Aerial Applicators play an important role for local farmers while protecting the Bay at very low altitudes.
Soon we will start seeing those low flying yellow planes over the farmlands of the Eastern Shore. Be sure to join us for this great opportunity to learn what those noisy, low flying aircraft are actually doing – you may be surprised!
Join Jeff Chorman and Scott Hamilton from Chorman Spraying, hosted by long-time Forum personality, Hunter Harris, over at Easton Airport for a unique program aimed at teaching us how crop dusting has changed over the generations.
Aerial Applicators have always played an important role for farmers needing to protect their crops. But today they play an even more important role for the Chesapeake Bay by helping farmers protect the Bay from runoff by reseeding with cover crops to hold the soil and nutrients in place during the Winter. Fall-planted cover crops are our best defense against erosion and runoff in the winter. They build healthy soil by supplying organic matter, suppressing weeds and pests, reducing compaction, and protecting fields from too much or too little rain. They even help remove carbon from the atmosphere.
The Cover Crop Program is funded by the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund and the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund.
What to Expect: Hunter has arranged for Jeff Chorman, owner of Chorman Spraying, and Scott Hamilton, Chief Helicopter Pilot, to bring an Air Tractor 802 airplane and a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter for a static display.
We’ll start in the classroom at the airport with both pilots providing a 30-45 minute presentation and discussion about their spraying and seeding operation and its contribution to agriculture with an emphasis on the aerial seeding role they play for Chesapeake Bay conservation.
Afterwards, we’ll head outdoors to see first hand, and get a better understanding of how Aerial Applicators and the work they do are such an important component to local agriculture and the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
PLEASE NOTE: A backup rain day is scheduled for Saturday, April 19.
Monday | April 14 | 10:30 – noon | IN PERSON (at Easton Airport) | $30
