Frontier Cooperative
Major NE cooperative with dedicated drone spraying division. Dual PSC grants for DJI and non-DJI.
Frontier Cooperative provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for Row Crops, Alfalfa and Pasture and Rangeland across Nebraska. Headquartered in Lincoln/Brainard, the operation reaches farms across 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 Frontier 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
- Drone spraying for alfalfa$14 to $20 per acre
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 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 Frontier Cooperative's service area:
- Nebraska — aerial pesticide work runs through Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) under Category 12: Aerial Pest Control.
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 Frontier Cooperative's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Frontier Cooperative 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 $25 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.