Huron County Drone Services LLC
Family-owned Michigan ag drone dealer and HSE-UAV partner. Sells and supports agricultural spray/seeding and scouting drones.
Huron County Drone Services LLC is a Michigan drone applicator covering pilot training and drone sales on row crops grown in the region in the Corn Belt region. From a Huron County base, the crew covers Michigan growers inside the Corn Belt region. Michigan requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
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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 Huron County Drone Services LLC's service area:
- Michigan — Any commercial drone spray over Michigan fields needs AE (Aerial Standard) + Core + use categories, issued by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD).
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 Huron County Drone Services LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Huron County Drone Services LLC should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Michigan: 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 Michigan the state credential is issued by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD); 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 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.