NAAA Operator Member, Karen Allen, Featured in Season Premiere of YouTube Channel, Field Trips

Karen Allen, NAAA operator member and owner of Alexander Ag Flying Service in Walnut Grove, CA, was featured in the season premiere of Field Trips, a YouTube channel run by a Northern California farmer. The channel highlights the diversity and significance of California agriculture, with new episodes released on the first Sunday of every month. In this episode, Karen discusses the vital role agricultural aviation plays in today’s world. She also shares the poignant story of her late husband, Steve, and how his tragic passing in a fatal ag aircraft accident in 2011 spurred efforts at both the state and federal levels to address a standard of care in the marking of Meteorological Evaluation Towers (METs) in agricultural areas. Watch the episode of Field Trips here.