NAAA, backed by the National Cotton Council (NCC) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), is actively advocating federal support for the AGDISP atmospheric drift model modernization and aerial application technology research conducted by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Findings from a national poll conducted last month by the news media service POLITICO found that the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., drew broad, bipartisan public support on several health areas despite its lack of supporting science justifying a number of its health policies.
NAAA Vice President Joel Meyer recently collaborated with Betsy Danielson, co-coordinator of the Pesticide Safety Education Program at Iowa State University, to develop a professionalism training video for Commercial Continuing Instruction Course (C-CIC) participants in Iowa. Commercial Continuing Instruction Courses are approved training programs for licensed professionals—primarily pesticide applicators—to maintain their certifications.
The ag aviation industry survey is still active, and we desperately need your information. NAAA has hired Kynetec, an agricultural survey and data analysis company, to conduct the survey.
Thrush Aircraft has announced its upcoming Factory Certified Maintenance Training Course, scheduled for June 1–5, 2026, to help operators, pilots, and aviation maintenance technicians keep Thrush aircraft operating at peak performance.
On April 8, the FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) 2026-10 to alert operators of an airworthiness concern for torso restraint systems and safety belts.
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, and AS350D helicopters.
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