BEAMAN, Iowa --- The risks are great. The job is seasonal, with this year's work basically finished. But crop-dusters --- "aerial applicators" in the modern parlance --- will say there's a real "high" ...

Aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting, is a crucial part of modern agriculture, increasing crop yields and reducing losses by billions of dollars annually. The job of an ag pilot is ...

WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. -- Paul Gould is a pilot in a career that could be flying into the sunset. His dad was a crop-duster; he didn't want the same for his son. But Paul loved the work too much. Still ...

YUMA — The crop-duster, that icon of both aviation and agricultural history, brings several images to mind. There's the wild-eyed barnstormer in a biplane who buzzes in low over houses and onto the ...

SAUK CITY, Wis. — The only part of Jim Kazmierczak’s crop dusting business that fits one of the many stereotypes linked to his misunderstood profession is the cramped, one-seater Piper airplane with ...

What does farming with airplanes actually look like? This video goes inside the world of crop dusters and aerial application, showing the surprising efficiency and precision of using aircraft for ...