Midwest Drone Applicators
Unmanned (drone) aerial applicator.
Midwest Drone Applicators provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for row crops grown in the region across North Dakota. The team works with growers throughout the Great Plains region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over North Dakota fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the ND Aeronautics Commission + NDSU Extension aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
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 Midwest Drone Applicators's service area:
- North Dakota — aerial pesticide work runs through ND Aeronautics Commission + NDSU Extension under Unmanned Aerial Applicator License (separate from manned aerial).
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 Midwest Drone Applicators's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Midwest Drone Applicators should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in North Dakota: 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 North Dakota the state credential is issued by ND Aeronautics Commission + NDSU Extension; 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.