North Carolina Ag Drones
Verified OperatorEastern NC row-crop & tobacco drone spraying
North Carolina Ag Drones is an eastern NC operator providing drone fungicide, herbicide and cover crop seeding services to tobacco, corn, soybean and peanut producers. The company covers the coastal plain counties from the Virginia line to the South Carolina border, offering rapid deployment during critical spray windows.
Operations are based in the Southeast region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops NC Ag Drones 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
- Drone spraying for cotton$14 to $20 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 NC Ag Drones's service area:
- North Carolina — Any commercial drone spray over North Carolina fields needs Aerial Methods category + specialty category. Aircraft inspection $25/aircraft., issued by NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- Virginia — aerial pesticide work runs through Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) under Category 11: Aerial Pesticide Application.
- South Carolina — requires Category 11: Aerial Applicator for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation.
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 NC Ag Drones's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask North Carolina Ag Drones 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 North Carolina the state credential is issued by NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 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 $20 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 NC Ag Drones
Tell NC Ag Drones 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 North Carolina to compare.
- Goes directly to NC Ag Drones, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.