Aero Crop Solutions
Full-service ag drone dealership powered by Agri Spray Drones. Established 2023 providing custom spraying cover crop seeding and granular applications.
Working row crops grown in the region across the Corn Belt region, Aero Crop Solutions delivers drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial cover crop seeding, multispectral crop scouting, dry granular spreading and drone sales to farms in Iowa. Iowa requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an IDALS-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
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Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in Aero Crop Solutions's service area:
- Iowa — Any commercial drone spray over Iowa fields needs Category 11 (Aerial Application), issued by IDALS.
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in Aero Crop Solutions's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Aero Crop Solutions should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Iowa: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business, and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. In Iowa the state credential is issued by IDALS; you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region usually breaks down into three lines: (1) included — calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, machine and pilot labor to fly the field, mixing and loading farmer-supplied product, and a Part 170-compliant application record; (2) excluded — the pesticide and any adjuvants, which the farmer supplies; (3) surcharges — long travel, after-hours, difficult terrain or obstruction-heavy fields, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated threshold. Spell out which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.