Brown Announces Federal Resources To Update Farm Equipment In Shelby County

USDA Rural Development Grant will Replace Inefficient Grain Dryer with New Energy Efficient Model for Elsass Farms, Inc. in Anna

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New resources have been awarded to a business in Shelby County to purchase a new energy-efficient grain dryer.  U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that a Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant of $19,281 has been awarded to Elsass Farms, Inc. from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development agency. The grant will allow Elsass Farms, Inc. to replace an old grain dryer with a new energy-efficient model, saving 84,569 kilowatt hours annually. 

“A new grain dryer will help Elsass Farms save on its energy costs,” Brown said. “These new resources will help Elsass Farms make the necessary updates to maintain modern, energy-efficient operations.”

Brown, Chair of the Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth, and Energy Innovation, has held more 170 roundtables throughout the state, and is the first Ohioan to serve on both the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee.

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