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 ...

OROVILLE — The engine of a Gruman G164 Ag Cat, a common crop-duster plane, roared across the campus of the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District on Thursday, preparing for its maiden ...

A crop duster had a rough landing east of Egeland, N.D., Friday afternoon, but the pilot was not injured, according to the state Highway Patrol. Nathan Murdoch, 29, Nehawka, Neb., was spraying a field ...

CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — Police say a pilot suffered minor injuries when his crop dusting plane crash landed after a failed takeoff. Maryland State Police said the pilot, 30-year-old Martin Stoken of ...

Until I heard from Carlos Gomez, I hadn’t given much thought to agricultural aviation, more commonly known as crop dusting, and its relation to the South Bay. Gomez mentioned his father Antonio once ...