Cypress County ASB Equipment Rental & Services

Cypress County Agricultural Services

Equipment Rental & Services

The Agricultural Service Board provides equipment and services that are not generally available elsewhere. They are provided at reasonable rates to ensure that users recognize the value of these services and to complement other proactive programs.

ASB SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL
Equipment	Deposit	Price (gst included)	Comments/Restrictions
Cattle Scale	none	$30.00 + $0.10/head
EXIT Applicator	$90	$50.00/day	EXIT concentrate is $40/4L jug
Land Roller	$150	$1.50/ac, min. $100/day	may be limited to 2 days
Magpie Trap	$100	$20.00/month
No-Till Seed Drills	$500	$7.50/ac, min. $250	may be limited to 2 days
Pasture Pipeline Plow	$100	$50.00/day, min. $50	may be limited to 2 days,
Plastic Mulch Applicator	none	Free	courtesy of PFRA
Pocket Gopher Traps	none	$10.00 each	for purchase only
Skunk or Raccoon Traps	$100	$20.00/month	you own the trap after 3 months
Tree Planters (2)	none	Free
Weigh Wagon	none	$80.00/use	may be limited to 1 day

ASB SUMMARY OF SERVICE CHARGES
Service	Price (gst included)	Comments/Restrictions
Field Shelterbelt Establishment	$900.00/mile, min $450
Leafy Spurge Spraying-waterways	Minimum $40	herbicide cost only
Noxious Weed Control-hand weeding	$12.50/hr per weed inspector
Noxious Weed Spraying-fence lines	$25.00/hr, min $40	free within 2.5m of County road
Noxious Weed Spraying-fields	$4.00/ac, min $40	herbicide cost is extra
Noxious Weed Spraying-spots	$25.00/hr, min $40	herbicide cost is extra
Private Land Roadside Spraying	$60.00/hr	herbicide cost is extra
Restricted Chemicals	115% of purchase cost	may vary by program
Soil Salinity Survey w/EM 38	$25.00/hr, min. $40	soil samples are extra cost
Tree Distribution Program	$5.00 per customer, plus freight for PFRA trees
Weed Control Act Enforcement	100% of ALL related costs

Agricultural Chemical Containers can be deposited at four locations in the County, for future recycling. This is a free service provided by the County.