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NTSB Final Report 2020

by Bill Lavender During the first months of each year, AgAir Update publishes the previous year’s...

LARRY JAMES LANDRY, SR. 1942 – 2021

It is with deep sadness that the Mid-Continent family shares the passing of Larry Landry on...

Ag Pilot Emily Daniels featured in Cockpits and Cocktails Podcast

Join us on this conversation with Emily Daniel @AgPilotChick! We find out how she got into being...

America’s Best Shops – 1

When you’re passionate about businesses, planning a multipurpose shop takes on new...

Passing the Torch

Throughout the years, I’ve worked with many customers and consider them like family. When I...

General Assembly to form an aviation caucus for 2021 session

The Colorado Aviation Business Association announced Wednesday the formation of a General Aviation...

Local pilot honored with Master Pilot Award by FAA

MATTOON — Local pilot Rick Reed was recently honored by the Federal Aviation Administration with...

Those Were the Days

I had an acquaintance contact me awhile ago and asked if he could send me something. “Sure,” I...

Aerial seeding completed in Badger Fire area

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Work is being done to grow back some of what was lost on the land...

Free FAA Approved Aviation Training Day / Virtual IA Renewal Series on March 19, 20 & 27, 2021

Presented by Concorde Battery Corporation, FAASTeam, & Westchester Aircraft Maintenance...

Idaho pesticide rule changes pass Senate Agriculture Affairs committee

After many stakeholder meetings and long Zoom discussions among farmworker advocates, aerial...

Jack Colley – Father of the Colley Super Stearman

John W. (Jack) Colley Clarkston, Washington. Inducted —1993 Active in aerial application from...

Meet NAAA’s 2021 Leadership Team

The National Agricultural Aviation Association is pleased to announce its 2021 officer team, led...

20 years ago – Is there a 660 in your future?

SOUTHEASTERN U.S. — Could there be an Ayres 660 Thrush in your future? Is it possible that you,...

Hall of Fame—Jimmy and Aubry Finklea

INDUCTEE(s): Jimmy and Aubry Finklea YEAR INDUCTED: 1985 Jimmy and Aubry Finklea founded and...

EOS, A Specialty PT6A Engine Shop

Engine Overhaul Services (EOS), strategically headquartered in the Miami suburb of Sweetwater,...

20 Years Ago – Turbine Braves – Two of a Kind

The following article is part of a regular column printed in AgAir Update that looks back 20...

Ronnie Lee Is 2020 Cotton Achievement Award Recipient

Ronnie Lee has been described as an all-in type of person. But to be all in on so many different...

Agricultural pilots seek firefighting role

A group of agricultural pilots in Napa Valley, Calif., met this week to start talks about how to...

Citizens of the Year: Hoffners Honored For Dedication To Their Adopted Hometown

For Jake and Sandy Hoffner, there’s no place like home — even if it’s a relatively new home....

Gypsy moth still aflutter in the minds of Tiny residents

Disappointed Tiny residents will try to make the best of the situation when it comes to handling...

Regular Use of Chlorpyrifos Prohibited After Dec. 31

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers and pesticide...

Oregon Dept. of Agriculture phasing out most uses of insecticide by end of 2023

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Agriculture filed administrative rules with...

Driftless herbicide application made for USDA; aerial applicator needs a thank you, too!

WAGONHAMMER AERIAL APPLICATION PROJECT COMPLETE The Wagonhammer Aerial Herbicide Application...

Passing of Mr. Lynn “Chief” Gibson

M. Lynn ”Chief” Gibson left on his final flight Sunday morning, November 15, 2020, at...

Fly-By Farming

Combining expert skill with new technology allows for precision aerial application. As a...

EPA Warns Against Drones to Spray Disinfectants and Fight COVID-19

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns against the use of drones, fogging,...

No-fly zone ordinance to affect Hoxie farmers

HOXIE, Ark. (KAIT) – The Hoxie City Council passed an ordinance instituting a “no-fly zone”...

EPA releases interim decisions on paraquat, pyrethroids

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on a proposed interim registration review...

Crop dusting still plays important role

It may seem like a profession from another era, but crop dusting remains an important job in 2020....

Mosquito spike following hurricanes Laura, Delta in LA lead to military aerial spray mission

BATON ROUGE – Recent heavy rain from Hurricanes Laura and Delta have created large areas...

Pilot Report: Mosquito Mashers!

On September 27, 2019, Warbird Digest was invited to fly with Allen Chorman & Son on a...

Aerial Seeding Can Be an Effective Cover Crop Seeding Method

A Wisconsin farmer and Certified Crop Advisor speaks during the online National Cover Crop Summit:...

Harvest Time

EASTON — With more rain this summer than in previous years, the current harvest season is proving...

