Albertson Drone Service LLC
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First Rantizo Drone Spraying Contractor in Indiana. Founded by Purdue Ag Business graduate. Goal of 10000 acres per season at 30-40 acres/hour.
Founded in 2020, Albertson Drone Service LLC has built a Indiana drone pesticide and fungicide spraying practice covering Corn and Soybeans. Headquartered in Fowler, the operation reaches farms across the Corn Belt region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Indiana fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Albertson Drone Service LLC 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 corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$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 Albertson Drone Service LLC's service area:
- Indiana — requires Category 11: Aerial Application for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University.
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 Albertson Drone Service LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Albertson Drone Service LLC for four documents to confirm credentials: the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate number, the Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate, the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license, and a certificate of insurance carrying chemical drift coverage. In Indiana the state credential is issued by Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University; you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. The Section 44807 exemption number is the fourth piece, applicable to any drone over 55 lbs gross weight.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $18 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.