Advertise on the US Ag Drone Directory
The US Ag Drone Directory reaches US farmers researching drone services and 391+ verified operators running Part 107 and Part 137 businesses in all 50 states. Advertising options include sponsored operator listings, newsletter placements, display inventory on the pricing and tool pages, and category sponsorships on individual state or crop sections. Email eugen@agdronedirectory.com for current availability and rates.
Who visits this site
The directory currently lists 391+ verified ag drone operators across all 50 US states. Every operator is checked against the FAA Airmen database for Part 107, Part 137 status and state pesticide applicator records before publishing. Visitors arrive through search queries for drone spraying costs, operators in a specific state or county, FAA regulations, and specific drone models.
Three distinct audiences use the site. Farmers researching whether to hire a drone operator for fungicide, cover crop seeding or defoliation work, usually with a specific field and a booking window in mind. Working drone operators benchmarking rates, comparing airframes, and looking at how competitors in neighbouring counties present themselves. Equipment buyers: operators expanding a fleet, dealers tracking what models are in use, and growers scoping out a first drone purchase through the buy versus hire calculator.
Beyond the operator listings, the site runs 6 interactive tools (spray cost, buy versus hire ROI, coverage time, acreage converter, drone comparison and treatment calendar), a regulations hub covering FAA Part 107 and Part 137 plus EPA FIFRA labelling, 10 long-form guides, a 2026 pricing guide anchored to the Iowa State Custom Rate Survey ($12.50/acre benchmark) and 8 crop hubs covering corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, orchards, vineyards, cover crops and specialty production. This is a decision-stage audience. People reading a crop hub or pulling numbers out of the ROI calculator are close to a purchase, not browsing.
What you can advertise
Sponsored operator listing
Priority placement at the top of state, crop and service result pages, with a distinct sponsored label. Sponsored slots are rotated and capped so results remain useful; we will not stack paid listings above the entire organic set. Available to currently listed operators who already meet the verification standard.
Newsletter sponsorship
A short sponsored block in the monthly farmer and operator newsletter, between the editorial sections. One sponsor per send, clearly marked. Good fit for new drone model launches, training cohort enrolment windows, or insurance and financing offers tied to a season.
Display placements on high-traffic pages
In-content placements on the pricing guide, state hubs, the tools directory and individual calculators. The pricing and tool pages are the highest-intent real estate on the site: readers are on them because they are actively pricing work or sizing a purchase.
Category sponsorship
Exclusive branding on an individual state or crop section, covering the state hub, operator results within that state, and the service pages nested under it. Sold per state or per crop, one sponsor at a time, for a defined season or year.
Custom packages
For drone manufacturers, dealers, insurance providers and training companies that need a combined presence across listings, newsletter and display. This is where most conversations end up: DJI and Hylio dealers looking for lead flow on the T50, T100 and AG-272, ag insurance brokers wanting per-state targeting, Part 107 training providers advertising exam-prep courses, trailer and battery-generator manufacturers selling ground-support kit, and chemical and adjuvant suppliers targeting drone-specific carrier volumes.
Get started
Email eugen@agdronedirectory.com with the audience you want to reach (state, crop, service or operator segment) and the window you are planning for. We will send back current inventory, rates and whatever we already have booked against that slot.