Farmers See Advantage of FSA Farm Storage Facility Loan

Dean Manthe is one of several farmers in Wisconsin and across the country who are building their own corn drying and storage facilities with the help of the Farm Service Agency. The Farm Storage Facility Loan is providing convenience and flexibility to farmers and in the long run it will pay for itself. “I’m a co-op guy,” said Manthe, who started farming on 140 acres of rented land in 1983. “It’s just the convenience of it. Having things close is going to be a big plus.” Manthe will no longer have to wait for set co-op hours to store his grain and he will be able to eliminate leasing two semi-trailer trucks each fall. Read more (Wisconsin State Journal).