Rantizo (Houston Hub)
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Regional hub at 211 Highland Cross Dr, Houston. Also training facility near Kyle, TX. 200,000+ acres/year.
Working Cotton, Corn, Rice and Cover Crops across the Great Plains region, Rantizo (Houston Hub) delivers drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and aerial cover crop seeding to farms in Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee. Commercial drone applicators in Texas need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by TDA.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Rantizo (Houston Hub) 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 rice$14 to $22 per acre
- Drone spraying for cover crops$12 to $18 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 (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 Rantizo (Houston Hub)'s service area:
- Texas — aerial pesticide work runs through TDA under Category 9 (Aerial Application).
- Arkansas — Any commercial drone spray over Arkansas fields needs Pilot authorization added to license. CAT license invalid for drone use., issued by Arkansas Department of Agriculture.
- Tennessee — aerial pesticide work runs through Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) under AER (Aerial) licensing exam + category certification.
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 Rantizo (Houston Hub)'s service area.
Frequently asked questions
Rantizo (Houston Hub) should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Texas: an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for the pilot in command, an FAA Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate for the business, and a state aerial-category pesticide applicator license. 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. A current certificate of insurance with chemical drift coverage and the operator's Section 44807 exemption number are reasonable to request alongside the license itself.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 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.