October 16, 2025

MS Ag & Forestry Museum & MS Ag and Forestry Museum Foundation Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Last Pass Memorial Walkway

On October 10, 2025, the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum in Jackson, MS, and the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum Foundation hosted a reception and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Last Pass Memorial Walkway—a brick-inlaid path that honors agricultural pilots who lost their lives during aerial application flights. The ribbon cutting was held last week in conjunction with the NAAA & NAAREF Board Meetings.

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Ag Aviation Expo Pre-Registration Ends Tomorrow, Oct. 17, Save $75

We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, Nevada, Nov. 17-19. Attendee registration is open for the annual convention with pre-registration ending tomorrow, October 17. Save $75 per person when you pre-register. NAAA’s registration system will allow you to register and pay for all events at one time.

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NAAA Mourns the Loss of 1974 President Al Johnson

It is with great sadness that we share that 1974 NAAA President Alfred (Al) Johnson passed away on October 6, 2025, at the age of 91. Al was a great supporter of NAAA and the industry. Even though he was retired, Al continued to travel to and attend the Ag Aviation Expo until 2017.

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NAAA and NAAREF Boards Meet in Ag Aviation’s Epicenter—the Mississippi Delta—to Honor the Industry’s Fallen and Conduct Business for the Industry’s Future

The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) and National Agricultural Aviation Research and Education Foundation’s (NAAREF) boards and committees met last week in the ag aviation industry’s commercial beginnings—the Mississippi Delta—to conduct important business and also to honor the newly completed Last Pass Memorial Walkway—a tribute to those who lost their lives while conducting aerial application flights—at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum in Jackson, MS.

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2026 NAAA Membership Renewal Now Open

Thank you for your support as a 2025 member of NAAA. We request your continued support by renewing your NAAA membership for 2026 today. While you have been busy aiding farmers to produce a safe, affordable, and abundant supply of food, fiber, and bioenergy, NAAA has been busy making sure low-altitude airspace is safe for your aerial application business to operate, as well as ensuring that you have the pesticide products you need to do your job.

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2025 Ag Aviation Golf Tournament Oct. 18-19

NAAA members are invited to join fellow Arkansas brethren for a fun-filled weekend of golf and fellowship on October 18–19. The Red Apple Inn and Country Club in Heber Springs, Arkansas, is hosting the 2025 Ag Aviation Golf Tournament. The $200 entry fee covers two rounds of golf, happy hour and dinner at the Red Apple Inn and Country Club on Saturday evening.

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