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Sukup to Close Ambridge Plant after July Fire

Company will permanently lay off 133 workers beginning Nov. 1

November 30, 2020

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Flite-Veyor QL 17

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FF Drawer Magnet

Mergers & Acquisitions

CHS puts grain elevators up for auction

The farmer-owned cooperative is selling facilities in southern Minnesota as the industry shifts toward larger processing centers.

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Brand Insights

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.

SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life.

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

Grain Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention

Fire engulfs Iowa co-op after potential sulfur explosion

Multiple fire departments respond to Saturday morning blaze that threatened fertilizer facility but caused no injuries.

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Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Illinois helps fund expansion of corn-to-ethanol research center

Illinois is doubling down on biofuels research with an expansion of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at SIUE.

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Business & Markets

Drought worsens across Midwest and High Plains

Exceptional drought expands in Missouri and Arkansas as warm, dry conditions persist across the central U.S.

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Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Continental Refining idles soybean plant, pushes ahead on biodiesel

CRC parks its soybean crush plant for the season but doubles down on biodiesel.

Grain Trade & Export

St. Louis Metro Ports retain top inland efficiency ranking

St. Louis moved 354,286 tons per river mile in 2024, a performance regional leaders are using to support port, rail, road and multimodal investment.

Aerial view of Detroit skyline with multiple bridges crossing the Detroit River, showing urban development and waterfront infrastructure.

Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Fixkraft opens multifunction silo at Enns Danube Port in Austria

Fixkraft has opened a 12,000-cubic-meter multifunction silo and a new oilseed processing plant at its Danube port site in Enns.

Industrial manufacturing facility with blue silos and fixkraft signage in rural landscape with mountains

New study identifies the 14 genes that control corn protein content

A new genetic map pinpoints where maize hides its protein-building machinery, and hands breeders a shortlist of targets.

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Bellevue grain bin fire takes 20,000 gallons to extinguish

A grain bin fire in Bellevue, Michigan, took crews about four hours, 20,000 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam to put out.

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CHS breaks ground on $700M Wisconsin plant

Officials gather in Evansville to celebrate cooperative’s new soybean processing facility expected to create 80 permanent jobs.

Group of seven business professionals holding shovels at a groundbreaking ceremony with green farm equipment and CHS signage

Business & Markets

Heavy rains ease drought across central US

Significant rainfall brought relief to parched areas of Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska, while northern Wisconsin saw conditions worsen.

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Soybean shipping costs climb in second quarter

Rising fuel prices and strong cargo demand drove up transportation expenses for U.S. and Brazilian soybean exporters during the spring, according to new federal data.

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