Table 8. Survey of Custom Farmwork Rates Charged in 2015
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tillage |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Moldboard Plow | ac |
67
|
$29
|
$24
|
$33
|
$25
|
4
|
$31
|
hr |
50
|
$130
|
$89
|
$159
|
$118
|
|||
Chisel Plow/Soil Saver | ac |
63
|
$24
|
$20
|
$26
|
$22
|
3
|
$27
|
hr |
43
|
$190
|
$115
|
$270
|
$164
|
|||
Disc - Primary Tillage | ac |
45
|
$19
|
$15
|
$25
|
$17
|
3
|
$16
|
hr |
27
|
$213
|
$99
|
$304
|
$199
|
|||
Disc - Secondary Tillage | ac |
38
|
$17
|
$13
|
$20
|
$15
|
3
|
$18
|
hr |
27
|
$212
|
$100
|
$300
|
$185
|
|||
Vertical Tillage | ac |
63
|
$20
|
$15
|
$25
|
$17
|
4
|
$17
|
hr |
43
|
$282
|
$146
|
$400
|
$282
|
4
|
$251
|
|
Zone Tillage
with fertilizer |
||||||||
ac |
6
|
$23
|
$21
|
|||||
hr |
5
|
$426
|
$319
|
|||||
Field Cultivate | ac |
106
|
$14
|
$11
|
$18
|
$13
|
9
|
$17
|
hr |
79
|
$241
|
$120
|
$331
|
$246
|
6
|
$308
|
|
Harrowing | ac |
11
|
$7
|
$5
|
$8
|
$10
|
||
hr |
9
|
$141
|
$71
|
$234
|
$113
|
|||
Deep Tillage/Subsoiling | ac |
19
|
$29
|
$24
|
$34
|
$28
|
3
|
$26
|
hr |
15
|
$215
|
$141
|
$277
|
$191
|
|||
Packer/Rolling | ac |
57
|
$7
|
$5
|
$10
|
$7
|
5
|
$5
|
hr |
31
|
$148
|
$90
|
$203
|
$145
|
3
|
$110
|
|
Stalk Chopping | ac |
9
|
$14
|
$12
|
$16
|
$11
|
||
hr |
4
|
$167
|
$95
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soybeans |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Convential Row Planter | ac |
46
|
$21
|
$18
|
$25
|
$21
|
5
|
$24
|
hr |
28
|
$302
|
$127
|
$450
|
$270
|
4
|
$393
|
|
Minimum/No-Till Planter | ac |
42
|
$25
|
$22
|
$28
|
$23
|
5
|
$26
|
hr |
26
|
$346
|
$158
|
$525
|
$322
|
|||
Conventional Drill | ac |
20
|
$20
|
$18
|
$23
|
$22
|
||
hr |
11
|
$183
|
$84
|
$288
|
$142
|
|||
No-Till Drill | ac |
80
|
$24
|
$20
|
$26
|
$23
|
5
|
$27
|
hr |
58
|
$246
|
$149
|
$367
|
$209
|
5
|
$315
|
|
Air Seeder without fertilizer | ac |
26
|
$24
|
$22
|
$27
|
$23
|
4
|
$25
|
hr |
17
|
$422
|
$312
|
$545
|
$449
|
|||
Air Seeder with fertilizer | ac |
31
|
$25
|
$22
|
$28
|
$24
|
||
hr |
23
|
$405
|
$246
|
$566
|
$497
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
3
|
$23
|
hr |
13
|
$282
|
$136
|
$405
|
$341
|
|||
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
|
8
|
$25
|
hr |
49
|
$315
|
$140
|
$440
|
$284
|
5
|
$391
|
|
without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
7
|
$20
|
$18
|
||||
hr |
5
|
$299
|
|
|
$160
|
|||
Minimum/No-till Row width 23 in. or less | ||||||||
with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
8
|
$25
|
$20
|
$30
|
$24
|
||
hr |
6
|
$214
|
$293
|
|||||
Row width 24 in. or more | ||||||||
with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
41
|
$26
|
$22
|
$30
|
$23
|
6
|
$26
|
hr |
30
|
$273
|
$138
|
$457
|
$277
|
4
|
$324
|
|
without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
4
|
$26
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
||
hr |
12
|
$168
|
$64
|
$284
|
$177
|
|||
without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
12
|
$18
|
$15
|
$21
|
$17
|
||
hr |
6
|
$153
|
$136
|
|||||
No-till drill | ||||||||
with Starter Fertilizer | ac |
44
|
$24
|
$21
|
$27
|
$23
|
4
|
$30
|
hr |
27
|
$247
|
$157
|
$337
|
$202
|
|||
without Starter Fertilizer | ac |
20
|
$24
|
$20
|
$28
|
$22
|
||
hr |
13
|
$268
|
$160
|
$368
|
$173
|
|||
Air Seeder without Fertilizer | ac |
14
|
$24
|
$20
|
$28
|
$22
|
3
|
$23
|
hr |
11
|
$438
|
$300
|
$600
|
$475
|
|||
Air Seeder with Fertilizer | ac |
26
|
$24
|
$22
|
$25
|
$24
|
||
hr |
19
|
$425
|
$289
|
$528
|
$463
