Drone Spraying in St. Landry County, Louisiana — 37 Operators
37 agricultural drone operators serve St. Landry County. Compare certifications, per-acre pricing, and reviews, then request free quotes.
Farming in St. Landry County — the USDA numbers
What drone-spraying operators are working with in St. Landry County, Louisiana, per the USDA Census of Agriculture 2022.
Top crops in St. Landry County by acreage
- Soybeans72,834 acres · 94 farms
- Rice25,294 acres · 60 farms
- Corn7,269 acres · 36 farms
- Sorghum1,914 acres · 8 farms
Every one of these is ground drone operators treat — at the Louisiana rate of $9–$17/acre, request free quotes above to price your own fields.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, 2022. County-wide totals; individual farms vary.
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Drone crop spraying in St. Landry County
37 for-hire drone-spraying operators cover St. Landry County, Louisiana. Louisiana's sugarcane, rice, soybeans, and cotton grow on wet Delta and coastal ground where drones apply over flooded and saturated fields without rutting.
Growers in the Mississippi Deltahire drone operators to put fungicides, herbicides, and fertility on the right way at the right time — with RTK guidance (GPS accurate to within half an inch) and variable-rate control, and no wheel tracks or soil compaction. Drones reach the tall canopies, wet ground, and steep or oddly shaped fields a self-propelled sprayer can’t cover — and the technology keeps advancing fast, with bigger tanks and faster coverage almost every season. Compare operators serving St. Landry County above, then request free quotes.
What used to mean a crop-duster plane, "crop dusting" near St. Landry County now often means a spray drone — lower drift, no flyover of obstacles, and no soil compaction.
Crops drone operators treat near St. Landry County
Licensing for drone spraying in Louisiana
Spraying crops by drone for hire is regulated federally (an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate and a Part 137 agricultural aircraft operator certificate, plus a Section 44807 exemption for drones over 55 lbs) and by the state — applying pesticides commercially in Louisiana requires a license from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture. Look for these credentials on each operator’s profile on Ag Drone Sprayers.
Drone spraying in St. Landry County: frequently asked questions
- Can I hire a drone to spray my fields in St. Landry County?
- Yes. 37 for-hire drone-spraying operators on Ag Drone Sprayers cover St. Landry County, applying fungicides, herbicides, and fertility by drone. Compare them above by FAA certification, equipment, per-acre pricing, and grower reviews, then request free quotes.
- How much does drone spraying cost in St. Landry County?
- Operators serving St. Landry County charge by the acre, and rates move with the crop, total acreage, the product applied, and field obstacles. Request quotes from a few nearby operators to compare — our drone-spraying cost calculator gives you a ballpark to start from.
- Which crops do drone operators spray around St. Landry County?
- Around St. Landry County, drone operators most often treat pasture & rangeland, corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and specialty crops. Drones apply with RTK precision and variable-rate control on any field, and they especially shine on tall canopies, wet or flooded ground, and steep or irregular fields where a ground sprayer can't go without compaction or crop loss.
- Do operators in St. Landry County need a license?
- Yes. Commercial drone spraying requires an FAA Part 137 agricultural aircraft operator certificate (plus a Part 107 remote pilot certificate, and a Section 44807 exemption for drones over 55 lbs) and a commercial pesticide applicator license from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture. Every operator listed on Ag Drone Sprayers is asked to document these credentials.
- Is drone spraying the same as crop dusting near St. Landry County?
- Essentially, yes — drone spraying is the modern form of crop dusting. Traditional crop dusting used low-flying manned aircraft; today, around St. Landry County, the same job (applying fungicides, herbicides, and fertility from the air) is increasingly done by unmanned spray drones. Drones fly lower and slower, drift less, need no airstrip, and can treat small, wet, or irregular fields a plane can't — which is why many growers searching for a "crop duster" now hire a drone operator.
- How many farms are in St. Landry County?
- St. Landry County, Louisiana has 1,087 farm operations working 267,660 acres of land in farms — an average of 246 acres per farm, per the USDA Census of Agriculture 2022.
- What crops are grown in St. Landry County?
- By Census acreage, the top crops in St. Landry County are soybeans (72,834 acres), rice (25,294 acres), corn (7,269 acres), sorghum (1,914 acres) — all ground that agricultural drone operators commonly spray, seed, or spread on.
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