Skytech
Drone rice spraying/aerial application. Treated 400-500 ac rice for SW Louisiana growers.
Skytech provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for Rice across Louisiana. The team operates out of Kaplan and serves farms throughout the Mississippi Delta region. Any operator running commercial pesticide passes over Louisiana fields holds FAA Part 137 alongside the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) aerial-applicator credential.
Operations are based in the Mississippi Delta region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Skytech 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 rice$14 to $22 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 Skytech's service area:
- Louisiana: requires Category 11: Aerial Applicator + Aerial Owner Operator License for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF).
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 Skytech's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Skytech 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 Louisiana the state credential is issued by Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF); 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 $22 per acre in the region 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.