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forages |
Unit
|
#
|
2015 |
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Drill | ac |
25
|
$24
|
$19
|
$28
|
$21
|
||
hr |
15
|
$237
|
$104
|
$308
|
$255
|
|||
Broadcast/ATV Spreading | ac |
22
|
$5
|
$4
|
$7
|
$4
|
||
hr |
12
|
$94
|
$59
|
$134
|
$87
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
4
|
$11
|
hr | 33 |
$358
|
$196
|
$554
|
$310
|
3
|
$360
|
|
Self-propelled High Clearance Sprayer | ac | 68 |
$10
|
$8
|
$10
|
$9
|
||
hr | 37 |
$511
|
$282
|
$712
|
$501
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fertilizer Application |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Spread-dry Fertilizer | ac |
46
|
$9
|
$8
|
$10
|
$8
|
||
hr |
25
|
$282
|
$126
|
$425
|
$232
|
|||
Rental of Dry Bulk Applicator | ac |
5
|
$12
|
$12
|
||||
hr |
4
|
$15
|
$12
|
|||||
Anhydrous | ac |
10
|
$15
|
$13
|
$18
|
$14
|
||
hr |
7
|
$212
|
$184
|
|||||
Liquid-ground | ac |
18
|
$10
|
$9
|
$11
|
$9
|
||
hr |
6
|
$376
|
$361
|
|||||
Liquid Side-dress | ac |
21
|
$13
|
$10
|
$15
|
$10
|
3
|
$12
|
hr |
13
|
$261
|
$139
|
$375
|
$164
|
3
|
$289
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insecticide/Fungicide |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Early Season Application | ac |
11
|
$10
|
$8
|
$11
|
$10
|
||
hr |
5
|
$426
|
|
|
$323
|
|||
Late Season Application | ac |
8
|
$11
|
$9
|
$13
|
$10
|
||
hr |
4
|
$445
|
$321
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combining Corn |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
with grain buggy | ac |
136
|
$44
|
$40
|
$48
|
$42
|
11
|
$47
|
hr |
80
|
$375
|
$240
|
$500
|
$355
|
7
|
$391
|
|
without grain buggy | ac |
12
|
$44
|
$40
|
$50
|
$41
|
||
hr |
5
|
$182
|
$273
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combining Soybeans |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
with grain buggy | ac |
140
|
$43
|
$40
|
$46
|
$41
|
11
|
$46
|
hr |
80
|
$504
|
$313
|
$720
|
$467
|
7
|
$509
|
|
without grain buggy | ac |
13
|
$42
|
$40
|
$48
|
$41
|
||
hr |
6
|
$217
|
$386
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combining Cereals |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
with grain buggy | ac |
127
|
$42
|
$40
|
$45
|
$40
|
9
|
$46
|
hr |
73
|
$449
|
$222
|
$645
|
$401
|
5
|
$402
|
|
without grain buggy | ac |
11
|
$40
|
$32
|
$49
|
$39
|
||
hr |
5
|
$120
|
$265
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canola |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
with grain buggy | ac |
11
|
$45
|
$43
|
$45
|
$39
|
||
hr |
8
|
$462
|
$187
|
$674
|
$417
|
|
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grain Buggy Alone |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
ac |
18
|
$5
|
$3
|
$8
|
$5
|
|
|
|
hr |
10
|
$143
|
$84
|
$248
|
$80
|
|
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other Crop Harvesting |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Grain Swathing | ac |
7
|
$16
|
$14
|
|
|
||
hr |
10
|
$83
|
$57
|
$95
|
$98
|
|
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
||
hr |
5
|
$449
|
$389
|
|||||
Combing - Specialty - Bob/Lillston | ac |
7
|
$51
|
$58
|
||||
hr |
4
|
$456
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
3
|
$10
|
Custom Operation |
Provincial
|
Area 5
|
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forage Harvesting Hay |
Unit
|
#
|
2015
|
2015 Percentile
|
2012
|
#
|
2015 ave. |
|
ave.
|
15th
|
85th
|
ave.
|
|||||
Swathing/conditioning | ac |
43
|
$18
|
$15
|
$20
|
$17
|
3
|
$18
|
hr |
40
|
$154
|
$80
|
$205
|