A Look At The Huff Daland Duster – Delta’s First Aircraft

Before becoming a powerhouse in commercial aviation, Delta Air Lines began operations as a...

Survey of Ground and Aerial Herbicide Application Practices in Arkansas Agronomic Crops

Herbicides are the most extensively used pesticide applied to agronomic crops in the United...

Agriculture Department Proposes New Rule On Pesticide Application In Idaho

The rules that companies must follow when spraying pesticides in Idaho underwent review this...

Cover crop Air Tractors to work Tuesday in Holmes

The Holmes Soil and Water Conservation District will conduct its aerial cover crop program...

Police Jury Launches Air Attack

On Thursday night, the Acadia Parish Police Jury launched aerial application for mosquito control....

More farmers are using cover crops to keep pollutants out of lakes and streams

Crop-dusting planes were in the skies over Allegan and Ottawa counties earlier this week,...

Cover crops can help damaged fields

Many fields have been ravaged by adverse weather this year in Iowa. On top of drought and hail, a...

Aerial Applicator Business Flying High

Of course David Eby has a pair of gold-framed aviators dangling from the collar of his T-shirt....

Industry Mourns Tragic Deaths of Zoren and Joan O’Brien

Zoren O’Brien of Iowa, Louisiana, born in Liberty, TX on July 26, 1939, was tragically taken from...

2020 Mosquito Program Wraps Up

An annual mosquito-sampling program in Accabonac Harbor concluded for the season on Friday, and...

Passing of John “Wes” Addison

The Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association would like to extend our deepest condolences to the...

Hughes County Commission Approves Changes To Wind Tower Siting Requirements

The Hughes County Commission, taking pages from Hyde County, has amended siting requirements for...

Planning for 2020 Cover Crops

With the harvest season fast approaching, Peoples Company Land Managers are working to finalize...

Don’t call aerial crop specialists ‘crop dusters’

Last August, Bruce Potter, plant pathologist at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center office...

Duke pauses aerial spray program following complaints

Angela Faye Martin’s husband Brent had already left the house to scout a future hike for the guide...

Vote Trump Plane Spotted Near Ballantine, Montana

Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane. A Trump plane to be precise. We got a...

Listen: Emily Daniel – Ag Pilot on the Shark Farmer Podcast

Take a listen to this podcast featuring Emily Daniel, an Ag pilot from New Jersey in the most...

Operating High and Hot

The Eastern Plains of Colorado, divided by the South Platte River and Arkansas River valleys and...

FAA Proposes Airworthiness Directive for All Air Tractor Models

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Air Tractor Inc. (Air...

Farm Babe: BeeProtected gets stung by labeling farmers as ‘having a low level of professionalism’

Do you ever get an email in your inbox and think: “Who the heck wrote this, and what were they...

Discovery about spray droplets holds promise

It’s not every day when a scientific discovery published in the Physical Review Letters has...

Webbers Falls Community Honors Man Who Died In Plane Crash

While it’s sometimes hard for funerals to measure up to the treasured memories, that would not...

Weed & Pest will fight cheatgrass next month

JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Weed and Pest District (TCWP) is initiating its “Cheatgrass...

Environmentalists File Complaint Over Massachusetts’ Aerial Pesticide Spraying

Environmentalists filed a complaint Wednesday with state’s inspector general over aerial...

Essential Workers in a Pandemic Era

REGINA’s Perspective by Regina Farmer | regina.farmer@chem-man.com Wow! 2020 will definitely be a...

VIDEO: Misconceptions of Chemigations

Take a look as Nebraska’s Ryan Wells speaks on the misconceptions of the Chemigation of...

July 11 memorial service set for Culpeper crop duster Gene Kritter, killed in N.C. crash

A veteran Culpeper County crop duster died June 18 when the helicopter he was piloting struck a...

Idaho Dept. of Ag seeking stakeholder comment on pesticide and chemigation rule changes

BOISE — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment from the agriculture...

Man facing charges after pointing firearm at crop duster

CROOKSTON, Minn. (Valley News Live)– One man is facing charges after pointing a firearm at a...

Tech Keeps Seed Production Field Employees Safe

Tassel time is go time for seed production field crews and fungicide application. For Joel Meyer...

Farr Air is marking 20 years serving the southeast

Farr Air opened its doors in 2000, flying a Weatherly 620B aircraft out of Lewvan. In an...

Corn School: Ground vs Aerial Fungicide Application

Should you go ground or air? That’s the question many growers struggle with as they try to...

VIDEO: Farm Air California

Check out this great video from AOPA on Farm Air in California.

Concerned About Food Security? Fund the FAA

There are many paradigm-shifting ways the COVID-19 crisis has impacted our nation. Among them is a...

