Minnesota Drone Spray
Licensed drone spray applicators serving central Minnesota. Offers precision ag spraying cover crop seeding mosquito control and wetland restoration. Provides instant online quotes.
Minnesota Drone Spray is a Minnesota drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying, aerial cover crop seeding and pilot training on Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Corn Belt region. The team operates out of Central and serves farms throughout the Corn Belt region. Commercial drone applicators in Minnesota need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA).
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Minnesota Drone Spray 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
Crops serviced
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 Minnesota Drone Spray's service area:
- Minnesota — aerial pesticide work runs through Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) under Category B: General Aerial. Plus MnDOT aircraft registration and commercial operations license..
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 Minnesota Drone Spray's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Minnesota Drone Spray 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 Minnesota the state credential is issued by Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA); 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 $18 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.