YORK, NEBRASKA, US — Central Valley Ag Cooperative plans to build a new grain shuttle facility and agronomy plant just north of Courtland, Kansas, US, a strategic regional location for its member-owners. 

The site in Republic County at the intersection of US Highway 36 and Kansas Highway 199 will be known as the Courtland Hub Facility. It will allow for a high-speed shuttle loader on a loop track with access to rail on the BNSF Railway. Upon completion, onsite storage will be about 5.5 million bushels.

Construction of all phases of the project are to start this fall with an expectation the agronomy plant will be completed by spring 2025 and the grain shuttle facility later that summer.

“We strive to live each day by our mission statement, ‘Embracing the cooperative spirit to deliver value to our members,’ and in order to do this successfully, we know we need to not only invest in facilities that serve the farmer of today, but also the farmer of tomorrow,” said Brent Reichmuth, senior vice president of operations at CVA. “By CVA investing in the new Courtland Hub Facility, we are ensuring that we will be able to serve the producers of north central Kansas both today and for many years to come.”

The fully automated grain storage facility will include industry-leading technology, onsite grading lab for state testing and the latest safety features making it a safer environment for employees, farmers and community members. In addition, the greenfield site will include a 3.5-million-gallon liquid fertilizer plant with a chemical and seed warehouse. The liquid fertilizer plant will be capable of receiving tons by rail or truck.

“As the Board of Directors for CVA, we continue to strategically look for ways to position the cooperative and our member-owners for the needs of tomorrow. The addition of the Courtland Hub Facility will do just that,” said Luke Carlson, board chairman, CVA. “This facility will allow us to get access to the best markets for grain as well as enhance our supply chain on liquid fertilizer to meet our member-owners’ needs.”