Nelson Drone Solutions
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Fairfield, Nebraska drone services operator. Newly approved FAA Part 137. Run by Chad Nelson. Fleet includes XAG P100 Pro, Talos T60X and DJI Agras T40. Services include spraying, granular spreading, crop monitoring, aerial mapping, cover crop seeding and pilot training across row crops, vineyards and orchards in NE.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Nelson Drone Solutions services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Nelson Drone Solutions's stated rate is $13/acre.
- 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 grapes / vineyards$18 to $30 per acre
- Drone spraying for orchards$20 to $35 per acre
- Drone spraying for cover crops$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for row crops$12 to $22 per acre
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 per acre
- Drone spraying for alfalfa$14 to $20 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
Certifications & compliance
The operator told us each of these. Anything we matched against a public record is shown with the date we checked it, at the top of this page.
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 Nelson Drone Solutions's service area:
- Nebraska: Any commercial drone spray over Nebraska fields needs Category 12: Aerial Pest Control, issued by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA).
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 Nelson Drone Solutions's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Nelson Drone Solutions 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 Nebraska the state credential is issued by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA); 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.
The operator's stated rate of $13 to $13 per acre breaks into three lines. You pay for the flying. That covers calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, the labor to fly the field and the mixing and loading of your product. It also covers the Part 170 record the law requires. You supply the pesticide and any adjuvants. Then come the extras: long travel, after-hours work, hard terrain and a minimum charge on a small field. Ask which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.