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In a rare move, the EPA has extended the comment period in their review of atrazine — one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States — after reopening its finalized registration earlier this month. EPA is now accepting comments through Oct. 7, giving farmers more time to...

HOLDREGE, NE-The Nebraska Prairie Museum is hosting a temporary exhibit entitled: A Century of Agricultural Aviation 1921-2021. This exhibit, developed in 2021 by the National Aerial Trades Association is at the museum courtesy of local aerial sprayers. This is the first time this display has been on exhibit in Nebraska....

The 2022 Ag Aviation Golf Tournament, hosted by the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association, will be held on October 15 and 16 at the Red Apple Inn in Heber Springs, AR. This is an incredibly fun event and a great way to celebrate the end of the busy season. Here are...

Brady Neil Penner was born September 10, 1976, in Weatherford to Ronald Penner and Laquita Ann (Jones) Penner and passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Iowa, having reached the age of 45 years, 10 months, and 20 days. Brady was raised and attended school in Weatherford, graduating from Weatherford...

William “Gill” Pias, 44, died at 11:45 am, Tuesday August 2, in Cheneyville, LA. He was a do it all man, jack of all trades. He was the owner of Truelite Signs, and GHS Cane Company, but had his hands in several other businesses throughout the years. He was the...

Ag pilot training is one of the most unique types of aviation training. There are many ways to do it; some good, some not-so-good. For many years, the on-wing checkout and the “go out there and fly the thing” seemed commonplace. However, as regulations change and airplanes become bigger and...

A rural Missouri man is accused of attempted murder and other violent felony crimes for allegedly shooting a midair crop duster airplane with a high-powered rifle after he had complained about pilots flying near his property, according to court records. Donald V. Bates Jr., 62, was charged Friday in Caldwell...

Russell Anthony “Rusty” Johnson, age 54, of Lake Village, died July 26, 2022, doing what he loved. He was born June 23, 1968, in Greenville MS, to his parents Charles Dickens Johnson and Sarah Eunice Tipton Johnson. He was a Veteran of the United States Coast Guard where he served...

One industry that could always take more help is ag aviation. There are currently 3,300 ag aviators across the United States that work to cover 128 million acres of agricultural land. This isn’t including forest land and other areas within their job description. Jim Perrin leads the National Agricultural Aviation...

From Iowa Business Radio Network Agricultural aviators have gotten off to a rocky start nationwide this year between weather and fuel prices. As the year continues to move on, it’s a busy time for these aviators. But how are the weather and fuel prices continuing to affect those agricultural aviators?...