WI Ag Drone Services
Crop spraying service: pest control weed management nutrient application.
WI Ag Drone Services provides drone pesticide and fungicide spraying for row crops grown in the region across Wisconsin. The team works with growers throughout the Corn Belt region. Commercial drone applicators in Wisconsin need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Wisconsin DATCP.
Operations are based in the Corn Belt 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 WI Ag Drone Services's service area:
- Wisconsin: requires Category 9.9: Aerial Applicator (supplementary certification under ATCP 29.28) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Wisconsin DATCP.
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 WI Ag Drone Services's service area.
Frequently asked questions
WI Ag Drone Services should carry three credentials before any commercial pesticide application by drone in Wisconsin: 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 Wisconsin the state credential is issued by Wisconsin DATCP; 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 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.