IN THE NEWS
Below is media coverage featuring 100 years of the aerial application industry (click on the bold article or source to read article). Check back often for additional press coverage.
November 2022
- Pilot Runs a Crop-Dusting Business. (Flying Magazine). Oct. 2022
October 2022
- History of Agricultural Aviation Reveals a Series of Turning Points. (Flying Magazine). Nov. 2022
April 2022
- 2022 NAAA President Jim Perrin Speaks to Ag Journalist Max Armstrong on Farm Progress’ “This Week in Agribusiness” at the 38:30 minute mark. (Farm Progress). April 2022
March 2022
- NAAA Broadcasts Ag Aviation’s Message to Ag Journalist Max Armstrong on Farm Progress’ “This Week in Agribusiness”. (Farm Progress). March 2022
- Ag Aviation Featured in Media Coverage of National Ag Day on RFD-TV’s ‘This Week in Agribusiness’ with Host Max Armstrong (This Week in Agribusiness). March 2022
- RFD-TV Interview with NAAA CEO Andrew Moore at Ag Day on the Mall (This Week in Agribusiness). March 2022
- Agriculture showcase gives Washington a taste of modern farming. (Agri-Pulse). March 2022
- Smashing Success! NAAA Touts the Importance of Ag Aviation at Ag Day on the Mall (NAAA eNewsletter). March 2022
- Photos and Videos from Ag Day on the Mall. March 2022
February 2022
- Aerial Ag Application: The Pilot is the Hero. (Arizona Farm Bureau). Feb. 2022
January 2022
- Agriculture By Air. (Air & Space Quarterly). Winter 2022
December 2021
- RFD’s Market Day Report with 2021 NAAA President Mark Kimmel at the 2021 Ag Aviation Expo. (RFD-TV). Dec. 2021
- RFD’s Market Day Report with NAAA CEO Andrew Moore at the 2021 Ag Aviation Expo. (RFD-TV). Dec. 2021
- RFD’s Market Day Report with NAAA Government Relations Committeee Chair Damon Reabe at the 2021 Ag Aviation Expo. (RFD-TV). Dec. 2021
- RFD’s Market Day Report with Air Tractor President and CEO Jim Hirsch at the 2021 Ag Aviation Expo. (RFD-TV). Dec. 2021
- RFD’s Market Day Report with Pratt & Whitney Canada VP Nicholas Kanellias at 2021 Ag Aviation Expo. (RFD-TV). Dec. 2021
November 2021
- The Little ‘Puffer’ That Could, and Did, Change an Industry (Smithsonian Magazine). Nov. 29, 2021
September 2021
- Wayne Slaughter Radio Interview (East Carolina Farming). Sept. 2021
- UI grad applies skills in agriculture, aviation at family business (The News Gazette). Sept. 24, 2021
- Hector Lions Host Successful Fly-In. (Union News Mirror) Sept. 22, 2021
- Bob Klein of Klein Flying Service Talks Ag Aviation (WAOV 97.7 FM – IN). Sept. 10, 2021
- Hector’s 79th Annual Fly-In Breakfast Celebrates 100 Years of Aerial Application. (Union News Mirror) Sept. 8, 2021
August 2021
- Soaring to new heights: Dexter crop duster is born to fly (KFVS – Missouri). August 23, 2021
- Smithsonian to Display Iconic Air Tractor Aircraft Designed to Look Like “Planes” Star Dusty Crophopper (Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk). August 20, 2021
- Aerial Agronomy Is 100 Years Old (Edgerton Enterprise – MN). August 18, 2021
- An Obscure Disney Character is Flying Into the Smithsonian! (All Ears) August 18, 2021
- Disney’s Dusty Crophopper—the Little Airplane that Could—Comes to the Smithsonian (Smithsonian Magazine). August 18, 2021
- ‘Innovations in Flight’ day returns to the Smithsonian (Southern Maryland News). August 15, 2021
- Aerial applicators fill more jobs as tech improves (Iowa Farmer Today). August 12, 2021
- Peterson Farm Brothers Crop Dusters – Ghostbusters Parody (YouTube). August 12, 2021
- AOPA Live This Week; Aerial Application Centennial (Story at 21:03 on video) (AOPA). August 6, 2021
- Agricultural Aviation Celebrates 100th Anniversary (AIN Online). August 6, 2021
- Aerial application marks 100th anniversary (The Delmarva Farmer). August 6, 2021
- 100 Years of Protecting Food, Fiber, and Forests Through Aerial Application (AOPA). August 5, 2021
- Farm Showcase – 100 Years of Aerial Application (WCIA-TV). August 4, 2021
- Picture of the Week: Dusty Crophopper visits Leesburg airport (NewsBreak). August 4, 2021
- Video from Aug. 3 Centennial Celebration in Leesburg, VA
- Congressional Record Acknowledgement of the Importance and Centennial of Agricultural Aviation Introduced by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves. August 3, 2021
- Real-Life Dusty Crophopper is Headed to Smithsonian (Aerial Fire). August 3, 2021
- The Centennial Of Aerial Application (Aviation Week). August 3, 2021
- Ag Aviation Marks 100th Anniversary (Aviation Week). August 3, 2021
- “Innovations in Flight Family Day” Returns to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian). August 3, 2021
- 100 years of aerial application (RFD-TV). August 3, 2021
- “Dusty Crophopper” to Join The National Air and Space Museum’s Collection (Warbird Digest). August 3, 2021
- Aerial application turns 100 (Sidney Daily News – OH). August 2, 2021
- Born in Ohio, aerial application turns 100 on Aug. 3 (Knox Pages – OH). August 2, 2021
- Agricultural aviation celebrates 100 years in August (Today’s Farmer Magazine). August 2, 2021
- NAAA celebrates 100th anniversary of aerial application (Vertical Magazine). August 2, 2021
- Born in Ohio, aerial application turns 100 on Aug. 3 (Richland Source – Ohio). August 2, 2021
- NAAA Discusses Ag Aviation’s August 3 Centennial on RFD-TV’s Market Day Report (RFD-TV). August 2, 2021
- NAAA celebrates 100th anniversary of aerial application (AvFoil News). August 2, 2021
July 2021
- State Aviation Officials Recognize Contributions of Aerial Application Industry as It Celebrates 100th Anniversary on August 3rd (State Aviation Journal). July 31, 2021
- NAAA Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Aerial Application (Cadillac News). July 29, 2021
- Missouri State Senate honors 100th anniversary of Aerial application (The Rolla Daily News). July 29, 2021
- Celebrating 100 years of Agriculture Aviation (Duplin Times). July 22, 2021
- Milestone moment: 100 years of aerial pesticide applications (AgDaily, The Farmers Daughter USA). July 16, 2021
June 2021
- A Century of Agricultural Aviation (Spidertracks Blog). June 23, 2021
- NAAA Discusses Ag Aviation’s 100th Anniversary on RFD-TV’s Market Day Report (RFD-TV). June 23, 2021
- Just ‘Plane’ Awesome (Wahpeton Daily News). June 2021
- Aerial Application Industry Celebrates 100th Anniversary in August, 2021 (KFGO Fargo, ND). June 2021.
March – May 2021
- 100th Year, Let’s Have a Party (AgAir Update). May 2021.
- 100 Years of Ag Aviation featured on The Scoop and AgWeb (Farm Journal). April 2021
- “Still Flying After 100 Years” featured on Rice Farming, One Grower Publishing, LLC. April 2021
- 100 Years of Ag Flying Celebrated (Aero News Network). March 2021