Farmer’s Union Oil Company in Circle, Mont., has received a $3,390,973 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand a fertilizer processing facility to provide custom blends for agriculture producers in a four-county area, the Miles City Star report.
The grant is part of USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program, which awarded a total of $30 million to Round One projects in seven states. USDA on June 15 announced that it is making $320 million in new investments to create better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses in 19 states across rural America (GM June 16, p. 27).
“Increasing domestic capacity in the production of agricultural products and investing in strengthening our supply chain is critical to lowering costs for producers, advancing innovation in the fertilizer industry, and sustaining rural economies here in Montana and across the nation,” said USDA Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Williams.
According to its website, the Farmer’s Union agronomy center in Circle supplies anhydrous ammonia, urea, UAN, MAP, potash, ammonium sulfate, 40-Rock, liquid starters, Amchlor Dry, and dry or liquid micronutrients. The company also offers fertilizer application, soil and tissue sampling, crop scouting and agronomy consultation, precision ag services, and seed and crop protection products.