Farms require energy in barns and other outbuildings, in the farmhouse, and out in the field. And in rural areas where access to electricity grids and natural gas mains are limited, propane is an ideal energy source. Farmers can utilize propane's versatility in a wide range of applications, as noted below:
- Heating:
- Space conditioning for farmhouses and outbuildings
- Farm household appliances such as water heaters, clothes dryers, and kitchen ranges
- Heating greenhouses, stock tanks, poultry and pig brooders
- Crop heating for frost protection in groves and orchards
- Power generation:
- Farm machinery (e.g., standby generators, processing equipment)
- Irrigation pumps
- Farm vehicles (cars, trucks, tractors, forklifts)
- Waste Treatment
- Crop Drying
- Grain drying
- Tobacco curing
- Fruit drying
- Chemical Replacement
- Crop flamers
- Weed and pest control
- Fruit drying
Many federal, state, and industry incentives are available for farm use of propane and propane-fueled equipment. Some of those incentives are described later on in this website. A local agricultural extension service or state department of agriculture is another source of information for available incentives.