Idaho uses Category AA (Aerial Applicators) with a straightforward $120 license and 70 percent passing score. Rates run $14 to $22 per acre across 1.2 million acres of Palouse wheat and irrigated crops in the Magic Valley.
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Pacific Northwest Ag Drone services apple and cherry orchards, wheat fields and hop yards across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We navigate steep hillside orchards where ground equipment cannot operate and deliver precise fungicide applications for powdery mildew and fire blight control. Available March through October for orchard programs.
Austin Drone Solutions opened in 2025 and has covered over 2,500 acres across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Their partnership with Parabug allows them to release beneficial insects via a patent-pending drone release system, implemented on their DJI Agras T25, making them one of the rare ag drone operators in the Pacific Northwest offering biocontrol services. They also provide spraying and spreading services on almost all crops and pasture ground using a DJI Agras T50, and are currently testing pollen applications at 10 GPA with Firman Pollen. Their trailer mixes up to 175 gallons per batch and carries 550 gallons of fresh water.
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Southern Idaho's premier ag drone spraying service. Owner is military veteran who grew up farming south of Burley. In second year of operation. USDOT 4398523.
Authorized DJI Agras dealer. One-stop shop for ag drones, parts and service. Operates spray hubs across Idaho. Sprayed thousands of acres. $15 to $22/acre.
Veteran-owned, family-operated. Northwest's first XAG, Vector and Ceres Air dealer. 25+ years in custom application. One of first licensed UAV applicators in ID and OR.
Idaho's leading ag drone supplier started on a family farm. Carries multiple brands. Nationwide shipping. Also provides local spray services in SE Idaho. Founder Braden Smith gained attention when Elon Musk shared his post.
Founded by Brenden Hubele (23), Weiser HS grad, Idaho National Guard member, licensed flight instructor. Funded by SBA 7(a) loan through Zions Bank. Sprayed 1,200 acres of Crowsfoot in New Meadows.
Idaho aerial pesticide licensing is administered by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) under Category AA (Aerial Applicators). The pathway is one of the most straightforward in the West: Core exam (CO) plus Category AA, with a $120 license fee and a 70% passing score requirement. Renewal is on a 2-year cycle with 16 credits required per cycle.
Reciprocity exists with WA, OR and MT using national standard categories. Buffer zone compliance and record-keeping are required for all aerial applications.
Idaho-specific rules operators must know
•Category AA is a clean, straightforward aerial category.
•Buffer zone compliance and record-keeping required.
Drone spraying in Idaho, frequently asked questions
Wheat runs $14 to $18. Irrigated crops in the Magic Valley $16 to $22. Orchard and vineyard work in the Snake River AVA runs higher.
FAA Part 107, Part 137 and ISDA Core (CO) + Category AA (Aerial Applicators). $120 license fee. 70% passing.
Yes, with WA, OR and MT using national standard categories.
Wheat heading in June (Palouse). Potato and sugar beet applications in the Magic Valley June through August.
Growing. Idaho grows 300K+ acres of potatoes, and late blight management with drone fungicide is an emerging use case, especially on irrigated fields where pivot tracks limit ground rig access.
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