Ocheyedan, IA — Cooperative Farmers Elevator was honored with the Kirk Grau Innovation Award at the Sept. 9 partner meeting of Northwest Iowa Development in Hawarden.
The award was presented for CFE's 700,000-tpy slipform concrete feed mill project in Ocheyedan. The mill began production on Feb. 14, 2019.
The $26 million mill was built to meet the growing demand for swine feed. It is located next to CFE's 5 million-bushel grain elevator at the coop's headquarters site.
The co-op implemented new technology to better sort and process its grain for a higher yield, more consistent product and overall higher-quality mill for farmers.
The project was featured in the March/April 2019 GRAIN JOURNAL. With more than 3,000 members, CFE has more than 300 employees at 10 feed mill locations.
To read the full story from the awards meeting, click here.
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