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100 Years of Ag Aviation

August 3, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of an experiment in Ohio when lead arsenate dust was spread over catalpa trees to kill sphinx moth larvae

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April 16, 2021 11:16 AM
At the end of the 2021 spraying season, NAAA members were surveyed, and said 4 out of 5 aerial applicators flew the same or more hours and treated the same or more acres than they did in 2020.
At the end of the 2021 spraying season, NAAA members were surveyed, and said 4 out of 5 aerial applicators flew the same or more hours and treated the same or more acres than they did in 2020.
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