Mountain West Drone Services LLC
Drone aerial spraying and seeding rangeland/forest/ROW. Routt Moffat Rio Blanco counties.
Mountain West Drone Services LLC is a Colorado drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and aerial cover crop seeding on Pasture and Rangeland in the Great Plains region. From a Craig base, the crew covers Colorado growers inside the Great Plains region. Colorado requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Mountain West Drone Services LLC 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 pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 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 Mountain West Drone Services LLC's service area:
- Colorado: requires Category 114: Aerial Pest Control (explicitly includes UAV) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA).
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 Mountain West Drone Services LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Mountain West Drone Services LLC runs through three independent checks: Part 107 via the FAA Airmen Inquiry, Part 137 via the issuing FAA Flight Standards office and the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license via the receiving state's department of agriculture. In Colorado the state credential is issued by Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
Typical drone spraying rates of $14 to $25 per acre in the region is application-only. The chemical, the surfactants and the adjuvants are farmer-supplied. The rate covers calibration, RTK GPS flight planning, the labor to fly the field, mixing and loading from your product, plus the FIFRA Part 170 application record: date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID. Then watch four surcharges. Travel past a stated radius. Weekend or emergency turnaround. Terrain and obstruction add-ons. A minimum-acreage floor on a small field. Confirm every one of them in writing.