Table 8. Survey of Custom Farmwork Rates Charged in 2015
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillage |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Moldboard Plow | ac |
67
|
$29
|
$24
|
$33
|
$25
|
31
|
$29
|
| hr |
50
|
$130
|
$89
|
$159
|
$118
|
28
|
$130
|
|
| Chisel Plow/Soil Saver | ac |
63
|
$24
|
$20
|
$26
|
$22
|
25
|
$22
|
| hr |
43
|
$190
|
$115
|
$270
|
$164
|
19
|
$194
|
|
| Disc - Primary Tillage | ac |
45
|
$19
|
$15
|
$25
|
$17
|
17
|
$18
|
| hr |
27
|
$213
|
$99
|
$304
|
$199
|
14
|
$198
|
|
| Disc - Secondary Tillage | ac |
38
|
$17
|
$13
|
$20
|
$15
|
18
|
$16
|
| hr |
27
|
$212
|
$100
|
$300
|
$185
|
15
|
$198
|
|
| Vertical Tillage | ac |
63
|
$20
|
$15
|
$25
|
$17
|
20
|
$19
|
| hr |
43
|
$282
|
$146
|
$400
|
$282
|
15
|
$247
|
|
| Zone Tillage
with fertilizer |
||||||||
| ac |
6
|
$23
|
$21
|
4
|
$20
|
|||
| hr |
5
|
$426
|
$319
|
4
|
$336
|
|||
| Field Cultivate | ac |
106
|
$14
|
$11
|
$18
|
$13
|
40
|
$12
|
| hr |
79
|
$241
|
$120
|
$331
|
$246
|
34
|
$189
|
|
| Harrowing | ac |
11
|
$7
|
$5
|
$8
|
$10
|
6
|
$7
|
| hr |
9
|
$141
|
$71
|
$234
|
$113
|
3
|
$178
|
|
| Deep Tillage/Subsoiling | ac |
19
|
$29
|
$24
|
$34
|
$28
|
4
|
$27
|
| hr |
15
|
$215
|
$141
|
$277
|
$191
|
6
|
$185
|
|
| Packer/Rolling | ac |
57
|
$7
|
$5
|
$10
|
$7
|
23
|
$7
|
| hr |
31
|
$148
|
$90
|
$203
|
$145
|
16
|
$116
|
|
| Stalk Chopping | ac |
9
|
$14
|
$12
|
$16
|
$11
|
||
| hr |
4
|
$167
|
$95
|
|||||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeans |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Convential Row Planter | ac |
46
|
$21
|
$18
|
$25
|
$21
|
16
|
$20
|
| hr |
28
|
$302
|
$127
|
$450
|
$270
|
10
|
$242
|
|
| Minimum/No-Till Planter | ac |
42
|
$25
|
$22
|
$28
|
$23
|
13
|
$24
|
| hr |
26
|
$346
|
$158
|
$525
|
$322
|
9
|
$392
|
|
| Conventional Drill | ac |
20
|
$20
|
$18
|
$23
|
$22
|
13
|
$20
|
| hr |
11
|
$183
|
$84
|
$288
|
$142
|
9
|
$172
|
|
| No-Till Drill | ac |
80
|
$24
|
$20
|
$26
|
$23
|
27
|
$22
|
| hr |
58
|
$246
|
$149
|
$367
|
$209
|
17
|
$265
|
|
| Air Seeder without fertilizer | ac |
26
|
$24
|
$22
|
$27
|
$23
|
11
|
$24
|
| hr |
17
|
$422
|
$312
|
$545
|
$449
|
10
|
$399
|
|
| Air Seeder with fertilizer | ac |
31
|
$25
|
$22
|
$28
|
$24
|
17
|
$24
|
| hr |
23
|
$405
|
$246
|
$566
|
$497
|
14
|
$406
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Conventional Row Planter width 23 in. or less | ||||||||
| with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
23
|
$21
|
$16
|
$25
|
$22
|
11
|
$21
|
| hr |
13
|
$282
|
$136
|
$405
|
$341
|
6
|
$288
|
|
| without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
4
|
$22
|
$19
|
||||
| hr |
3
|
$297
|
||||||
| Row width 24 in. or more | ||||||||
| with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
77
|
$22
|
$18
|
$25
|
$22
|
34
|
$21
|
| hr |
49
|
$315
|
$140
|
$440
|
$284
|
23
|
$312
|
|
| without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
7
|
$20
|
$18
|
5
|
$20
|
||
| hr |
5
|
$299
|
|
|
$160
|
4
|
$289
|
|
| Minimum/No-tillRow width 23 in. or less | ||||||||
| with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
