Macon Ridge Ag Drones
Verified OperatorNortheast Louisiana rice & soybean drone application
Macon Ridge Ag Drones serves rice and soybean producers across northeast Louisiana's Macon Ridge and Mississippi River Delta farmland. The operator focuses on fungicide and herbicide applications for flooded rice, as well as soybean R3 fungicide timing and cover crop seeding in the fall.
Operations are based in the Mississippi Delta region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Macon Ridge 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 rice$14 to $22 per acre
- Drone spraying for soybeans$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for cover crops$12 to $18 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
Certifications & compliance
States served (3)
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 Macon Ridge's service area:
- Louisiana — aerial pesticide work runs through Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) under Category 11: Aerial Applicator + Aerial Owner Operator License.
- Mississippi — requires Category 11: Aerial Applicator + Ag Aviation license for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC).
- Arkansas — aerial pesticide work runs through Arkansas Department of Agriculture under Pilot authorization added to license. CAT license invalid for drone use..
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 Macon Ridge's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Macon Ridge Ag Drones should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Louisiana: 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 Louisiana the state credential is issued by Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF); 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 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 Macon Ridge
Tell Macon Ridge 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 Louisiana to compare.
- Goes directly to Macon Ridge, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.