July 31, 2025

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Pesticide Injury Accountability Act of 2025 on July 17th. The bill seeks to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by establishing a federal private right of action. NAAA has been actively working towards solidifying federal and state preemption in Farm Bill legislation being discussed now in Congress, and will continue to advocate for policies that support practical, uniform, and scientifically sound pesticide regulation for aerial applicators and the broader agricultural community.

On August 3, 2025, the aerial application industry turns 104 years old. It was on Aug. 3, 1921 when Lt. John A. Macready piloted a modified Curtiss JN-6 “Super Jenny” airplane while passenger Etienne Dormoy manually dispensed lead arsenate dust over catalpa trees in Ohio in a successful experiment to kill sphinx moth larvae.

The FAA’s 47th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey (GA Survey) will end soon. If you’ve received an invitation but haven’t yet completed the survey, now is the time to do so. The survey is for collecting aviation activity for the calendar year 2024. NAAA uses the results of the GA Survey, in conjunction with NTSB accident numbers, to calculate an overall accident rate and a fatal accident rate for Part 137 operations.