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Trouble with crop residues and stubble is getting worse. Residue management is one of the biggest problems facing no-till farmers today. Crops have more biomass because of better breeding, higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, plus the increasing use of late season foliar fungicides and insect resistance traits has...

by Graham Lavender According to the U.S. Forest Service, the United States has about 770 million acres of rangelands. Over half is owned by private individuals. The federal government is responsible for management of approximately 43% of those rangelands, while state and local governments manage the remainder.1 Oligrow owner, Seth...

The 2016 season is coming to a somewhat close for many operators and pilots (end of August) throughout the world. The results are all over the board, but for most - as you will read below, a slight downturn in their season was experienced. This, contrasted with good fungicide runs...

More drones in the skies raise a number of new safety concerns, ranging from collisions and crashes to cyber-attacks and terrorism, according to a risk report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). “There have already been enough incidents and near-misses to date involving UAS to generate concern that the...

NAAA and NAAREF’s premiere agricultural aviation program kicks off its 19th season of PAASS educational programs starting this month and continuing into 2017 at state and regional conventions around the country. NAAREF and its PAASS Program Development Committee strive to bring relevant and current topics important to agricultural aviation to...

Thrush Aircraft continued their Feeding The World Tour with a stop at Air Repair in Cleveland, MS. The dual cockpit 510G was on hand for demonstrations, as well as representatives from GE, SATLOC and Thrush. The event was hosted by Air Repair during their open house. Air Repair also had their...

'-Guyton- Mr. Daniel R."Pete" Lewis Jr., 68, went to his eternal resting place on Friday, September 23, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family and friends. Pete volunteered for service in the United States Army in 1969, completed basic helicopter flight training at Mineral Wells, Texas, in 1969...

“Simple by Design – Flexible in Application” As an aviation technology company, DynaNav delivers modern and productive solutions to fulfill the current demands of the aerial application industry. The best way to know where to concentrate the technology advancement is by working directly with pilots and operators, as such DynaNav...

In July of 2014 NAAA reported that we had submitted a First Draft Proposal to suggest changes to the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) Standard 407 For Aircraft Fuel Servicing which set a policy against hot-fueling. Many of NAAA's proposed changes to allow the practice in the ag aviation industry...

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