Alair Ag Drones
Founded by Alex McRae, who grew up on a farm in Caldwell. Also operates Nature Shield pest control. BYU-Idaho graduate.
Alair Ag Drones provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for Row Crops across Idaho. From a Caldwell base, the crew covers Idaho growers inside the Great Plains region. Idaho requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Alair Ag Drones 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 row crops$12 to $22 per acre
Crops serviced
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 Alair Ag Drones's service area:
- Idaho — aerial pesticide work runs through Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) under Category AA: Aerial Applicators.
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 Alair Ag Drones's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Alair Ag Drones 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 Idaho the state credential is issued by Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA); 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 typically covers the application itself: drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, and a written FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Pesticide product, surfactants and adjuvants are usually supplied by the farmer and excluded from the per-acre rate. Common surcharges include long travel past the operator's standard radius, after-hours or emergency turnaround, fields with steep terrain or significant obstructions, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated field size. Get inclusions and exclusions in writing before any application.
Request a quote from Alair Ag Drones
Tell Alair Ag Drones about your fields. They reply within 24 hours, often faster during spray season. Free, no obligation, and you can also ask for 2 more quotes from verified operators in Idaho to compare.
- Goes directly to Alair Ag Drones, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.