GRAIN DRY Act

This proposal makes it clear that farmers can use an existing USDA loan program to build or upgrade tanks and other storage for propane used on the farm. The Farm Storage Facility Loan Program offers low-interest financing, and this change would add propane storage as an eligible use when the propane is mainly for farm work, like grain drying, running irrigation engines, or heating barns. The bill updates the law to explicitly include propane storage under the program’s allowed projects for agricultural producers.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Farmers and other agricultural producers who use propane for farm operations.
• What changes: Loan funds could be used to build or upgrade propane storage facilities used mainly for agriculture.
• Why it matters: Easier financing could help farms improve grain drying, irrigation, and barn heating by having reliable on-site propane supplies.