Dakota Ag Solutions
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Authorized Hylio dealer. Also manufactures drone trailers and Green Lightning nitrogen system.
Based in Alcester, Dakota Ag Solutions runs drone sales on Row Crops and Cover Crops for farms in South Dakota and North Dakota. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over South Dakota fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the South Dakota DANR aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
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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 (2)
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 Dakota Ag Solutions's service area:
- South Dakota — Any commercial drone spray over South Dakota fields needs Category 17: Aerial Application (General + Category G + Category 17), issued by South Dakota DANR.
- North Dakota — aerial pesticide work runs through ND Aeronautics Commission + NDSU Extension under Unmanned Aerial Applicator License (separate from manned aerial).
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 Dakota Ag Solutions's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Dakota Ag Solutions runs through three independent checks: Part 107 via the FAA Airmen Inquiry, Part 137 via the issuing FAA Flight Standards office, and the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license via the receiving state's department of agriculture. In South Dakota the state credential is issued by South Dakota DANR; you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
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.