Field notes

Answers growers search for.

Practical guides for growers, from a family-run aerial applicator in Live Oak.

Top-down view of valley fields and flooded checks, with a yellow Ag Cat crossing below

Plane vs drone vs ground

Crop duster helicopter vs airplane: which fits your field?

Crop duster helicopter or airplane? Compare speed, load, spray gear, frost work and cost per acre, and find which aircraft fits your field's size and shape.

October 19, 2026 · 8 min read

Yellow Ag Cat biplane with shark-mouth nose art parked on the ramp at sunset

Ag pilot careers

Crop dusting jobs: how to become an ag pilot (and other roles)

October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

A yellow Ag Cat biplane parked by an orange windsock at the airstrip, with the sock half full in a light breeze while the pilot checks a handheld weather meter in calm morning light.

Safety and the community

Spray drift: what causes it and how aerial applicators stop it

October 17, 2026 · 8 min read

An ag pilot in a flight helmet and coveralls walks to a yellow Ag Cat biplane on the ramp at sunrise.

Ag pilot careers

Crop duster pilot salary: what ag pilots really earn

October 16, 2026 · 8 min read

View from the Ag Cat cockpit over the nose toward crop rows and the setting sun

Crop dusting basics

Why do crop dusters fly so low? Height, drift and turns

October 15, 2026 · 8 min read

Ag Cat biplane making a low, even spray pass over a green row crop

Crop dusting basics

What do crop dusters spray? Products, crops and timing

October 14, 2026 · 8 min read

Ag Cat with shark-mouth nose art flying low toward the camera over a field

Seeding

Aerial cover crop seeding: timing, rates and results

October 13, 2026 · 8 min read

The hangar and office at dusk, with an Ag Cat inside the lit hangar

Cost and planning

How to Hire a Crop Duster: 10 Questions to Ask

October 12, 2026 · 8 min read

A yellow Ag Cat biplane with shark-mouth nose art and a polished spinner stands on a concrete ramp under a clear morning sky, with its spray boom visible under the lower wing.

From the hangar

Crop duster planes: types, parts and why they are yellow

October 11, 2026 · 8 min read

Ag Cat biplane in silhouette climbing out against an orange sunset sky

Crop dusting basics

Aerial application explained: what it is and who does it

October 10, 2026 · 8 min read

Cost and planning

Crop dusting cost per acre: 2026 rates and what drives them

October 9, 2026 · 8 min read

Crop dusting basics

What is crop dusting? A grower's guide to aerial application

October 8, 2026 · 8 min read

A mapping drone hovering near an orchard with an Ag Cat biplane parked behind

Plane vs drone vs ground

Drone spraying vs crop dusting: which fits your field?

October 7, 2026 · 8 min read

Cost and planning

How do crop dusters know where to go? Field IDs, maps and GPS

October 6, 2026 · 8 min read

Rice

Planting rice by airplane: soak, seed rate and timing

October 5, 2026 · 8 min read

Five yellow Ag Cat biplanes with shark-mouth nose art lined up at dawn

From the hangar

Are biplanes still used? Why we still fly the Ag Cat

October 4, 2026 · 8 min read