Alpine Ag Services
Both aerial drone and ground spray applications. Licensed commercial applicator with Montana Department of Agriculture. Operates statewide.
Alpine Ag Services is a Montana drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region in the Great Plains region. Headquartered in Livingston, the operation reaches farms across the Great Plains region. Commercial drone applicators in Montana need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA).
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
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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 Alpine Ag Services's service area:
- Montana — Any commercial drone spray over Montana fields needs Category 18: Aerial Applicator, issued by Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA).
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 Alpine Ag Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Alpine Ag Services 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 Montana the state credential is issued by Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA); 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 $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.