Drone AG
Veteran-owned, family-operated. Combines military precision with ag expertise.
Drone AG is a Nebraska and Iowa drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and aerial cover crop seeding on Corn and Soybeans in the Great Plains region. The team operates out of Springfield and serves farms throughout the Great Plains region. Nebraska requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops 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 corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
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 Drone AG's service area:
- Nebraska — requires Category 12: Aerial Pest Control for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA).
- Iowa — requires Category 11 (Aerial Application) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is IDALS.
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 Drone AG's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Drone AG 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 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. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $18 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.