Rafter 7 AgriTech
No job too big or too small
Texas-based operator covering TX, OK, and NM. Retired ag teacher Rod Brents combines traditional ranching with drone technology. Services include spraying, brush control (Brush Bullet), pasture management, right-of-way and solar farm spraying.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Rafter 7 AgriTech 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 cotton$14 to $20 per acre
- Drone spraying for corn$12 to $18 per acre
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 per acre
Crops serviced
Equipment used
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 Rafter 7 AgriTech's service area:
- Texas — Any commercial drone spray over Texas fields needs Category 9 (Aerial Application), issued by TDA.
- Oklahoma — aerial pesticide work runs through Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) under Aerial category under ODAFF. FAA Part 137 must be filed with the Board before aerial license is issued..
- New Mexico — requires Core + site/pest category (no separate aerial category) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).
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 Rafter 7 AgriTech's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Rafter 7 AgriTech 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 Texas the state credential is issued by TDA; 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 $12 to $25 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.