Marketer Spotlight

Mike Hayden from Co-Alliance Cooperative shares his message on opportunities in Agriculture.
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Understand Your Opportunities in the Agriculture Market

MARKET OVERVIEW

Agriculture is a major facet of the United States economy and is expected to remain highly productive over the long run. Total crop output is expected to increase on the back of increasing yields and innovation within the agricultural sector. This creates an opportunity for propane to be utilized in increasingly essential ways, including in mobile agricultural equipment. In addition, small-scale agriculture in the form of grower operations can make propane an ideal fuel for greenhouse and irrigation needs.

In 2023, 38 states allow for the growth of medicinal cannabis while 19 allow growth for recreational purposes. Driven by popular support and the need for increased tax revenue, state legislatures are moving quickly to expand growing operation permissions within their states. Getting into the nascent cannabis growing space could provide a foothold for propane as the crop is expected to become more common, potentially even becoming a common row crop, requiring large-scale irrigation, and harvesting equipment.

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Use these resources to grow your gallons in the propane agriculture market.

KNOW THE FACTS

Propane fueled irrigation engines can reduce fuel costs per hour by 45% and produce up to 8 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions, compared with diesel fuel alternatives. Propane-fueled irrigation engines produce 18 percent fewer emissions than gasoline fueled options. Use the irrigation cost-calculator to calculate your savings and read about emissions reductions:

Modern propane-fueled grain dryers can require 50 percent less thermal energy to remove water from crops compared with older propane-fueled grain dryer designs. Use the Grain dryer demand models to calculate demand in your area and then use cost calculator.

Propane-fueled boilers used with a carbon dioxide (CO2) condenser can provide both heat and CO2 supplementation to greenhouses to increase plant growth rates. Learn more about growing with propane.

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EXPLORE EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS

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Market of the Month Library: Agriculture

Take some time to view our market videos and share the content and resources with your employees and potential customers. Together, we can expand the positive impact of propane on homeowners and businesses everywhere.

September 2023 - Grain Drying

It’s harvest season! As a propane marketer, understanding how the current year’s corn crop differs from previous years helps you be prepared to meet your ag customers’ needs. Utilize the Grain Drying Demand Models to evaluate propane needs and trends in your state or trade area and see how your area is tracking.

November 2022- Mobile Agriculture Equipment and General Ag Market Information.

As farmers and ranchers finish their harvest this time of year, many are also making purchasing decisions on new equipment for their farming operations. PERC's Director of Agriculture Business Development Mike Newland shares resources that propane marketers can use to educate themselves and their agricultural customers on the propane-powered equipment that is available to increase efficiency on the farm.

August 2021 - Grain Drying

Propane powers approximately 80% of grain dryers in the U.S. This month, we are highlighting the process of grain drying and why it is so important to the propane industry and consumers. Depending on the growing season, grain drying can stress our propane supply and logistics system. PERC’s Grain Drying Demand Models tool shows the progress of the current growing season and what we could expect from corn drying demand in the fall.
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September 2023 - Grain Drying
November 2022- Mobile Agriculture Equipment and General Ag Market Information.
August 2021 - Grain Drying