Bluebird Ag LLC
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Aerial application service combining traditional crop dusting with drone technology. Claims to be first crop-dusting operation approved by FAA for drone aerial application.
Bluebird Ag LLC is a Indiana drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region in the Corn Belt region. Headquartered in Knox, 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
Certifications & compliance
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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 Bluebird Ag LLC's service area:
- Indiana — Any commercial drone spray over Indiana fields needs Category 11: Aerial Application, issued by 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 Bluebird Ag LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Bluebird Ag 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 $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.