Ag Drones Northwest
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Boutique owner-operated PNW aerial application company; Part 137 certified with WSDA/ODA commercial applicator licenses; specializes in terrain difficult for ground equipment
Ag Drones Northwest is a Washington, Oregon and Idaho drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial cover crop seeding, aerial field mapping, multispectral crop scouting and dry granular spreading on Orchards, Grapes / Vineyards and Pasture and Rangeland in the Great Plains region. The team operates out of Cle Elum and serves farms throughout the Great Plains region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Washington fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Ag Drones Northwest 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 orchards$20 to $35 per acre
- Drone spraying for grapes / vineyards$18 to $30 per acre
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
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 (3)
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 Northwest's service area:
- Washington — Any commercial drone spray over Washington fields needs No standalone aerial category. Certify in relevant use category + Laws and Safety exam., issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).
- Oregon — requires Aerial Pesticide Applicator (APA) license, a separate standalone add-on. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA).
- Idaho — Any commercial drone spray over Idaho fields needs Category AA: Aerial Applicators, issued by Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA).
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 Northwest's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ag Drones Northwest should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Washington: 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 Washington the state credential is issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA); 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 $14 to $35 per acre in the region is application-only — the chemical itself, surfactants and adjuvants are usually farmer-supplied. The rate covers calibration, RTK GPS flight planning, the labor to fly the field, mixing and loading from the supplied product, and the FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Watch for travel surcharges past a stated radius, weekend or emergency-turnaround premiums, terrain or obstruction add-ons, and any minimum-acreage floor on small fields. Confirm in writing.