Tag: Ag Aviation

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced the Town of Westerly will begin aerial application of mosquito larvicide across 500 acres of Chapman Swamp and ...

The state of Oregon is phasing out the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that’s come under scrutiny for its toxicity to humans. The pesticide will be banned for most uses ...

This week on OFR the show talks with Ric Richter of Richter Aviation, Maxwell, California. Crop-duster, aerial applicator, air ag. It's all cool. Rick gives  the ins and outs of ...

Crop dusting had its roots in 1921 when Lt. John A. Macready piloted a modified Curtis JN-6 Super Jenny while passenger Etienne Dormoy dispensed lead arsenate from a crude metal ...

On March 18, the famous Texas aircraft manufacturer Air Tractor, was showcased in the fourth episode of the TV series “Straight and Level”. The episode, titled “Hand Built and Family ...

Salt Lake City, Utah authorities this week announced a public consultation in relation to use of the United States Air Force (USAF) in addition to hiring aviation companies to bring ...

Ag aviation company Aerotek Aviação Agrícola announced Friday that the company would be donating 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination to assist the already in progress municipal vaccination program lead ...

Farming and flying are a way of life for Ryan Dietrich. As the pilot for SkyTractors, Dietrich combines those two things by flying the company’s Ag Cat spray plane. SkyTractors ...

For the better part of the last 25 years I have been working with foresters and others for whom the land is sacred, providing the best care possible to protect ...

he Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board held a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. During the meeting, the board considered a petition for rulemaking seeking ...