NTSB Final Report 2020
by Bill Lavender During the first months of each year, AgAir Update publishes the previous year’s...
Read Moreby Bill Lavender During the first months of each year, AgAir Update publishes the previous year’s...
Read MoreIt is with deep sadness that the Mid-Continent family shares the passing of Larry Landry on...
Read MoreJoin us on this conversation with Emily Daniel @AgPilotChick! We find out how she got into being...
Read MoreWhen you’re passionate about businesses, planning a multipurpose shop takes on new...
Read MoreThroughout the years, I’ve worked with many customers and consider them like family. When I...
Read MoreThe Colorado Aviation Business Association announced Wednesday the formation of a General Aviation...
Read MoreMATTOON — Local pilot Rick Reed was recently honored by the Federal Aviation Administration with...
Read MoreI had an acquaintance contact me awhile ago and asked if he could send me something. “Sure,” I...
Read MoreTWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Work is being done to grow back some of what was lost on the land...
Read MorePresented by Concorde Battery Corporation, FAASTeam, & Westchester Aircraft Maintenance...
Read MoreAfter many stakeholder meetings and long Zoom discussions among farmworker advocates, aerial...
Read MoreJohn W. (Jack) Colley Clarkston, Washington. Inducted —1993 Active in aerial application from...
Read MoreThe National Agricultural Aviation Association is pleased to announce its 2021 officer team, led...
Read MoreSOUTHEASTERN U.S. — Could there be an Ayres 660 Thrush in your future? Is it possible that you,...
Read MoreINDUCTEE(s): Jimmy and Aubry Finklea YEAR INDUCTED: 1985 Jimmy and Aubry Finklea founded and...
Read MoreEngine Overhaul Services (EOS), strategically headquartered in the Miami suburb of Sweetwater,...
Read MoreThe following article is part of a regular column printed in AgAir Update that looks back 20...
Read MoreRonnie Lee has been described as an all-in type of person. But to be all in on so many different...
Read MoreA group of agricultural pilots in Napa Valley, Calif., met this week to start talks about how to...
Read MoreFor Jake and Sandy Hoffner, there’s no place like home — even if it’s a relatively new home....
Read MoreDisappointed Tiny residents will try to make the best of the situation when it comes to handling...
Read MoreANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers and pesticide...
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Agriculture filed administrative rules with...
Read MoreWAGONHAMMER AERIAL APPLICATION PROJECT COMPLETE The Wagonhammer Aerial Herbicide Application...
Read MoreM. Lynn ”Chief” Gibson left on his final flight Sunday morning, November 15, 2020, at...
Read MoreCombining expert skill with new technology allows for precision aerial application. As a...
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns against the use of drones, fogging,...
Read MoreHOXIE, Ark. (KAIT) – The Hoxie City Council passed an ordinance instituting a “no-fly zone”...
Read MoreThe Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on a proposed interim registration review...
Read MoreIt may seem like a profession from another era, but crop dusting remains an important job in 2020....
Read MoreBATON ROUGE – Recent heavy rain from Hurricanes Laura and Delta have created large areas...
Read MoreOn September 27, 2019, Warbird Digest was invited to fly with Allen Chorman & Son on a...
Read MoreA Wisconsin farmer and Certified Crop Advisor speaks during the online National Cover Crop Summit:...
Read MoreEASTON — With more rain this summer than in previous years, the current harvest season is proving...
Read MoreBefore becoming a powerhouse in commercial aviation, Delta Air Lines began operations as a...
Read MoreHerbicides are the most extensively used pesticide applied to agronomic crops in the United...
Read MoreThe rules that companies must follow when spraying pesticides in Idaho underwent review this...
Read MoreThe Holmes Soil and Water Conservation District will conduct its aerial cover crop program...
Read MoreOn Thursday night, the Acadia Parish Police Jury launched aerial application for mosquito control....
Read MoreCrop-dusting planes were in the skies over Allegan and Ottawa counties earlier this week,...
Read MoreMany fields have been ravaged by adverse weather this year in Iowa. On top of drought and hail, a...
Read MoreOf course David Eby has a pair of gold-framed aviators dangling from the collar of his T-shirt....
Read MoreZoren O’Brien of Iowa, Louisiana, born in Liberty, TX on July 26, 1939, was tragically taken from...
Read MoreAn annual mosquito-sampling program in Accabonac Harbor concluded for the season on Friday, and...
Read MoreThe Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association would like to extend our deepest condolences to the...
Read MoreThe Hughes County Commission, taking pages from Hyde County, has amended siting requirements for...
Read MoreWith the harvest season fast approaching, Peoples Company Land Managers are working to finalize...
Read MoreLast August, Bruce Potter, plant pathologist at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center office...
Read MoreAngela Faye Martin’s husband Brent had already left the house to scout a future hike for the guide...
Read MoreLook up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane. A Trump plane to be precise. We got a...
Read MoreTake a listen to this podcast featuring Emily Daniel, an Ag pilot from New Jersey in the most...
