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HATTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a grant award to a local company to expand fertilizer production.

Perfect Blend, LLC, manufactures organic plant food at its 771 Kulm Road location northwest of Hatton. The company has applied to the USDA for a grant to help build a 4,000-square-foot addition to increase capacity.

Details on the amount of the grant being considered and other information has yet to be released by the USDA.

The project is one of 21 the USDA is considering; USDA officials are expected to begin accepting comments on environmental and related aspects o...