| April 17, 2024 |
| EPA Leadership States Movement Towards More Realistic Refinement and Use of Aerial Drift Model |
 EPA OPP Deputy Assistant Administrator Jake Li announced yesterday at the 2024 CropLife and Rise Regulatory Conference that EPA plans to schedule a workshop for growers and other stakeholders at the end of the year to explain its FIFRA risk assessment process. It will include a discussion of how EPA assesses off-target risks to endangered species. Read More |
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| NAAA Comments on American Drone Part 137 BVLOS Petition |
 NAAA recently submitted comments on a petition from American Drone LLC seeking to amend their existing exemption to conduct “Limited” Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Part 137 Operations with an Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS). The proposed BVLOS operations would take place within application sites wherein portions of the site are “hidden by topology or surrounding trees and a direct line of sight is not practical to obtain." Read More |
| Raise Awareness about Your Business’ Local Ag Aviation Activities with NAAA’s Customizable ‘Preseason’ Press Release |
 With the 2024 aerial application season underway or soon to be underway in different parts of the country, NAAA is reminding you of the customizable, “preseason” press release that members can use to call attention to the fact that ag aircraft will soon be a common sight as ag pilots assist local farmers during the new growing season. Read More |
| NAAA Seeking State/Regional Association Candidates for 2025 Leadership Training Program |
 Since 1995, NAAA has offered a Leadership Training Program (LTP) sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection. More than 365 NAAA members have benefited from this training over the course of 28 leadership classes, including NAAA’s 2024 graduates. The application process is now open for NAAA’s state/regional agricultural aviation association partners to nominate one candidate for the 2025 Leadership Training Program. Read More |
| In Case You Missed It! |
| NAAA Participating in Ag on the Mall in Early May |
 NAAA will be exhibiting at Ag on the Mall, May 6-8, 2024, which offers the opportunity to educate policymakers and the public on the importance and environmental benefits of agricultural aviation. The event will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., near the Smithsonian Metro stop between the Capitol building and the Washington Monument. Read More |
| ACRC Announces New Contractor Changes for Ag Container Collection & Recycling Services |
 The Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC), the trade association of the ag chemicals industry responsible for supporting the collection and proper recycling of ag containers nationwide, has announced contractor changes for the southern United States. ACRC is creating several new service territories within the southern states and expanding its nationwide program. Read More |
| Exhibitor Details for the 2024 Ag Aviation Expo: Booth Sales for Aircraft & Large Booth Space Now Open |
 Join us for the 2024 Ag Aviation Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 18-21. In addition to attending the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo, Fort Worth is full of great restaurants, bars, fun activities, and Texas hospitality! You can visit the Historic Stockyards for the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive, stop by Billy Bob’s, the world’s largest honkey tonk, or shop and dine in the 35-block Sundance Square entertainment district. The Fort Worth Aviation Museum is also a must-see. Read More |
| NAAA Offering Three Scholarship Programs in 2024 |
 NAAA, with the support of several Allied members, is offering three scholarship programs in 2024, totaling $29,000 in scholarship funds. Whether you’re a student, an aspiring ag pilot or an ag pilot interested in turbine training, we have scholarship funds for you! Read More |
| Flying in the Wire and Obstruction Environment Course will be held Saturday, Nov. 16 |
 After two years of popularity, NAAA and NAAREF are bringing back the Flying in the Wire and Obstruction Environment Course on Saturday, November 16 beginning at 7:30 a.m. in Fort Worth, Texas. This course will be taught on the Saturday before the start of the 2024 Ag Aviation Expo, Nov. 18-21. Registration will open in July, but if you plan to attend the course, please book your hotel room to arrive on Friday, Nov. 15. Read More |
| NAAA Endorses and Encourages Ag Aircraft GPS Data Collection Effort Protecting Manned Ag Aircraft from Drones |
| As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) marches in lockstep with some corporate interests in the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) space, it is becoming clear that green lighting and expanding UAS beyond visual line of site (BVLOS) operations may be being prioritized over safety. Donate your GPS data logs. Read More |
