Five Star Co-op invests $9M in northern Iowa

New Hampton, Iowa — Five Star Cooperative plans to invest about $9.7 million on three projects in northern Iowa. Five Star confirmed to Green Markets that work has begun on a $8.2 million dry fertilizer plant in Joice that will include 22,000 tons of dry fertilizer storage and raise storage capacity to 2 million gallons for liquid fertilizer. In addition, Five Star is planning a $1.2 million soybean facility project in Hanlontown and a $300,000 project in Scarville for an unmanned gas station.