Maryland requires Category 13 (Aerial) with 1 year practical experience before the exam and 8 annual CE credits, among the highest in the US. Chesapeake Bay watershed programs drive strong cover crop drone seeding demand. Rates run $16 to $24 per acre on the Eastern Shore.
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MD/DE/VA precision ag drone · UPASS Foundation board member
Key Maryland, Delaware and Virginia precision ag drone operator run by Earl Dyson out of Queenstown, MD. Operates DJI Agras T40 for row crop spraying (fungicide, foliar feed), orchard and vegetable pest control and cover crop seeding. UPASS Foundation board member and speaker at UMD Extension Agronomic Drone School at Wye Research Center.
PA/MD/VA/DE seeding specialist · $52K PA Agriculture Innovation Grant recipient
Pennsylvania-based agricultural drone seeding company specializing in regenerative cover crop establishment, native grass and habitat seeding. Services include aerial cover crop seeding, native grass and broadleaf seeding, meadow and grass buffer seeding, wildlife habitat seeding, multispecies seed mixes, and conservation cost-share program connection. Partnership with King's Agriseed.
Shenandoah Valley grain & poultry litter drone application
Houff Corporation, a major Shenandoah Valley agricultural cooperative, offers drone application services to member grain and livestock producers. The coop uses drones for precision fungicide programs on corn and wheat, and for poultry litter and dry fertilizer spreading on hillside fields inaccessible to conventional ground equipment.
Osprey network coverage for Virginia & mid-Atlantic producers
The Virginia division of the Osprey Agri Drones network serves grain, cotton and peanut producers across Virginia's Coastal Plain and Piedmont. Osprey's multi-state fleet of DJI Agras T50 and T100 drones provides rapid scheduling for corn VT fungicide, soybean R3 and peanut late-season disease programs.
Statewide Virginia drone spraying & cover crop seeding
Virginia Ag Drones is a statewide operator providing drone fungicide, herbicide and cover crop seeding services to corn, soybean, wheat and peanut producers across Virginia. The company maintains crews in both the Tidewater and Piedmont regions to provide fast response times across the state's diverse agricultural landscape.
Virginia corn, soybean & wheat drone application
Apex Ag LLC is a Virginia-based agricultural drone operator serving corn, soybean, wheat and cover crop producers across the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont. The company offers fungicide applications, herbicide programs and cover crop seeding, with scheduling designed to accommodate the mixed row-crop and livestock farm landscape of central and western Virginia.
Virginia drone ag application, grain, orchards & vineyards
Elevation Aerial Application provides drone spraying services to grain, orchard and vineyard producers across Virginia. The company is equipped for steep-terrain orchard and vineyard applications in the Blue Ridge foothills and Appalachian highlands, as well as flat-ground corn and soybean fungicide programs in the Piedmont and Tidewater regions.
National · DJI Agras distributor explicitly serving NE states
Division of Rozell Sprayer Manufacturing with 40+ years in the sprayer industry based in Tyler, TX. Distributes the full DJI Agras line explicitly to multiple Northeast states including NJ, NY, DE, RI, ME, VT, MA and MD. Provides sales, technical support and training.
National · farmer-founded ag drone dealer since 2015
One of the earliest US agricultural drone dealers, founded 2015 by a group of farmers. Sells DJI Agras T50, T100 and Talos T60X plus sprayer trailer solutions. Provides training at IN/IL facilities. CropTech Solutions (Waterford, PA) is an authorized FlyingAg dealer. Contact: corey@flyingag.com.
National · DJI Certified Service Center, 50K+ acres sprayed, NE state pages
DJI Certified Service Center and authorized dealer based in Dundee, OH, run by Mike. Has sprayed 50K+ acres. Maintains state-specific pages for most NE states: NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, CT, WV, NH and MA. Designed the nuWay Ag Drone Trailer. Sells DJI Agras T100, T50, T40, T25, FlyCart 100 and Mavic 3M.
National network · largest spray drone operator network in US, 30+ states
Largest spray drone operator network in the US covering 30+ states, based in Iowa City, IA and led by CEO Mariah Scott. AcreConnect platform (map.acreconnect.io) connects farmers with local operators. Stone Valley Drones (PA) is a network member. Sells DJI Agras T10, T30, T40 and XAG P100 Pro. Holds FAA Exemption 18929B.
National · end-to-end DJI Agras sales, training & compliance in 33+ states
National agricultural drone sales firm providing DJI spray drones with end-to-end support: training, regulatory compliance (Part 107/137), insurance and financing. Explicitly serves 33+ states including NY. Sells full DJI Agras lineup: T70P, T50, T40 and T25.
Maryland aerial pesticide licensing is administered by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) under Category 13 (Aerial). Maryland requires 1 year of practical experience in pest control before sitting for the Category 13 exam, an unusual barrier nationally. Renewal is annual, not on a multi-year cycle, with 8 CE credits required each year for Category 13, among the highest annual CE requirements in the US. Liability insurance is required. Initial certification is $75/yr, with $25 for each additional category.
Reciprocity exists with DE, PA, VA and WV. Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation programs provide strong cost-share incentives for cover crops on the Eastern Shore, making Maryland one of the densest cover crop seeding markets in the country.
Maryland is part of the Southeast agricultural region. See rates, crops and operators across the region.
1 year of practical experience in pest control before you can sit for the Category 13 aerial exam. This is unusual nationally and adds time to the certification pathway.
$16 to $24 per acre. Eastern Shore corn and soybeans at the low end. Cover crop seeding and specialty crops higher.
Yes. Maryland Chesapeake Bay watershed programs provide strong cost-share for cover crops. The Eastern Shore is one of the densest cover crop regions in the US. Drone seeding into standing corn in September is the primary window.
8 credits annually for Category 13, compared to 4 to 6 per year in most states. This reflects Maryland stricter environmental compliance stance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Yes, with DE, PA, VA and WV.
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