AG Drones NJ
FAA Part 137 drone crop spraying 3D mapping NDVI cover crop seeding. Blueberry/tomato farms.
AG Drones NJ provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial cover crop seeding, aerial field mapping and multispectral crop scouting for Cover Crops across New Jersey. From a Burlington County base, the crew covers New Jersey growers inside the Southeast region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over New Jersey fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops AG Drones NJ services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Contact the operator for a quote on your specific fields.
- Drone spraying for cover crops$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
Certifications & compliance
The operator told us each of these. Anything we matched against a public record is shown with the date we checked it, at the top of this page.
States served (1)
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 AG Drones NJ's service area:
- New Jersey: aerial pesticide work runs through New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under Category 11: Aerial Applicator. 40 hours OJT required for Category 11..
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 AG Drones NJ's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying AG Drones NJ runs through three independent checks: Part 107 via the FAA Airmen Inquiry, Part 137 via the issuing FAA Flight Standards office and the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license via the receiving state's department of agriculture. In New Jersey the state credential is issued by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $18 per acre in the region is application-only. The chemical, the surfactants and the adjuvants are farmer-supplied. The rate covers calibration, RTK GPS flight planning, the labor to fly the field, mixing and loading from your product, plus the FIFRA Part 170 application record: date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID. Then watch four surcharges. Travel past a stated radius. Weekend or emergency turnaround. Terrain and obstruction add-ons. A minimum-acreage floor on a small field. Confirm every one of them in writing.