SweetWater Franchise (Grant Bell)
SweetWater Technologies franchise partner operating in Indiana.
SweetWater Franchise (Grant Bell) is a Indiana drone applicator covering drone pesticide and fungicide spraying and aerial cover crop seeding on Corn and Soybeans in the Corn Belt region. From a Sullivan base, the crew covers Indiana growers inside the Corn Belt region. Commercial drone applicators in Indiana need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops SweetWater Franchise (Grant Bell) 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
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 SweetWater Franchise (Grant Bell)'s service area:
- Indiana — Any commercial drone spray over Indiana fields needs Category 11: Aerial Application, issued by Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University.
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 SweetWater Franchise (Grant Bell)'s service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying SweetWater Franchise (Grant Bell) 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 Indiana the state credential is issued by Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) at Purdue University; 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 $18 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.