Hinterland Drones
Auburn AL · crop spraying, mapping & land management
Agricultural drone spraying service in Auburn, Alabama offering precision crop spraying, environmental monitoring and land management services. Provides pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer applications plus aerial mapping.
Hinterland Drones provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and aerial field mapping for Corn, Soybeans, Cotton and Cover Crops across Alabama. Headquartered in Auburn, the operation reaches farms across the Southeast region. Commercial drone applicators in Alabama need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Hinterland Drones 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 corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for cotton$14 to $20 per acre
- Drone spraying for cover crops$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
Certifications & compliance
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 Hinterland Drones's service area:
- Alabama — aerial pesticide work runs through Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries under Aerial category with insurance requirement. Custom Business License for aerial for-hire..
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 Hinterland Drones's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Hinterland Drones 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 Alabama the state credential is issued by Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries; 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 $20 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 Hinterland Drones
Tell Hinterland Drones 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 Alabama to compare.
- Goes directly to Hinterland Drones, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.