Masonville Today
Brian Kramer, Vice President, Operations
Hello everyone! In the spring edition of the Ag Biz, I provided some information regarding our new 20-acre Greenfield site being developed in Buchanan County. If you recall, the new site is known as our Masonville location. It is located on State Highway 187 approximately 5 miles south of Lamont.
Masonville’ s purpose was to consolidate the operations of our existing Independence, Manchester, and Winthrop locations into one facility with investments in infrastructure to better serve the customer’s current and future needs. These sites had limitations or considerations in what could/should be done such as being landlocked, located within the city limits, or simply being located three miles off a paved roadway. Your cooperative chose to invest capital in one site vs. other alternatives considered.
I am pleased to report that most portions of the project have been completed. We began receiving corn into the facility on October 1st and have dried corn as well. The new anhydrous ammonia facility was utilized this fall to service area customers.
Through November we had operated the facility with what was required for personnel given the activity happening. Consolidation of staffing from Independence, Manchester, and Winthrop has taken place as of December 2nd. These facilities will continue to be operated as seasonal grain facilities; open during harvest for receipts but otherwise only staffed during grain shipment periods.