Tenacity Ag (Frontier Precision)
Leading upper Midwest ag spray drone dealer acquired by Frontier Precision. Sells XAG and DJI drones with on-farm demos training and service. MN location in Morris/Hancock area.
Based in Morris, Tenacity Ag (Frontier Precision) runs pilot training on row crops grown in the region for farms in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota. Iowa requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an IDALS-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt region.
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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 Tenacity Ag (Frontier Precision)'s service area:
- Iowa — Any commercial drone spray over Iowa fields needs Category 11 (Aerial Application), issued by IDALS.
- Minnesota — aerial pesticide work runs through Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) under Category B: General Aerial. Plus MnDOT aircraft registration and commercial operations license..
- North Dakota — requires Unmanned Aerial Applicator License (separate from manned aerial) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is ND Aeronautics Commission + NDSU Extension.
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 Tenacity Ag (Frontier Precision)'s service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Tenacity Ag (Frontier Precision) 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 Iowa the state credential is issued by IDALS; 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 $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.