drill without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
11
|
$22
|
$18
|
$26
|
$18
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
6
|
$171
|
-
|
-
|
$153
|
-
|
-
|
|
| No-till drill with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
34
|
$27
|
$22
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
20
|
$270
|
$153
|
$458
|
$247
|
-
|
-
|
|
| No-till drill without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
22
|
$24
|
$20
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
14
|
$259
|
$168
|
$311
|
$268
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Air Seeder without Fertilizer | ac |
15
|
$26
|
$24
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
8
|
$402
|
$341
|
$497
|
$438
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Air Seeder with Fertilizer | ac |
31
|
$26
|
$24
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
23
|
$431
|
$308
|
$536
|
$425
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forages |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Drill | ac |
28
|
$25
|
$20
|
$30
|
$24
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
17
|
$242
|
$155
|
$274
|
$237
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Brillion Type | ac |
5
|
$21
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Broadcast/ATV Spreading | ac |
12
|
$6
|
$4
|
$7
|
$5
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
7
|
$120
|
-
|
-
|
$94
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weed
Control Herbicide (excluding herbicide cost) |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Pull-type Sprayer | ac |
32
|
$10
|
$9
|
$12
|
$9
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
26
|
$351
|
$190
|
$510
|
$358
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Self-propelled High Clearance Sprayer | ac |
79
|
$10
|
$9
|
$11
|
$10
|
5
|
$10
|
| hr |
35
|
$462
|
$300
|
$637
|
$511
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Inter-row Cultivation | ac |
6
|
$18
|
-
|
-
|
$14
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
4
|
$156
|
-
|
-
|
$109
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Rotary Hoe | ac |
6
|
$11
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer Application |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Spread-dry Fertilizer | ac |
40
|
$10
|
$8
|
$11
|
$9
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
24
|
$377
|
$250
|
$514
|
$282
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Rental of Dry Bulk Applicator | ac |
3
|
$10
|
-
|
-
|
$12
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
4
|
$124
|
-
|
-
|
$15
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Anhydrous | ac |
5
|
$20
|
-
|
-
|
$15
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
3
|
$247
|
-
|
-
|
$212
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Liquid-ground | ac |
11
|
$14
|
$10
|
$17
|
$10
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
6
|
$533
|
-
|
-
|
$376
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Liquid Side-dress | ac |
22
|
$14
|
$10
|
$18
|
$13
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
15
|
$279
|
$133
|
$392
|
$261
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Prescription Map Service | ac |
4
|
$2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Site Specific Soil Sampling | ac |
4
|
$12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insecticide/Fungicide |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Early Season Application | ac |
7
|
$10
|
-
|
-
|
$10
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
5
|
$359
|
-
|
-
|
$426
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Late Season Application | ac |
11
|
$11
|
$10
|
$14
|
$11
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
8
|
$498
|
$303
|
$743
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
113
|
$48
|
$43
|
$54
|
$44
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
73
|
$382
|
$237
|
$500
|
$375
|
-
|
-
|
|
| without grain buggy | ac |
21
|
$43
|
$40
|
$46
|
$44
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
9
|
$324
|
$178
|
$452
|
$182
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining Soybeans |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
118
|
$46
|
$42
|
$50
|
$43
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
70
|
$519
|
$350
|
$750
|
$504
|
-
|
-
|
|
| without grain buggy | ac |
24
|
$43
|
$40
|
$46
|
$42
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
9
|
$430
|
$260
|
$706
|
$217
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combining Cereals |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy |
ac
|
98
|
$45
|
$40
|
$50
|
$42
|
3
|
$35
|
|
hr
|
60
|
$412
|
$215
|
$632
|
$449
|
-
|
-
|
|
| without grain buggy |
ac
|
21
|
$42
|
$40
|
$45
|
$40
|
-
|
-
|
|
hr
|
10
|
$361
|
$186
|
$586
|
$120
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canola |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
6
|
$42
|
-
|
-
|
$45
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
3
|
$479
|
-
|
-
|
$462
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Buggy Alone |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Grain Buggy Alone | ac |
11
|
$7
|
$5
|
$9
|
$5
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
10
|
$125
|
$82
|
$150
|
$143
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Crop Harvesting |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Grain Swathing | ac |
11
|
$17
|
$15
|
$21
|
$16
|
3
|
$14
|
| hr |
11
|
$153
|
$80
|
$188
|
$83
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other
Crop Harvesting High Moisture Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Combined and hauled to silo | ac |
4
|
$55
|
-
|
-
|
$48
|
-
|
-
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 6
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other
Crop Harvesting Edible Beans |
Unit
|
#
|
2018
|
2018 Percentile
|
2015
|
#
|
2018 ave. | |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Bean pulling + windrowing | ac |
5
|
$41
|
-
|
-
|
$35
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
4
|
$453
|
-
|
-
|
$392
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Combining - Conventional grain type | ac |
17
|
$50
|
$42
|
$55
|
$44
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
9
|
$462
|
$264
|
$670
|
$449
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Combining - Specialty - Bob/Lillston | ac |
9
|
$62
|
$48
|
$75
|
$51
|
-
|
-
|
| hr |
6
|
$526
|
-
|
-
|
||||