NAAA Welcomed to FieldWatch Board of Directors

NAAA CEO Andrew Moore was granted a seat on the Board of Directors to FieldWatch, the non-profit company that develops and provides free mapping tools that promote awareness and environmental stewardship activities between crop producers, beekeepers, seed companies and pesticide applicators. Past members of the FieldWatch Board representing aerial application interests include Joel Meyer, the current NAAA secretary and operator of Meyer Agri-Air, Inc. in Wellsberg, Iowa.  Scott Schertz, current test pilot for Air Tractor and past president of NAAA, also served on the FieldWatch Board.  

Originally designed by Purdue University’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department with input and support from Purdue University Cooperative Extension, FieldWatch quickly evolved into a national collaborative.  Its services are utilized by over half of the U.S. states and in Canada.  Its products include DriftWatch, BeeCheck, SeedFieldCheck, and FieldCheck.  Moore said about his appointment to the FieldWatch Board, “I’m looking forward to serving FieldWatch and look forward to working with the Board to further strengthen its services to the applicator community to enhance environmental professionalism and worker safety in agriculture.”