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The Kane County Sheriff's Office says they have received multiple complaints about local ag applicators over the past week, according to a post on their Facebook page. They say that while rural residents may be temporarily inconvenienced with the noise of the aircraft, their function is positive for local farmers....

Farmers around the region are grappling with a challenging year for their crops. We spoke with Jonair just east of Portage la Prairie, who sprays insecticides, fungicides, and seeds to learn from their experience about how crops are faring this year. Part Owner Bryan Dion explains they've been very busy....

WHEATON, MINN. – Along U.S. Hwy. 75 in Traverse County, a black-and-white sign reads: "Wind Farmer. And Now My Neighbors Don't Speak to Me!" Philip and Latona Brink saw it while driving by and laughed. The couple, who live about 7 miles south in Dumont, has agreed to allow wind...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — To stir growth within the fish and waterfowl habitat at Nimrod Lake, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has a high-octane approach to put forth the effort. "We performed two seeding flights in late June and early July," Jason Jackson, Wetland Program Coordinator for the AGFC,...

It’s not called crop dusting anymore…not formally, anyway. Aerial application is now the preferred title of the work done by small aircraft pilots – ag pilots or aerial applicators – who apply insecticides, fungicides and herbicides to agricultural fields and forests. Read more on this story at the Melfort Journal.

Air Force pilots have begun training with two Air Tractor AT-802U turboprop taildraggers, in anticipation of first deliveries of OA-1K Sky Warden light attack aircraft later this year. The OA-1K is based on the AT-802 and is a joint project between Air Tractor and defense contractor L3Harris. Some observers have...

The ag aviation industry has lost one of its own; a smart, beautiful lady, Juliana Turchetti. When anyone told her she couldn’t, she did! Juliana joined the AgAir Update team several years ago as a writer. In that position, she always did a fantastic job relating to other ag pilot...

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 that does this job, they enjoy doing it,” said Jacob Henson. Henson co-owns Pro Agri...

via Air Tractor Gene Williams, the man who set the standards for Air Tractor customer service throughout his career, passed away May 7 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was 82. "Gene was a very smart and perceptive man. He understood human behavior and how to get things done while always...

via FAA The FAA has updated its protocol regarding mental health diagnoses for pilots, streamlining the review process for certain conditions. Now, pilots with a history of up to two mental health diagnoses no longer face automatic review by the FAA for any class of pilot certificate, provided they meet...