Diamond Drone Dudes LLC
MN-licensed drone aerial spraying.
Diamond Drone Dudes LLC is a Minnesota drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region in the Corn Belt region. From a Atwater base, the crew covers Minnesota growers inside the Corn Belt region. Minnesota requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt 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 Diamond Drone Dudes LLC's service area:
- Minnesota: requires Category B: General Aerial. Plus MnDOT aircraft registration and commercial operations license. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Minnesota 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 Diamond Drone Dudes LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Diamond Drone Dudes LLC should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Minnesota: 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 Minnesota the state credential is issued by Minnesota 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 $22 per acre in the region breaks into three lines. You pay for the flying. That covers calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, the labor to fly the field and the mixing and loading of your product. It also covers the Part 170 record the law requires. You supply the pesticide and any adjuvants. Then come the extras: long travel, after-hours work, hard terrain and a minimum charge on a small field. Ask which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.