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NAAA celebrated the achievements of eight deserving individuals at the Excellence in Ag Aviation Banquet Dec. 9, the final event of the 2021 Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah, Georgia. The recipients of the 2021 NAAA Awards were honored for their commitment to their communities, safety and the betterment of the...

PANHANDLE, TX, January 04, 2022 /PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Gaylon W. Stamps with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Gaylon W. Stamps celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted...

Ag workers are in high demand in the sky as well as on the ground. After a record-breaking year for the amount of acres sprayed with fungicides by air in 2021, farmers, co-ops and aerial applicator companies are all making plans to prepare for the 2022 season. This year, Kiman...

Chem-Man has announced its 2022 software training seminar, to be held on February 4th, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This full-day seminar will be sure to cover the basics up through advanced tips and tricks which will help Chem-Man’s customers utilize the software to its highest efficiency. They will also be showcasing...

Recent research by the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council shows planting cover crops ahead of soybeans can help maintain yields   During a visit to Eric Miller’s Piatt County, Ill., farm this past summer, a visitor from Argentina mentioned they refer to cover crops as “service crops.” Now, it’s...

SUDLERSVILLE, Md. — As a veteran aerial applicator, Mark Whalen has been approached by a lot of people interested in becoming an ag pilot. Each time, he’d talk through all the steps that are needed before they would even fly an ag plane — years of work on a ground...

The scenery is often spectacular when flying close to the ground, but there are many advantages gained by flying at higher altitudes. Communication improves, as does navigation (other than GPS). Convective activity often decreases. Flight visibility (if out of the clouds) and true airspeed both benefit from higher altitudes. But...

The 2020 aerial application season has taken a heavy toll on our industry. At the time of this writing, we have suffered nine fatal accidents, the highest number of fatal accidents since 2016. Several of these fatal accidents could have been prevented had the pilots modified risky behavior that resulted...

Officials with the Bighorn National Forest are moving ahead with plans to apply herbicide to large areas of the forest by plane, helicopter, or drone beginning next year. The plans were met with both support and concern from government organizations, environmental groups, and ranchers who use U.S. Forest Service (USFS)...