The past six weeks have brought rolling outages of propane supply at pipeline terminals across the Midwest. Carol Kitchen, Vice President of Energy and Logistics at GROWMARK, says there are a number of factors are contributing to propane shortages this year during a critical time for farmers. In this interview, she discusses what GROWMARK is doing to address the issues …
GROWMARK FS at 2019 Farm Progress Show
GROWMARK and the FS System are the official agronomy and fuel suppliers for the Farm Progress Show and showcase the cooperative’s products and services at the event. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to photos and audio content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast. Photos GROWMARK FS at 2019 Farm Progress Show photo album Audio/Interviews …
PERC Revamps Farm Incentive Program
The Propane Farm Incentive program has been newly revised, taking it from a two-step process to one-step where farmers receive their application packet from the dealer when they purchase a piece of qualifying equipment, according to Cinch Munson, director of agriculture business development at the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). The purpose of the program is to offset the …
GROWMARK Growing as a Propane Retailer
GROWMARK ranked as the fifth largest propane retailer in the United States by LP Gas Magazine with sales of over 211 million retail gallons of propane during 2016. In this interview, Zach Baugher, GROWMARK Propane Marketing & Technical Services Manager, talks about how GROWMARK is preparing to serve the growing market for propane autogas and how increased use of propane …
GROWMARK Makes Major Energy Investments
GROWMARK announced two major energy-related investments last month that provide benefits for the members of the Illinois-based agricultural cooperative. First, GROWMARK acquired a propane terminal in Plattsburg, Missouri which is connected to the ONEOK pipeline, has 270,000 gallons of storage and the capability to load out two trucks at once. GROWMARK also recently reached an agreement with Suncor to purchase …
ZimmCast Highlights #Propane Power from @GROWMARK
Propane power is on a roll these days, going far beyond it’s traditional uses of home heating and grain drying, moving into areas such as fleet vehicles and irrigation engines. For this edition of the ZimmCast, Cindy Zimmerman spoke with Becky Hornblower, GROWMARK’s propane marketing and technical services manager, about everything that’s new about propane – from supplies and prices, …
Propane Program Pays Off for Growers
The Propane Farm Incentive Program paid off for participants last year, according to the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). In this interview, PERC agricultural director Cinch Munson talks about successes of the 2014 program which provides up to $5,000 toward the purchase of new propane-powered irrigation engines.
More from #Classic15
Corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers from all over the country were in Phoenix for the 20th annual Commodity Classic Convention and Trade Show February 25-28, 2015. Our first post from Classic features the organization presidents, Secretary Vilsack’s address, commodity scholarship awards, and visits with some exhibitors. More audio links are being added here. Photos from the event can be …
27th World LP Gas Forum
The 27th annual World LP Gas Forum, a global conference that is held in a different country every year, was held in Miami this year. Being in the United States this year, the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) had a special presence to showcase new innovations for propane use in a variety of markets, including agriculture and on-road. 2014 …
PERC Calculators Estimate Propane Cost Savings
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has just released a suite of cost calculator tools for customers in three of the industry’s fastest-growing markets: agriculture, commercial landscape, and on road fleets. The calculators are designed to estimate potential fuel savings and ROI with clean, American-made propane when compared with conventional fuels like gasoline and diesel. We’ll be learning more …