Exhibit 99.2

For immediate release
Contacts: Ryan VanWinkle, Investor Relations, 816-792-7998
          Scott Brockelmeyer, Media Relations, 816-792-7837

              Ferrellgas Announces Completion of Blue Rhino Merger

     Liberty, Mo. (April 20, 2004)--Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:FGP), one of
the nation's  largest and fastest  growing retail propane  marketers,  announced
today  that  the  stockholders  of Blue  Rhino  Corporation  (NASDAQ:RINO)  have
approved  the  previously  announced  merger,  which is the first in a series of
transactions in which Ferrellgas will acquire substantially all of the assets of
Blue Rhino.

     Blue  Rhino,  which is  based  in  Winston-Salem,  North  Carolina,  is the
nation's leading provider of branded propane tank exchange service and a leading
provider of complementary  products. The company's branded tank exchange service
is offered at more than 30,000  retail  locations in 49 states,  Puerto Rico and
the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands  through  leading  home  improvement  centers,   mass
merchants, hardware, grocery and convenience stores.

     In  accordance  with the terms of the  agreements,  Ferrellgas is acquiring
substantially  all of the  assets of Blue  Rhino  from a  subsidiary  of Ferrell
Companies,  Inc. As previously announced on February 9, 2004, Ferrell Companies,
the  parent  company  of  Ferrellgas'  general  partner,  entered  into a merger
agreement to acquire all of the  outstanding  stock of Blue Rhino in an all-cash
transaction.

     Earlier today, Blue Rhino stockholders  owning  approximately 71 percent of
the  outstanding  common stock  approved  the merger at a special  stockholders'
meeting in Winston-Salem.  Blue Rhino  stockholders will receive $17 in cash for
each share of Blue Rhino stock  outstanding as of April 20, 2004.  Total payment
for the Blue Rhino equity is approximately $343 million.

     "This is a historic day for  Ferrellgas,"  said James E. Ferrell,  Chairman
and Chief  Executive  Officer.  "Blue Rhino's summer  grilling  season cash flow
provides a perfect  complement to  Ferrellgas'  winter heating season cash flow,
and the addition of Blue Rhino  immediately  makes Ferrellgas the largest player
in the fastest-growing segment of the retail propane industry." -more-


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     In connection with the transactions,  Billy Prim, co-founder,  Chairman and
Chief Executive  Officer of Blue Rhino will join Ferrellgas'  senior  management
team while continuing to oversee Blue Rhino's day-to-day operations. He also has
been  appointed  to the  Board of  Directors  of  Ferrellgas,  Inc.,  Ferrellgas
Partners' general partner.

     Ferrellgas Partners,  L.P., through its operating partnership,  Ferrellgas,
L.P., serves more than one million customers in 45 states.  Ferrellgas employees
indirectly own more than 17 million common units of Ferrellgas  Partners through
an employee stock ownership plan. Ferrellgas Partners' common units trade on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FGP.

     Statements  in this  release  concerning  expectations  for the  future are
     forward-looking   statements.   A  variety  of  known  and  unknown  risks,
     uncertainties  and other  factors  could  cause  results,  performance  and
     expectations to differ materially from anticipated results,  performance or
     expectations. These risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed in
     Ferrellgas  Partners'  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
     July 31, 2003, and other  documents  filed from time to time, by Ferrellgas
     Partners, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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