Nevada has minimal agricultural crop acreage with rates of $18 to $30 per acre. Primary drone opportunities are alfalfa hay in the northern valleys and ranch rangeland applications. Business license is $250 per year.
Square4X is an Ogden, Utah drone application business flying a DJI Agras T50 across Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada. The operator sprays liquid product and applies seed, fertilizer and other pelletized material by air, working on alfalfa, corn, wheat, potatoes, pasture, cover crops and general row-crop acreage. Quoted rates run from $15 to $25 per acre.
Crop and pasture spraying seeding granular spreading thermal imaging aerial surveying.
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Nevada aerial pesticide licensing is administered by the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) under a 3-exam structure: Core, Laws and the relevant use category, at $50 per initial exam. Commercial operators also pay a $250/yr business license fee. Renewal is on a 4-year cycle for certified applicators (12 CEUs) or annual for licensed pest control operators (6 CEUs/yr).
Nevada has very limited agricultural crop acreage. Primary drone opportunities are alfalfa hay in the northern valleys, ranch rangeland brush control and some irrigated grain operations near Fallon and Elko. No reciprocity agreements are documented, contact NDA for current status.
Nevada is part of the Great Plains agricultural region. See rates, crops and operators across the region.
Very limited for traditional agriculture. Alfalfa hay in northern Nevada, ranch rangeland and some cannabis cultivation are the main opportunities.
$18 to $30 per acre. Higher than neighboring states due to remote locations, small acreage and very few operators.
FAA Part 107, Part 137 and NDA certification with Core + Laws + Category exams. $50 per exam. $250/yr business license.
Not documented. Contact NDA.
Only as a secondary market for operators based in neighboring states (CA, ID, UT). The total addressable acreage is too small to support a Nevada-only drone spray business.
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