United Cooperative will begin construction on a multi-structural manufacturing facility in Waupun, Wisconsin. The state-of-the-art facility will include feed and grain manufacturing and soybean processing units.
United Cooperative, a member-owned cooperative headquartered at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, will begin construction on a multi-structural manufacturing facility in Waupun, Wisconsin.
United Cooperative’s new feed and grain manufacturing facility planned in Waupun, Wisconsin will have capabilities that include high-speed loading and unloading of ingredients, high-speed roller-grinders, pelleting capability, steam flaking, micro-system, both bagged and bulk texturized calf feed manufacturing, mineral manufacturing, and operations managed by a computerized control system for quality control.
“This construction project is essential to our growth initiatives and our promise to our member-owners that they can “Rely on Us” for their agricultural needs,” said David Cramer, President and CEO of United Cooperative.
“OUR GOAL IS TO MANUFACTURE 23 TONS OF FEED EVERY 15 TO 20 MINUTES”
“New Safe Food, Safe Feed regulations require feed manufactures to comply with quality control measures that are not possible with outdated feed mills,” said John Scheuers, United Cooperative Feed Division Vice President. “As a result, United Cooperative’s investment in this new Waupun facility will enable us to meet these new regulations and the ever-changing demands of our members.”
“Our goal is to manufacture 23 tons of feed every 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the number of items in the mix,” Scheuers added.
ADVANTAGE OF RAILWAY FOR INBOUND AND OUTBOUND NEEDS
This new state-of-the-art feed and grain facility will also be able to take advantage of rail for inbound and outbound needs, thus limiting supply chain issues caused by the trucking industry. “The Waupun facility will support new grain marketing opportunities for our member-owners and cover the demands of increased corn and soybean yields,” said Al Jentz, V.P. of Grain for United Cooperative.
In addition to the feed and grain expansion, the third phase of the construction project will be a state-of-the-art soybean crushing and processing facility. This processing and crushing facility will propel value-added agriculture products forward in Wisconsin. When operational, this plant will crush 7.5 million bushels of soybeans annually. This plant will supply both soybean meal and soy oil and bring the surrounding counties into a global ag economy. The Waupun project will create 50 high-quality jobs.
Along with the Waupun facility, United Cooperative has six other state-of-the-art feed locations and 20-grain locations strategically placed throughout Wisconsin, where it manufactures and sells feed and grain products and services.
