The Complete PepUp Guide to Agriculture Fuels

Maryland and Delaware are top poultry-producing states, supplying millions of chickens to the national food market. PepUp got its start supplying heating oil to poultry farms in and near Friendship, Maryland. We’ve continued to deliver a variety of fuels to local chicken producers ever since.

Poultry farms require precisely controlled temperatures to ensure healthy flock growth and high survival rates. Propane is widely used on Delmarva for:

• Barn and poultry house heating systems
• Generators and backup power in case of outages

PepUp account managers and delivery drivers follow the most stringent biosecurity recommendations when it comes to poultry facilities. We’re happy to talk with you about the biosecurity precautions our drivers are trained to take when entering and exiting every poultry farm, hatchery, and processing facility we fuel.

Heating oil is used in local agriculture as an efficient and inexpensive fuel:

• Keeps farm buildings, greenhouses, and office buildings warm during winter
• Used in fisheries for processing center and warehouse heating
• Affordable and high-BTU value for long-lasting heat

Heating oil has long been a reliable heating fuel for farms and food production facilities. For grain producers, maintaining warm temperatures during winter storage prevents crop spoilage. Fisheries and seafood operations also rely on heating oil for cooking, processing, and space heating.

• Prevents diesel fuel from freezing in extreme cold
• Used in certain types of aquaculture heating systems
• Efficient space heating for grain storage barns and processing facilities

Kerosene is a proven light distillate fuel that remains popular in cold-weather farm and fisheries applications. Seafood operations often use kerosene-based heating systems to maintain the required temperatures in storage facilities and fish processing plants.

• Reduces carbon emissions in farming equipment
• B2, B5, B20, B50, and B100 available for custom agriculture applications
• Commonly used in Delmarva grain transportation and trucking fleets

PepUp delivers soy-based biodiesel for local producers. Biodiesel is a renewable, cleaner-burning alternative to standard diesel. For grain producers, biodiesel-powered trucks transport harvests more sustainably. Poultry farms and fisheries can also transition fleet vehicles to biodiesel blends to meet sustainability and emissions reduction targets.

• Tractors, combines, and harvesters rely on diesel fuel
• Off-road diesel reduces costs for farm-specific machinery
• Fishing fleets and maritime operations on Delmarva depend on diesel fuel access

Diesel fuel remains the backbone of modern farm machinery, including tractors, combines, and grain transport trucks. Additionally, the commercial seafood industry in Delmarva runs on marine diesel for boats, refrigeration units, and processing plants.

• Used in small fleet vehicles, irrigation pumps, and backup generators
• Ethanol-free gasoline is widely used in marine and fishing applications
• Ideal for boats, ATVs, and farm utility vehicles

For fishing boats and small farm engines, E89 ethanol-free gasoline prevents fuel-system corrosion and extends engine life. Many poultry and grain transport trucks also use premium gasoline blends for optimal fuel performance.