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Gavin Morse tragically lost his life in an agricultural aviation accident on July 2, 2022.  A memorial service will be held on July 16th, 2022 at 2:00 pm at his home base of GEM Air Inc., 898 W Lind-Warden Rd., Warden, WA 98857. If you are needing a hotel room, a...

“Whatever additional benefits are bestowed upon C-PAASS ag aviators, the program will undoubtedly demonstrate agricultural aviation’s professionalism and positive public image to our customers, regulators and the public we help feed, clothe and protect.”   As the agricultural aviation industry moves from its first century into its second, it faces...

Frisco- Clemmie Jack Cobb, age 82, of Plains, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. He was born July 1, 1939, in Brownfield, Texas, to Louise (Mobley) and Paul Cobb. Jack married the love of his life, Mary Janelle Parks, in Plains, Texas on July 7, 1962,...

By Tom Polansek via Yahoo! Finance CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten to trim harvests. Spraying smaller volumes of herbicides and turning to less-effective fungicides increase...

via Washington Post Mormon crickets are not new to Oregon. Native to western North America, their name dates back to the 1800s, when they ruined the fields of Mormon settlers in Utah. But amidst drought and warming temperatures — conditions favored by the insects — outbreaks across the West have...

John Wesley Kelley March 25, 1940 – June 15, 2022 John Wesley (J.W.) Kelley, 82, of Bay City, Texas, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednes-day, June 15, 2022. He was born on March 25, 1940, in Greenland, Arkansas. J.W. grew up in Arkansas. In 1960, he moved to...

From AgWeek.com Rain, wind, changing regulations and the lure of high commodity prices all have an effect on aerial applicators during the 2022 growing season. Erratic weather, inflationary prices and changing regulations have altered the calendar for crop spraying in 2022. “We have a lot of different versions of wet,”...

via NorthTexas eNews Whether from a bird’s eye view high up in the blue skies of Texas or with feet planted firmly on the ground, Carla Payne is no stranger to taking care of the land she loves and the cattle that rely on that land—and on Payne for that...

via cottonfarming.com Coming from a family of pilots, I was again struck by the power of aviation when I read that a single aircraft flown by a pilot can spray thousands of acres in a day. Still, some might say, “So what?” Our farmers and ranchers don’t think “so what”...

via APNews.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has ordered a halt to a state-run program of spraying pesticides on public lands and some private property, saying officials failed to assess the potential health effects as required. Superior Court Judge James Arguelles ordered the Department of Food and Agriculture...