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Chem-Man celebrates 30 years! I can’t believe it’s been thirty years since “Chem-Man” was born! The year 1992 seems like yesterday when my parents built me a tiny office in their department store where I wrote custom programs in the good ole days of ‘DOS.’ I had written hundreds of...

The National Agricultural Aviation Association is pleased to announce its 2022 officer team, led by NAAA President Jim Perrin. Serving alongside Perrin are Vice President Craig Craft, Secretary Ray Newcomb and Treasurer Darrel Mertens. President Jim Perrin (Wisconsin) Jim Perrin is NAAA’s 2022 president. His company, Agricair Flying Service in...

If you drove through the small town of Tuscola, Illinois, in the summer, you would think that the county seat of around 4,500 residents had no airport. And you would be safe to assume that. Unless you see a swarm of crop dusters take off seemingly out of the shoulder-high...

Lifelong friends Jim Younggren and Bill Sugden recently received the most prestigious aviation award for their 50 years of safe flying. Their formative years were spent in airplanes while growing up in and around Hallock. And in separately telling their stories for the nomination for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot...

Faced with the threat of the Zika virus, Miami decided to pull out the heavy artillery. This Wednesday, more than 25 square kilometers north of the city will be treated by aerial spraying of insecticides, announced the mayor of Miami-Dade County. In just one week, 15 Indigenous cases were detected...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Jan. 12 that it “will take the necessary steps to regulate lead pollution from aircrafts (sic).” Those steps begin with proposing an “endangerment finding” on leaded aviation gasoline and are expected to be finalized in 2023.   Among the statistics released in statements...

Growing up in the South, one becomes accustomed to the sounds, sights, and aerial acrobatics of low-flying planes and their daredevil pilots. Although, you’ll often witness spectators stopped roadside, witnessing a personal air show in awe. There is something American about watching a propeller cut through the early fall clouds...

Niels Andrews was born August 6, 1953, and died December 13, 2021, of Pneumonia brought on by Covid-19. In Prescott, AZ Survived by his partner Melissa Bassi, two brothers and a sister. Niels was a Professional Agricultural Aviator and owned Helicair in Salinas, CA for 20 years. He has sprayed...

Agriculture equipment manufacturers and AEM partners in the Washington D.C. ag community are gearing up to showcase how innovation enables sustainability in the heart of the nation’s capital. AEM’s Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the National Mall – set for Monday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 22 – will take...

The top 10 myths about ag aviation are debunked and shareable with your friends! Less than 2% of the U.S. population is directly involved in agriculture. Thus, it's easy to believe myths and misconceptions in an area we are not familiar with. How many people have had the opportunity to talk with...