“Although it’s a mature industry—it’s a progressive one,” says Andrew Moore, CEO of the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA). In 2021, the aerial application industry marked its 100 year ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Aerial applicators in North Dakota treated 5.5 million acres in 2024 — setting a new record while recording no fatal incidents in the year among pilots. "It's really astounding when ...

Though the aerial application industry is being described as maturing, it offers farmers another tool in their tool box when it comes to precision agriculture. Aerial application can help farmers save ...

MEDINA, N.D. -- Brian Rau isn't anti-wind power, but says a wind industry that's still under construction can create unforeseen trade-offs for farmers and dangers for aerial applicators who serve them ...

Farmers considering spray drones are encouraged to evaluate the technology carefully, utilize available educational resources ...

HOCKLEY COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - Aerial application is an integral part of agriculture across the South Plains. Many farmers make a living flying over fields. “I love my job, it’s a lot of fun. Anybody ...

Washington, D.C.-based Aerial Applications has closed a $4.5 million equity funding round with participation from angel investors, Austin-based Capital Factory and personal investors. This is the ...

Summer skies fill with planes and helicopters in rural Illinois every summer as corn and soybean fields need crop protection. However, the risk to aerial applicators was magnified last month with four ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 – Over the last few years, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA)has consistently needed to set the record straight about inaccurate and/or ...

Sep. 29—"We're not just a sleepy country airport that occasionally flies gliders. We are in a growth mode." — Dave Lanman, Executive Director, Port of Ephrata EPHRATA — The Port of Ephrata will serve ...