CHS Inc. reports that it is reviewing plans to break ground on a 196-acre campus in Gwinner, N.D., that will include a grain shuttle loading facility with 2.2-million bushel storage and a 27,000 st dry fertilizer hub plant. This new ag services campus, with state-of-the-art load in/load out, would be expected to open its fertilizer plant in Spring 2016, followed by the grain facility in Fall 2016.
The fertilizer facility, with 1,200 ton-per-hour receiving system, will be part of CHS Dakota Plains, based in Valley City. Grain handling services would be jointly managed by CHS Dakota Plains and CHS Dakota Ag, based in Kindred. Campus plans include a 120-car loop track with an internal 3,800-foot spur track to allow the facility to load 25-car sets from the Red River Valley and western transfer cars directly into BNSF shuttle trains.
“This investment on behalf of our owners will bring much needed speed and space to area farmers,” said Gary Goodroad, region director, CHS Country Operations. “Such a collaborative effort between two of our business units ─ CHS Dakota Plains and CHS Dakota Ag ─ demonstrates the enterprise value of an ag cooperative whose primary commitment is helping its farmer-owners grow.”