FSA offers loans for storage of perishable commodities

News release

BOZEMAN — Agricultural producers of perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables and floriculture can now get funding for controlled atmosphere storage through Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Controlled atmosphere storage regulates the concentrations of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen in a storage room to increase the shelf life of crops.

“Controlled atmosphere storage facilities are widely used by the cherry industry here in Montana. Our growers can now benefit from having this type of...