Read MoreThe Eastern Plains of Colorado, divided by the South Platte River and Arkansas River valleys and...
Read MoreThe FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Air Tractor Inc. (Air...
Read MoreDo you ever get an email in your inbox and think: “Who the heck wrote this, and what were they...
Read MoreIt’s not every day when a scientific discovery published in the Physical Review Letters has...
Read MoreWhile it’s sometimes hard for funerals to measure up to the treasured memories, that would not...
Read MoreJACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Weed and Pest District (TCWP) is initiating its “Cheatgrass...
Read MoreEnvironmentalists filed a complaint Wednesday with state’s inspector general over aerial...
Read MoreREGINA’s Perspective by Regina Farmer | regina.farmer@chem-man.com Wow! 2020 will definitely be a...
Read MoreTake a look as Nebraska’s Ryan Wells speaks on the misconceptions of the Chemigation of...
Read MoreA veteran Culpeper County crop duster died June 18 when the helicopter he was piloting struck a...
Read MoreBOISE — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment from the agriculture...
Read MoreCROOKSTON, Minn. (Valley News Live)– One man is facing charges after pointing a firearm at a...
Read MoreTassel time is go time for seed production field crews and fungicide application. For Joel Meyer...
Read MoreFarr Air opened its doors in 2000, flying a Weatherly 620B aircraft out of Lewvan. In an...
Read MoreShould you go ground or air? That’s the question many growers struggle with as they try to...
Read MoreCheck out this great video from AOPA on Farm Air in California.
Read MoreThere are many paradigm-shifting ways the COVID-19 crisis has impacted our nation. Among them is a...
Read MoreNot to add more worry in these coronavirus times, but treating wetlands to kill mosquitoes to...
Read MoreIn cooperation with Dr. Stan Musick, a regular columnist for AgAir Update, we have developed this...
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Beginning on or about June 1, Appalachian Power will maintain the rights of...
Read MoreALEXANDRIA, VA – April 2, 2020 – As the nation enters the upcoming growing season in the midst of...
Read MoreDarrel Mertens bought Benson Aviation Inc from Russ Benson in the spring of 1984. At that time the...
Read MoreBOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little vetoed a bill backed by a regional crop-duster association that...
Read MoreIn the March/April issue of Mississippi Magazine, ag operators Steve Brown, Shea Christmas and...
Read MoreLane Aviation celebrates 75 years in agricultural aviation. Here’s their story.
Read MoreSANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District is scheduled to...
Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration put out a request for information last week that seeks to...
Read MoreThe House has voted unanimously, 65-0, in favor of the amended version of HB 487a, the bill...
Read MoreSeveral members of the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association were in attendance as fellow...
Read More(ACES) — Heavy bouts of rainfall and strong storms created the perfect scenario for Alabama...
Read MoreDarrin Pluhar is an interesting combination of roots and wings, literally. Growing up on family...
Read MoreEPA has concluded its regulatory review of glyphosate—the most widely used herbicide in the United...
Read MoreBOISE — A bill that would remove regulatory language and change the Idaho State Department of...
Read MoreThe Idaho House Agricultural Affairs Committee on Feb. 24 endorsed legislation clarifying the...
Read MoreThis week, the Colorado House spent hours debating a bill that would allow unionized state...
Read MoreAEM is set to take over the National Mall in Washington, DC on March 23 and 24 to showcase the...
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Legislation to protect Oregonians from the dangerous effects of the...
Read MoreThe Ag Aviation Golf Tournament Committee presented a $4,000 check to the Miracle League of...
Read MoreFrom Jason Glynn, Director of Operations for Era Helicopters: Era Helicopters is currently the...
Read MoreOregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS is gearing up for an unpredictable short session! Next week,...
Read MoreBOISE — Federal regulations intended to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure and drift...
Read MoreThe Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is hosting 18 informational open houses for people living...
Read MoreWildfire restoration got a huge boost in both safety and speed thanks to a recent FAA approval...
Read MoreALEXANDRIA, VA – JANUARY 13, 2020 – The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is...
Read MoreLast week, the EPA for the first time approved 10 products for application to hemp. In September...
Read MoreThe Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct six individuals for their contribution to...
Read MoreCaleb St. Hilaire suited up and arrived early to the Inverness Airport on Friday morning and took...
Read MoreAs many of you are aware, our good friend David Duch of Hazen passed away. Visitation will be at...
Read MoreNick Yoder says he occasionally deals with perceptions of people who are convinced his planes are...
Read MoreRichard “Dick” Reade INDUCTED—1992 Hayti, MO 1948 — first ag pilot to apply toxaphene spray. 1949...
ORAN, ARGENTINA — It is quite a distance to travel in Argentina from Bahia Blanca north to Oran;...
Red Beierle descends below the expansive Columbia Basin horizon to the tips of the apple trees,...
The FAASTeam is hosting webinar at 6:00 PM on Thursday, March 4, 2021. This webinar will focus on...
Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, a logger and the bill’s sponsor, said aerial...