Country Partners Cooperative
NE cooperative offering drone spraying to member-farmers. PSC grant recipient.
Working Row Crops across the Great Plains region, Country Partners Cooperative delivers drone pesticide and fungicide spraying to farms in Nebraska. Commercial drone applicators in Nebraska need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA).
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Country Partners Cooperative 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
Equipment used
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 Country Partners Cooperative's service area:
- Nebraska — requires Category 12: Aerial Pest Control for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA).
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 Country Partners Cooperative's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Country Partners Cooperative 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 Nebraska the state credential is issued by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA); 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.
Request a quote from Country Partners Cooperative
Tell Country Partners Cooperative 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 Nebraska to compare.
- Goes directly to Country Partners Cooperative, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.