Kansas Drone Services
FAA 44807/Part 137 certified (Docket FAA-2023-1732). Central Kansas operator and DJI dealer.
Kansas Drone Services is a Kansas drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial field mapping, multispectral crop scouting and drone sales on Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Pasture and Rangeland in the Great Plains region. The team operates out of Hutchinson and serves farms throughout the Great Plains region. Commercial drone applicators in Kansas need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA).
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Kansas 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 corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for wheat$12 to $16 per acre
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 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 Kansas Drone Services's service area:
- Kansas — Any commercial drone spray over Kansas fields needs No single aerial category. Use-specific categories (1A/1B/1C/1D, 2, 3A/3B, 5, 6, 7C/7D, 10), issued by Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA).
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 Kansas Drone Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Kansas 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 Kansas the state credential is issued by Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA); 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 $25 per acre in the region is application-only — the chemical itself, surfactants and adjuvants are usually farmer-supplied. The rate covers calibration, RTK GPS flight planning, the labor to fly the field, mixing and loading from the supplied product, and the FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Watch for travel surcharges past a stated radius, weekend or emergency-turnaround premiums, terrain or obstruction add-ons, and any minimum-acreage floor on small fields. Confirm in writing.
Request a quote from Kansas Drone Services
Tell Kansas 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 Kansas to compare.
- Goes directly to Kansas Drone Services, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.