Sublette County Weed & Pest District
Hylio AG-130 drone herbicide spraying for invasive weeds. Launched 2023.
Sublette County Weed & Pest District is a Wyoming drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on row crops grown in the region in the Great Plains region. The team operates out of Pinedale and serves farms throughout the Great Plains region. Commercial drone applicators in Wyoming need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Wyoming Department of Agriculture.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
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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 Sublette County Weed & Pest District's service area:
- Wyoming: requires Aerial Application (WY Admin Code Ch. 28, Sec. 28-5, explicitly includes UAS) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Wyoming Department of Agriculture.
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 Sublette County Weed & Pest District's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Sublette County Weed & Pest District should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Wyoming: 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 Wyoming the state credential is issued by Wyoming Department of Agriculture; 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 covers the application itself. That is drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, plus a written FIFRA Part 170 application record: date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID. The pesticide, the surfactants and the adjuvants are yours to supply. Four things get billed on top. Travel past the operator's standard radius. After-hours or emergency turnaround. Steep terrain or heavy obstructions. A minimum charge below a stated field size. Get the inclusions and the exclusions in writing before anyone flies.