💡Come join us at #ACS #Agro in the #PrecisionApplication of #AgriculturalPesticides in the #Digital Age session! Abstract submissions are officially open until March 30, 2026. acs.org/events/fall.html

Sharing the latest from @CropLifeAsia for safe, effective, and sustainable applications of pesticides using #drones in agriculture. Great work to all involved! acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aai…

New Research Reveals Strong Baseline Results in Farmer Interest And Investment in Agricultural Drone Technology and Services  stratovationgroup.com/new-re…

Check out these great resources for spray drone operators to improve safety and effectiveness of applications. Nice work Madison Dixon, Dan Martin, and @msstate ! msstate.edu/newsroom/article…”

The global Unmanned Aerial Pesticide Application System Task Force #UAPASTF uapastf.com/ is pleased to share with you the progress on the work to support the use of uncrewed aerial spray systems #UASS or #drones for pesticide applications. The UAPASTF’s mission is to share resources in the design, evaluation, and development of proprietary data for use in exposure estimates, regulatory drift / off-site movement exposure models, risk assessments, and regulatory decisions to support the development of a regulatory paradigm to better enable UASS-based pesticide applications. This work aligns to the recommendations of the OECD Drone/UASS Subgroup (page 32) oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en… With this mission in mind, the UAPASTF is pleased to announce the first-ever data submissions of Good Laboratory Practices #GLP spray drift field trials using UASS to the US @EPA, @GovCanHealth’s Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Australian @APVMA, and the United Kingdom’s @H_S_E Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD). Additional details can be found in the official announcement: uapastf.com/wp-content/uploa… The UAPASTF is continuing to work towards its stated goals and is now focused on submission of additional GLP spray drift trials and development of a non-dietary exposure ‘job-steps’ survey; the UAPASTF believes such a survey will help inform occupational / applicator exposure and risk assessments for UASS-based pesticide applications. Please feel free to share this good news with your network!

Another great @AmerChemSociety meeting in the books! #PrecisionApplication #TargetedApplication #Drones #DigitalLabels and #EndangeredSpeciesAct were just a few of the topics at #ACSFall2025. And most importantly, all of the great conversations, ideas exchanged, and camaraderie. Can’t wait for #ACSFall2026 in Chicago!

Enjoyed #ASABE25 in Toronto! Working with the @ASABEorg crowd is a sure way to meet great people working at the cutting edge of #AgTech, #PrecisionApplication, #DigitalAgriculture, #Drones, and #DigitalPesticideLabels. I was honored to represent the #UAPASTF (aka the Global Drone Task Force) and celebrate our recent submissions of GLP drift data to regulators. One more step forward in laying the groundwork for drone-specific regulations. Looking forward to next year in Indianapolis!

🍆 🌶️ Happy Saturday 🫑🍅

🥒 Too many #cucumbers? Make some #pickles! Thank you loveandlemons.com for the recipe. And #RanchoHovinga gardens for the loot. My first time!

🍓Took a #garden stroll for my snack today! #strawberry #strawberries #snappeas #sweetpea 🫛

**Save the dates** for the 2026 4th Annual Spray Drone End-User conference, hosted by Dr. Steve Li, at Auburn University. See this message below from Steve for more information and a fun video I made of the events from this last March to know what to expect. Come connect with the community and great folks like HSE Raptor, Rantizo, Application Insight, LLC, Agri Spray Drones, American Spray Drone Coalition, American Drone, Ag-Bee LLC, AcuSpray, Orange Coast College, Airgro, Pegasus Robotics Inc, DroneUA, Bayer U.S. Crop Science, Corteva Agriscience, Syngenta, National Agricultural Aviation Association, Drone Crop Services, DJI, and XAG “The most informative and end user focused ag drone event in North America is back for 2026! Please mark your calendar for Jan 25-28, 2026, Kansas City convention center, Missouri. Tradeshow will open in the afternoon of Jan 25th followed by the welcome reception. Conference sessions will run three full days. A research focused symposium and workshops with specific topics (such as FAA compliance, new operator training, etc.) may be hosted on the 29th, details will be determined later in summer. Target date for event registration website going online is July 1st. Early bird rates will be offered for the first 30 days. Sponsorship signup will begin in mid to late June. More updates to follow later this summer. Thank you for your continued support of this fabulous community event!”

🥝 #RanchoHovinga fruit on the way, #cherries, #kiwi, and #grapes. And the air smells of #jasmine. 🍒 🍇

🌱 Thank you @CropLifeAmerica and @PestFacts for another successful event with the #Regulatory2025 conference! We dove right in with #precisionapplication updates from Adam Barlow discussing the @ASABEorg #targetedapplication standard. We then moved to wonderful break-outs with great presentations from many, including Sierra Riegl, Brittany Wilkerson, Bob Mann, Ian Murphy, and Joel Buettner. The #drones session, with great presentations from Nandita Chowdhury, Travis Bui, Nathan Davis, and Alexander Ryan, showed the progress in this space, including upcoming data submissions from the #UAPASTF and the need for #dronelabellanguage. The #emergingtechnologies session included presentations from Chris Carleton and Andrew Moore highlighted possibilities for data layers to inform #sitespecific applications. Diana Stoyanova led the #digitallabel discussions including US EPA progress and State needs with great panel comments by Dan Schoeff, Michelle Arling, and Lenora Jones. Laura McConnell and I learned about #digitization possibilities from experts Mark Lewis and Eric Neyhard, and got to catch up with FFAR Fellows Program: Future Leaders for Food & Agriculture and National Association of Academies of Science fellow Zachariah Vice. And of course hearing from #EPAOPP about overall agency commitment to #digital, #AI, #ESA, #efficiency and many more topics! Thank you to all for such a successful conference. Working with such a dedicated, caring, talented, and visionary group of people is a pleasure and an honor. See you next year, everyone!

Do you have questions about #drone / #UASS #pesticide applications? We hope this resource, developed by the @CropLifeAmerica Drones Working Group is a good place to start. We’ve collected and referenced the latest information provided by experts on #bestmanagementpractices, #pesticidesafety, initial regulatory guidance, and other considerations for your #spraydrone operation. We also look for your feedback on new information and what else would be helpful in order to keep this site maintained and relevant. Thank you to all of the experts' work here, and to you in advance for checking this out and sharing with others: croplifeamerica.org/croplife…... This hub is NOT intended to replace label language and/or federal, state, tribal, and/or local regulatory guidance, but rather intends to serve as a central source of information for the pesticide spray drone community.

🥶🌱 #Spring is definitely here at #RanchoHovinga but we still have some cool #California nights (32F), so a quick mini-#greenhouse was in order! Plants are doing well after a couple of chilly nights. 👏 And back from DC just in time for an #amadorwinecountry weekend!