LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham took off in his crop duster from an Attica airport about 5:40 p.m. July 22. He had about 50 minutes left to live, according to a preliminary report from the ...

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 ...

FOWLER, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham is the crop-duster pilot killed Monday evening in a plane crash southwest of Oxford, Benton County Coroner Matt Rosenbarger said Wednesday in news release.

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CEDAR VALLEY, Okla. (KFOR) — Drone ...

MT PLEASANT, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers in Mt. Pleasant responded to a plane crash Thursday morning. Police say the plane was a crop duster that crashed in a hay field. The pilot was ...

A crop-dusting helicopter crashed in a sugarcane field in the Laurel Valley area east of Thibodaux on Wednesday morning, killing the pilot. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. in Lafourche Parish when ...

An aggressive, U.S.-funded crop-dusting program is helping Colombia make progress in its war on illegal narcotics crops. A U.N. study says the coca crop — source of cocaine — has been cut by a third ...

Some local farmers are dealing with the impact of that unforgettable dust storm that blew through the area on May 16, 2025. Many of those farmers suffered significant crop loss. After the dust settled ...

With concerns about mega farms unresolved in South Carolina, a state legislator is proposing to prohibit crop dusting near schools while students are in class or participating in after-school ...

Drought continues to tighten its grip across the Plains, and it’s forcing farmers in west Texas to make some very difficult decisions this growing season. Depleted soils, along with bleak forecasts ...