Higher Ground Aerial Land and Wildlife
FAA-licensed spray drone vegetation control TX & OK. Mesquite/prickly pear aquatic ROW.
Higher Ground Aerial Land and Wildlife is a Texas and Oklahoma drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region in the Great Plains region. Headquartered in Dallas, the operation reaches farms across the Great Plains region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Texas fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the TDA aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
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 Higher Ground Aerial Land and Wildlife's service area:
- Texas: Any commercial drone spray over Texas fields needs Category 9 (Aerial Application), issued by TDA.
- Oklahoma: requires Aerial category under ODAFF. FAA Part 137 must be filed with the Board before aerial license is issued. for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF).
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 Higher Ground Aerial Land and Wildlife's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Higher Ground Aerial Land and Wildlife should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Texas: 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 Texas the state credential is issued by TDA; 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 covers the application itself. That is drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, plus a written FIFRA Part 170 application record: date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID. The pesticide, the surfactants and the adjuvants are yours to supply. Four things get billed on top. Travel past the operator's standard radius. After-hours or emergency turnaround. Steep terrain or heavy obstructions. A minimum charge below a stated field size. Get the inclusions and the exclusions in writing before anyone flies.