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Summer skies offer picturesque scenes of white clouds on a blue expanse, and for many in rural America, there is an air show not to be missed. The Ohio Farm Bureau shares what it takes to be an aerial applicator. Read More at rfdtv.com

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission does dozens of habitat-enhancement projects at lakes throughout the state to boost angling opportunities. A recent project at Mike Knoedl Tri-County Lake will offer added food and habitat for ducks as well as the fish that use this 280-acre Calhoun County reservoir. Millet was...

As air travel picks up after more than a year of uncertainty, flight cancellations and low passenger loads, things are looking better for businesses associated with Valley International Airport, too. Sun Valley Aviation is a fixed-base operator, providing fuel for airlines, general aviation and the military, performing aircraft maintenance, selling...

If you want something bad enough, you have to just go for it, even if that means stepping outside your comfort zone and into the unknown. KayDee Mitchell has done just that. The 23-year-old from Dexter is an aerial applicator, or crop duster. It’s a field dominated by men. “I...

When Lane Aviation Inc. first started offering crop dusting service to Fort Bend County farmers 76 years ago, most of the county was, well, farmland. Not so much today. Urban sprawl has gobbled up much of the land that used to grow cotton, corn, milo, rice and soybeans. Much of...

Practical Farmers of Iowa has released a new cover crop app designed to help farmers easily locate cover crop seed, services and suppliers in time for fall 2021 planting decisions. The app, Find Cover Crops, is free to download and use, and is available in both the Apple App Store...

WASHINGTON – The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will host its annual “Innovations in Flight Family Day and Aviation Display” on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature the museum’s newest artifact, Air Tractor AT-301/400A “Dusty Crophopper.” This aircraft was...

A very special entry, “HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST AERIAL APPLICATION MADE BY AN AIRPLANE,” was introduced into the U.S. Congressional Record on Aug. 3, 2021, the official centennial anniversary of the industry. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced the entry. Congressman Graves, a longtime pilot with multiple...

BROOKINGS – In June, Jordan Williams, of Brookings, got an interesting request. The operator he was working for just bid on a government contract in eastern Montana and asked Williams if he would help out, possibly for as long as a month. Williams, who works for Wilde Aire Services, a...

A Coahoma County ag pilot who lost his life in an airplane accident July 25, saw local pilots host a flyover at his funeral on Saturday morning. Cord Foster was killed when his plane failed to clear a berm on take off in Scott Sunday a week ago. Foster was...