AgDrone.Tech
Agricultural drone service provider specializing in spraying and multispectral imaging in Southern California.
AgDrone.Tech is a California drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial field mapping and multispectral crop scouting on row crops grown in the region in the California region. From a Southern California base, the crew covers California growers inside the California region. California requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an CDPR (CalEPA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the California region.
Services offered
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 AgDrone.Tech's service area:
- California — Any commercial drone spray over California fields needs CDPR Unmanned Pest Control Aircraft Pilot Certificate, issued by CDPR (CalEPA).
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 AgDrone.Tech's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying AgDrone.Tech 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 California the state credential is issued by CDPR (CalEPA); 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 $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.