The battle against mosquitoes set to begin in Foxboro, rest of Norfolk County

Not to add more worry in these coronavirus times, but treating wetlands to kill mosquitoes to...

AgAir Update and Dr. Stan Musick release COVID-19 Poster for Ag Aviation

In cooperation with Dr. Stan Musick, a regular columnist for AgAir Update, we have developed this...

Appalachian Power Announces Aerial Maintenance Plans

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Beginning on or about June 1, Appalachian Power will maintain the rights of...

UAS Operators Cautioned to Not Disrupt Food Supply Chain During COVID-19 Pandemic by Interfering with Low-Flying Ag Aircraft

ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 2, 2020 – As the nation enters the upcoming growing season in the midst of...

Business of the Week: Aero Applicators

Darrel Mertens bought Benson Aviation Inc from Russ Benson in the spring of 1984. At that time the...

Idaho Governor Vetoes Bill Backed By Crop-Duster Group Changing Pesticide Regulations

BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little vetoed a bill backed by a regional crop-duster association that...

Farmers in the Sky – Mississippi Magazine Highlights Ag Pilots

In the March/April issue of Mississippi Magazine, ag operators Steve Brown, Shea Christmas and...

Past, Present and Future – Lane Aviation marks 75 year milestone

Lane Aviation celebrates 75 years in agricultural aviation. Here’s their story.

Campbell Aerial Treatment Of Bay Marshes To Reduce Mosquitoes

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District is scheduled to...

FAA Seeks Information on Low Altitude Operators for UAS Rulemaking

The Federal Aviation Administration put out a request for information last week that seeks to...

Pesticide bill wins final passage as amended, House gives it unanimous support

The House has voted unanimously, 65-0, in favor of the amended version of HB 487a, the bill...

Tidwell Inducted into Arkansas Ag Hall of Fame

Several members of the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association were in attendance as fellow...

Cover Crops Play Vital Role in Soil Conservation

(ACES) — Heavy bouts of rainfall and strong storms created the perfect scenario for Alabama...

Montana Pilot Steps up as President of NAAA

Darrin Pluhar is an interesting combination of roots and wings, literally. Growing up on family...

EPA Finalizes Glyphosate Mitigation

EPA has concluded its regulatory review of glyphosate—the most widely used herbicide in the United...

Bill to Narrow Department of Ag Pesticide Restrictions Heads to House Floor

BOISE — A bill that would remove regulatory language and change the Idaho State Department of...

Panel Endorses Bill Adding Certainty for Aerial Applicators Facing Penalties

The Idaho House Agricultural Affairs Committee on Feb. 24 endorsed legislation clarifying the...

Bill Allowing Collective Bargaining For State Employees Passes Colorado House

This week, the Colorado House spent hours debating a bill that would allow unionized state...

NAAA, Along With Ag Aviation Helicopter, to be Displayed on National Mall for National Ag Day

AEM is set to take over the National Mall in Washington, DC on March 23 and 24 to showcase the...

Oregon House Approves Crackdown on Pesticide

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Legislation to protect Oregonians from the dangerous effects of the...

Ag Aviation Golf Tournament Donates to Miracle League of Arkansas

The Ag Aviation Golf Tournament Committee presented a $4,000 check to the Miracle League of...

Era Advises of Multi-State Power Line Inspections

From Jason Glynn, Director of Operations for Era Helicopters: Era Helicopters is currently the...

Oregon Legislature 2020 Begins

Oregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS is gearing up for an unpredictable short session! Next week,...

Workers, Idahoans Could Have Less Pesticide Protection if EPA Rolls Back This Regulation

BOISE — Federal regulations intended to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure and drift...

State Hosting Gypsy Moth Treatment Open Houses

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is hosting 18 informational open houses for people living...

FAA Approves Rare Permit to Replant After Wildfires

Wildfire restoration got a huge boost in both safety and speed thanks to a recent FAA approval...

Montana Aerial Applicator Darrin Pluhar Elected 2020 NAAA President

ALEXANDRIA, VA – JANUARY 13, 2020 – The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is...

NAAA Successful in Retaining Aerial Label for Seven Products Now Approved for Hemp Applications

Last week, the EPA for the first time approved 10 products for application to hemp. In September...

Six to be inducted in Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame plans to induct six individuals for their contribution to...

New Crop of Agricultural Pilots Land in Inverness

Caleb St. Hilaire suited up and arrived early to the Inverness Airport on Friday morning and took...

Passing of David Duch

As many of you are aware, our good friend David Duch of Hazen passed away. Visitation will be at...

Ag Pilot Discusses Public Perception, Eyes Future

Nick Yoder says he occasionally deals with perceptions of people who are convinced his planes are...

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