8
|
$25
|
$20
|
$30
|
$24
|
3
|
$23
|
| hr |
6
|
$214
|
$293
|
|||||
| Row width 24 in. or more | ||||||||
| with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
41
|
$26
|
$22
|
$30
|
$23
|
12
|
$25
|
| hr |
30
|
$273
|
$138
|
$457
|
$277
|
7
|
$314
|
|
| without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
4
|
$26
|
|||||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals (Oats,Barley,Wheat) |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Coventional Drill | ||||||||
| with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
16
|
$19
|
$15
|
$24
|
$20
|
10
|
$18
|
| hr |
12
|
$168
|
$64
|
$284
|
$177
|
9
|
$177
|
|
| without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
12
|
$18
|
$15
|
$21
|
$17
|
8
|
$19
|
| hr |
6
|
$153
|
$136
|
|||||
| No-till drill | ||||||||
| with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
44
|
$24
|
$21
|
$27
|
$23
|
14
|
$23
|
| hr |
27
|
$247
|
$157
|
$337
|
$202
|
9
|
$324
|
|
| without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
20
|
$24
|
$20
|
$28
|
$22
|
7
|
$22
|
| hr |
13
|
$268
|
$160
|
$368
|
$173
|
3
|
$267
|
|
| Air Seeder without Fertilizer | ac |
14
|
$24
|
$20
|
$28
|
$22
|
8
|
$24
|
| hr |
11
|
$438
|
$300
|
$600
|
$475
|
7
|
$372
|
|
| Air Seeder with Fertilizer | ac |
26
|
$24
|
$22
|
$25
|
$24
|
13
|
$24
|
| hr |
19
|
$425
|
$289
|
$528
|
$463
|
11
|
$413
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forages |
Unit
|
#
|
2015 |
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Drill | ac |
25
|
$24
|
$19
|
$28
|
$21
|
13
|
$22
|
| hr |
15
|
$237
|
$104
|
$308
|
$255
|
6
|
$183
|
|
| Broadcast/ATV Spreading | ac |
22
|
$5
|
$4
|
$7
|
$4
|
8
|
$5
|
| hr |
12
|
$94
|
$59
|
$134
|
$87
|
4
|
$109
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Control |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Herbicide (excluding herbicide cost) | ||||||||
| Pull-type Sprayer | ac | 48 |
$9
|
$8
|
$11
|
$9
|
17 |
$8
|
| hr | 33 |
$358
|
$196
|
$554
|
$310
|
12 |
$299
|
|
| Self-propelled High Clearance Sprayer | ac | 68 |
$10
|
$8
|
$10
|
$9
|
24 |
$9
|
| hr | 37 |
$511
|
$282
|
$712
|
$501
|
12 |
$447
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Inter-row Cultivation | ac |
5
|
$14
|
|
|
$11
|
||
| hr |
4
|
$109
|
|
|
$114
|
|
|
|
| Rotary Hoe | ac |
6
|
$8
|
|
|
$8
|
||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer Application |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Spread-dry Fertilizer | ac |
46
|
$9
|
$8
|
$10
|
$8
|
16
|
$8
|
| hr |
25
|
$282
|
$126
|
$425
|
$232
|
8
|
$205
|
|
| Rental of Dry Bulk Applicator | ac |
5
|
$12
|
$12
|
4
|
$12
|
||
| hr |
4
|
$15
|
$12
|
|||||
| Anhydrous | ac |
10
|
$15
|
$13
|
$18
|
$14
|
||
| hr |
7
|
$212
|
$184
|
|||||
| Liquid-ground | ac |
18
|
$10
|
$9
|
$11
|
$9
|
6
|
$10
|
| hr |
6
|
$376
|
$361
|
3
|
$409
|
|||
| Liquid Side-dress | ac |
21
|
$13
|
$10
|
$15
|
$10
|
3
|
$11
|
| hr |
13
|
$261
|
$139
|
$375
|
$164
|
|||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insecticide/Fungicide |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Early Season Application | ac |
