Willows · Orland · Hamilton City · Artois
Crop dusting in Glenn County.
Sutter Butte Dusters flies aerial application jobs in Glenn County, from Willows and Artois to Orland and Hamilton City. West side of the valley, with rice, orchards and row crops along the Sacramento River.
- Towns
- Willows, Orland, Hamilton City, Artois
- Base
- Live Oak, about 34 mi from Willows, about 22 min by air
- Crops
- Rice, Orchards, Row crops
- Call
- (530) 695-2294
Farming in Glenn County
Willows, the county seat, is about 34 miles from our strip in a straight line. Almonds, rice, walnuts and prunes are among the county's main crops.
Distance is part of the price, because each load must fly out and back. List all your Glenn County fields in one request.
In Glenn County we fly mostly rice. We also fly almonds, walnuts, peaches, prunes and persimmons, and grasses such as wheat, rye and Sudan grass.
Rules for aerial work in Glenn County
Aerial application of a restricted material needs a permit and a notice of intent through the Glenn County Agricultural Commissioner. These are the main permit conditions and state rules that affect aerial spraying here.
Propanil: 4-mile prune buffer and a daily acre cap
State regulation 3 CCR 6462 covers propanil in Glenn County. No aerial application within 4 miles of commercial prunes, and no more than 720 acres treated by air in the county each day. Nozzles must make droplets of at least 600 microns, and emulsifiable concentrates are not allowed.
Liquid thiobencarb west of the Sacramento River
DPR's recommended rice permit conditions bar aerial application of liquid thiobencarb in Glenn and Colusa counties north of Highway 20 and west of the Sacramento River. Within half a mile of the river, aerial thiobencarb needs air moving away from the river and wind no higher than 7 mph.
Phenoxy herbicides on rice: no aerial work April 1 to October 15
DPR's suggested permit conditions for phenoxy herbicides on rice prohibit fixed-wing and helicopter applications from April 1 through October 15. Unless the permit allows it, no application on rice within 2 miles of commercial cotton, grapes or pistachios.
Rules change each year. Your PCA and the county Ag Commissioner have the current conditions.
Sources: 3 CCR 6462, propanil (state regulation); DPR recommended permit conditions for rice pesticides (Compendium Vol. 3, Appendix D).
Services in Glenn County
Questions
Yes. We fly aerial seeding, spraying and fertilizer across Glenn County, including near Willows, Orland, Hamilton City and Artois, from our base in Live Oak.
Yes. Glenn County, including Orland and Hamilton City, is part of our service area. Willows is about 34 miles from our strip in Live Oak in a straight line.
Not north of Highway 20 and west of the Sacramento River, under DPR's recommended rice permit conditions. Ask the Glenn County Ag Commissioner for this year's conditions on your fields.
About 22 minutes one way to Willows. Willows is about 34 miles from our strip in a straight line, and our airplanes fly at up to about 95 mph.
The field location (address, APN or FSA farm and tract number), crop, approximate acres, product and rate, and timing.
Also serving Sutter County, Yuba County, Butte County, Colusa County, Placer County, Yolo County.
Field notes
Read before you fly in Glenn
- Cost and planningCrop dusting cost per acre: 2026 rates and what drives themCrop dusting cost per acre from university surveys: aerial spray, seed and fertilizer rates, season totals for rice, what moves the price, how to get a quote.8 min read
- RicePlanting rice by airplane: soak, seed rate and timingPlanting rice by airplane in the Sacramento Valley: seed soak and drain times, seed rates per acre, planting dates, check prep, stand counts and 2021 UC costs.8 min read
- Cost and planningHow do crop dusters know where to go? Field IDs, maps and GPSHow do crop dusters know where to go? A Sacramento Valley operator explains field IDs, the work order, GPS swath guidance and what growers send first.8 min read
Flying in Glenn?
Tell us the field and the job. In a hurry? Call (530) 695-2294, Mon–Fri, 8am–3pm.