G.S. Long Company
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Family-owned Yakima ag consulting/supply business using drones primarily for beneficial insect release in orchards; partners with M3 AgTech and Parabug
Founded in 1980, G.S. Long Company has built a Washington and Oregon aerial field mapping practice covering Orchards and Grapes / Vineyards. The team operates out of Union Gap/Yakima, WA; Wenatchee, WA; Hood River and serves farms throughout the Great Plains region. Commercial drone applicators in Washington need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
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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 G.S. Long Company's service area:
- Washington — Any commercial drone spray over Washington fields needs No standalone aerial category. Certify in relevant use category + Laws and Safety exam., issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).
- Oregon — requires Aerial Pesticide Applicator (APA) license, a separate standalone add-on. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA).
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 G.S. Long Company's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask G.S. Long Company for four documents to confirm credentials: the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate number, the Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate, the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license, and a certificate of insurance carrying chemical drift coverage. In Washington the state credential is issued by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. The Section 44807 exemption number is the fourth piece, applicable to any drone over 55 lbs gross weight.
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.