Chesapeake Drone Ag
Mid-Atlantic ag drone · fungicide, herbicide, cover crop seeding
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Mid-Atlantic ag drone service founded 2024, participating in the Maryland Cover Crop Program. Provides chemical application (fungicide, insecticide, foliar feed, herbicide, deer repellent), cover crop seeding and field mapping. Offers solutions for noise-sensitive areas and muddy or obstacle-filled fields on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Chesapeake Drone Ag 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 wheat$12 to $16 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for cover crops$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
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 (3)
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 Chesapeake Drone Ag's service area:
- Maryland — Any commercial drone spray over Maryland fields needs Category 13: Aerial, issued by Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA).
- Delaware — Any commercial drone spray over Delaware fields needs Category 11: Aerial Pest Control, issued by Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA).
- Virginia — aerial pesticide work runs through Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) under Category 11: Aerial Pesticide Application.
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 Chesapeake Drone Ag's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Chesapeake Drone Ag should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Maryland: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business, and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. In Maryland the state credential is issued by Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $18 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.