Inland Empire Drone Services
Agricultural drone spraying operator based in Medical Lake (Spokane County) WA. Focused on serving Inland Northwest farming community with precision spraying and spreading services.
Inland Empire Drone Services is a Washington drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial cover crop seeding and dry granular spreading on Orchards, Row Crops and Grapes / Vineyards in the Great Plains region. From a Medical Lake base, the crew covers Washington growers inside 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.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Inland Empire Drone Services 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 orchards$20 to $35 per acre
- Drone spraying for row crops$12 to $22 per acre
- Drone spraying for grapes / vineyards$18 to $30 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
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 Inland Empire Drone Services's service area:
- Washington — aerial pesticide work runs through Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) under No standalone aerial category. Certify in relevant use category + Laws and Safety exam..
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 Inland Empire Drone Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Inland Empire Drone Services 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 $35 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 Inland Empire Drone Services
Tell Inland Empire Drone Services 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 Washington to compare.
- Goes directly to Inland Empire Drone Services, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.