Walters Ag LLC
DJI spray drone custom application.
Walters Ag LLC provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for row crops grown in the region across Nebraska. The team works with growers throughout the Great Plains region. Nebraska requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
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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 Walters Ag LLC's service area:
- Nebraska: Any commercial drone spray over Nebraska fields needs Category 12: Aerial Pest Control, issued by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA).
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 Walters Ag LLC's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Walters Ag LLC 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 Nebraska the state credential is issued by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA); 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 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.