HawkEye Spray Drone Applications
Woman-owned drone-based pesticide/herbicide application golf courses ROW + ag. Serves New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maryland and Delaware.
HawkEye Spray Drone Applications provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and pilot training for row crops grown in the region across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maryland and Delaware. Headquartered in Annandale, the operation reaches farms across the Southeast region. New Jersey requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
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 HawkEye Spray Drone Applications's service area:
- New Jersey — requires Category 11: Aerial Applicator. 40 hours OJT required for Category 11. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
- New York — requires Category 11: Aerial Application for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is New York State DEC.
- Pennsylvania — requires Category 25: Aerial Applicator for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
- Vermont — requires Category 11: Aerial. Plus mandatory Aerial Permit from the Secretary with 30-day public comment. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
- Rhode Island — Any commercial drone spray over Rhode Island fields needs No specific aerial category. Separate DEM aerial application permit required., issued by Rhode Island DEM.
- Maryland — Any commercial drone spray over Maryland fields needs Category 13: Aerial, issued by Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA).
- Delaware — aerial pesticide work runs through Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) under Category 11: 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 HawkEye Spray Drone Applications's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask HawkEye Spray Drone Applications 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 New Jersey the state credential is issued by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); 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.
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