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Two Co-ops Look to Develop Grain, Agronomy Hub in Wood County

Luckey Farmers, Inc.and Sunrise Cooperative are looking into developing a state-of-the-art grain and agronomy hub in Wood County. The facility would be located near State Route 6 and U.S. 23, just a few miles west of I-75 near Bradner. It would use the prime location, latest grain handling technology and access to CSX main rail to serve the co-ops' farmer members and customers.

Luckey Farmers CEO Andy Swerlein said the co-ops are still gathering the necessary information required to build the facility. The goal is to break ground in spring 2014 and start serving customers in 2015.

“This venture will expand both cooperatives’ presence into Wood County and grow both organizations with the goal of returning equity and value to our member owners,” Swerlein said.

Currently, Sunrise Cooperative has seven facilities (three seasonal) in five counties and serves 3,240 farmer members. Luckey Farmers has nine facilities and serves more than 2,000 farmer members in six counties. All of Luckey Farmers' grain handling facilities are currently in locations where grain must be trucked to other terminals. The new hub would allow farmers better access to other markets for selling their grain and for receiving better size, scope and product availability for incoming agronomy supplies.

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