Aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting, is a crucial part of modern agriculture, increasing crop yields and reducing losses by billions of dollars annually. The job of an ag pilot is ...

Agricultural aviation began in the 1920s to combat pests like the boll weevil in cotton fields. The Delta puffers were among the first planes used for aerial dusting, marking the start of a new ...

The R550 Sprayhawk can carry up to 110 gal. of payload and cover more than 200 acres per hour. Credit: Rotor Technologies Brazilian civil aviation regulator ANAC has approved the use of uncrewed ...

BEAMAN, Iowa -- Crop dusters keep Iowa's farm fields and the economy healthy. The saying "pennies from heaven" certainly doesn't refer to aerial spraying. Ag aviation contributes $214 million to the ...

in northern Grand Forks County on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, is the ninth crop-dusting fatality in the United States this year. The single-engine Thrush S2R-T660 crashed after striking a power line ...

Wreckage of a spray plane is seen in a cornfield southeast of Ardoch, North Dakota, early Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, 2023. GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — The fatal agricultural aircraft crash in northern ...

A glimpse into flying a crop duster, highlighting aerial techniques, safety measures, and the role of this aircraft in modern ...

Members of an environmental group protest in front of the National Congress in Brasilia against the new pesticide law that eases the trade and use of these products ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham took off in his crop duster from an Attica airport about 5:40 p.m. July 22. He had about 50 minutes left to live, according to a preliminary report from the ...

ENID — The pilot of a crop dusting airplane who died early Tuesday in a crash in a wheat field just outside of the Enid city limits has been identified by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Rodney Sherry, ...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday U.S. crop-duster planes could fly again after they were grounded for two days because of concern they could be used in a chemical or ...

MT PLEASANT, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers in Mt. Pleasant responded to a plane crash Thursday morning. Police say the plane was a crop duster that crashed in a hay field. The pilot was ...