11
|
$10
|
$8
|
$11
|
$10
|
5
|
$8
|
| hr |
5
|
$426
|
|
|
$323
|
|||
| Late Season Application | ac |
8
|
$11
|
$9
|
$13
|
$10
|
||
| hr |
4
|
$445
|
$321
|
|||||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combining Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
136
|
$44
|
$40
|
$48
|
$42
|
48
|
$44
|
| hr |
80
|
$375
|
$240
|
$500
|
$355
|
27
|
$361
|
|
| without grain buggy | ac |
12
|
$44
|
$40
|
$50
|
$41
|
5
|
$46
|
| hr |
5
|
$182
|
$273
|
3
|
$197
|
|||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combining Soybeans |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
140
|
$43
|
$40
|
$46
|
$41
|
49
|
$43
|
| hr |
80
|
$504
|
$313
|
$720
|
$467
|
26
|
$486
|
|
| without grain buggy | ac |
13
|
$42
|
$40
|
$48
|
$41
|
5
|
$45
|
| hr |
6
|
$217
|
$386
|
3
|
$217
|
|||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combining Cereals |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
127
|
$42
|
$40
|
$45
|
$40
|
51
|
$41
|
| hr |
73
|
$449
|
$222
|
$645
|
$401
|
27
|
$428
|
|
| without grain buggy | ac |
11
|
$40
|
$32
|
$49
|
$39
|
4
|
$45
|
| hr |
5
|
$120
|
$265
|
|||||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Canola |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| with grain buggy | ac |
11
|
$45
|
$43
|
$45
|
$39
|
8
|
$45
|
| hr |
8
|
$462
|
$187
|
$674
|
$417
|
5 |
$622
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Grain Buggy Alone |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| ac |
18
|
$5
|
$3
|
$8
|
$5
|
9
|
$5
|
|
| hr |
10
|
$143
|
$84
|
$248
|
$80
|
3
|
$109
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Crop Harvesting |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Grain Swathing | ac |
7
|
$16
|
$14
|
4
|
$16
|
||
| hr |
10
|
$83
|
$57
|
$95
|
$98
|
5
|
$78
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Crop Harvesting High Moisture Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Combined and hauled to silo | ac |
5
|
$48
|
$49
|
||||
| hr |
3
|
$333
|
$312
|
|
|
|||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Crop Harvesting Edible Beans |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Bean pulling + windrowing | ac |
7
|
$35
|
$38
|
||||
| hr |
3
|
$392
|
||||||
| Combing - Conventional grain type | ac |
14
|
$44
|
$42
|
$46
|
$42
|
10
|
$44
|
| hr |
5
|
$449
|
$389
|
4
|
$449
|
|||
| Combing - Specialty - Bob/Lillston | ac |
7
|
$51
|
$58
|
||||
| hr |
4
|
$456
|
||||||
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Trucking |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
| Grains and Oilseeds | bu |
6
|
$0.16
|
$0.17
|
||||
| mt |
66
|
$9
|
$6
|
$11
|
$8
|
27
|
$8
|
|
| Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 3
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Forage Harvesting Hay |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
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| Swathing/conditioning | ac |
43
|
$18
|
$15
|
$20
|
$17
|
21
|
$17
|
| hr |
40
|
$154
|
$80
|
$205
|
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