This rate calculator will figure out your seeding
rate per acre, per foot of drill row, per square
meter and per square foot.
Enter your information
in the green boxes.
1000 seed weight (grams)
Seeding rate (lbs/ac)
Drill spacing (inches)
Germination (%)
Survival rate
(%)
Expected populations:
Seeded
Emerged
- per acre
- per foot of drill row
- per square foot
- per square meter
Alberta Agriculture publishes the following target densities per square foot.
Hard red wheat
16 to 30
Fall rye
16 to 25
CPS
18 to 30
Polish Canola
7 to 17
Durum
16 to 24
Argentine Canola
7 to 12
Extra strong
20 to 24
Flax
30 to 40
2 row Barley
16 to 30
Peas
7 to 9
6 row Barley
16 to 30
Lentils
10 to 14
Oats
16 to 30
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