March 27, 2025

NAAA Advocates Airspace Safety, Environmental Stewardship Education and Other Professionalism Topics at the 2025 Spray Drone User Conference in Mobile, Alabama

NAAA delivered important messages advocating airspace safety and business and environmental professionalism to a crowd of 600+ participants at the 2025 Spray Drone Users Conference in Mobile, Alabama, this week. The audience was 75% larger than last year’s conference, indicating a growing population of spray drone users across the country.

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Ag Aviation Operator Annual Open House Commemorating National Ag Week Held at Fargo Air Museum

For the third year since 2021, on March 21, NAAA operator member Toby McPherson of Tall Towers in Page, ND, organized a public open house commemorating National Ag Week at the Fargo Air Museum. This year’s event was a well-attended affair, bringing together a diverse range of agriculture professionals and enthusiasts to celebrate the aerial application industry.

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NAAA Comments to Protect Aerial Applications of Chlorpyrifos and Retain More Crops on Label

Earlier this week NAAA submitted comments to EPA regarding their proposed tolerance revocation for chlorpyrifos. As reported in January, EPA proposed to revoke all tolerances of chlorpyrifos except for the following crops: alfalfa, apple, asparagus, cherry (tart), citrus, cotton, peach, soybean, strawberry, sugar beets and wheat. The revocation process is the latest in a long series of events dealing with the registration review of chlorpyrifos.

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Did You Miss PAASS This Year? AMOC Released!

If you missed this year’s PAASS Program, NAAREF has you covered. The 2024-2025 PAASS Program is now available as a self-paced online course in the NAAA Education Center. There are two options: For Credit and Not for Credit. Both options provide access to a full PAASS program and will take roughly 4-hours to complete.

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Nominations Open for the 2025 NAAA Awards!

Do you have a rising pilot within your ranks? Do you admire certain NAAA members’ outstanding service to the industry or their community? The aerial application industry is filled with exceptional people who go above and beyond the call of duty, often with little fanfare. Make someone’s day or year by nominating them for a 2025 NAAA Award. NAAA’s online submission form is easy and quick to use; nominate someone in just a few clicks.

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