Frontier Precision Agriculture
Employee-owned precision technology dealer. Key Mountain West hub for ag drone sales. Has physical offices in CO, MT, ID and serves additional states.
Founded in 1988, Frontier Precision Agriculture has built a Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico aerial field mapping practice covering row crops grown in the region. From a Brighton base, the crew covers Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico growers inside the Great Plains region. Colorado requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
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States served (7)
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 Precision Agriculture's service area:
- Colorado — aerial pesticide work runs through Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) under Category 114: Aerial Pest Control (explicitly includes UAV).
- Montana — aerial pesticide work runs through Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) under Category 18: Aerial Applicator.
- Idaho — aerial pesticide work runs through Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) under Category AA: Aerial Applicators.
- Wyoming — Any commercial drone spray over Wyoming fields needs Aerial Application (WY Admin Code Ch. 28, Sec. 28-5, explicitly includes UAS), issued by Wyoming Department of Agriculture.
- Utah — requires Category 11: Aerial Application. "Special qualifications" for aerial beyond standard exam. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF).
- Arizona — aerial pesticide work runs through Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) under Drone Pilot License (DPL), separate from Agricultural Aircraft Pilot License (AAP).
- New Mexico — aerial pesticide work runs through New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) under Core + site/pest category (no separate aerial category).
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 Precision Agriculture's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Frontier Precision Agriculture should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Colorado: 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 Colorado the state credential is issued by Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA); 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 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 Frontier Precision Agriculture
Tell Frontier Precision Agriculture 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 Colorado to compare.
- Goes directly to Frontier Precision Agriculture, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.