When Cooperative Energy Co. entered the propane market in 1969, about 70 percent of its business came from drying corn. Now it’s down to 27 percent, says General Manager Brian Dreessen.
Read More The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) has discovered another hot project aimed at increasing the fuel’s use nationwide.
Read More When a career in the medical field didn’t materialize, Ed Meyer relied on his entrepreneurial spirit to carry him into the business world.
Read More For the third consecutive year, total domestic propane sales for combined residential, commercial, engine, farm and industrial uses has fallen.
Read More The agriculture market accounts for more than 10 percent of all odorized propane sales in the United States — almost 1.5 billion gallons a year. Agriculture is a business, so for propane to be a leading agricultural energy choice, our industry must always look for new and improved technologies that provide sound business solutions for the farmer. The propane industry, through the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), is funding research and development efforts that do just that.
Read More In response to his July article "All customers don’t offer equal value," I agree wholeheartedly with LP/Gas business columnist Carl Hughes that in his hypothetical residential vs. agriculture scenario all customers do not offer equal value. In fact, I would suggest that any time a business slashes margins by more than 58 percent for similar volumes — as Mr. Hughes implies happens with agricultural customers — then equitable profits and business value are unrealistic expectations.
Read More Probably every propane dealer knows a veteran industry colleague who has converted a standard farm tractor to run on propane. Or perhaps you’ve even done this work yourself.
Read More Propane-powered engines designed for agricultural operations are being positioned to fuel the farming communities that are being pressed to meet increasingly stringent air quality standards.
Read More A lean-burning, 74-horsepower propane engine developed by engineers at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, demonstrates a low-emissions alternative to diesel power.
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