About Aero Applicators
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Aero Applicators, Inc. of Sterling, CO is dedicated to serving the needs of its local farmers. We offer the best service that we can offer with an awsome team of applicators, fertilizer, knowledge, and equipment. We always strive to be the best out there in the country.
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History of Aero Applicators, Inc.
Aero Applicators, Inc. started as Benson Aviation prior to 1968. Ironically, the phone number was LA2-1941; today it is 522-1941. The first equipment used was a 1956 Super Cub retrofitted for spraying purposes and a load pickup. In 1968 the first true Aerial Applicator plane, a PA-25 Pawnee, was purchased. The business incorporated in 1978 as Benson Aviation Incorporated owning 2 Piper Pawnees and working from the municipal airstrip in Sterling, CO.
In 1984, Darrel Mertens bought the business which consisted of 2 Grumman Ag Cats, 2 Piper Pawnees, an airstrip, and a hangar located 6 miles west of Sterling. In 1988 the name of the business was changed to Aero Applicators, Inc. Progressively, an EPA approved load pad, a load building, a heated chemical building, and a fertilizer shed have been added. In 1995 we became an Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer Dealer. Currently, we use two turbine 402-Airtractors and one 3320 CaseIH Patriot ground sprayer for the application of crop protection products.
In 1984, Darrel Mertens bought the business which consisted of 2 Grumman Ag Cats, 2 Piper Pawnees, an airstrip, and a hangar located 6 miles west of Sterling. In 1988 the name of the business was changed to Aero Applicators, Inc. Progressively, an EPA approved load pad, a load building, a heated chemical building, and a fertilizer shed have been added. In 1995 we became an Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer Dealer. Currently, we use two turbine 402-Airtractors and one 3320 CaseIH Patriot ground sprayer for the application of crop protection products.
