CVA to Build BNSF-Served Grain Shuttle Facility
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
CVA is building a new grain shuttle facility and agronomy plant in north central Kansas, which it said is a strategic location for its member-owners in Courtland and surrounding communities. (Photograph Courtesy of CVA)
Central Valley Ag (CVA) is beginning construction this fall on a grain shuttle facility and agronomy plant in north central Kansas that BNSF will serve.
Located in Republic County at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 199, the new Courtland Hub Facility will allow for a high-speed shuttle loader on a loop track and offer storage for approximately 5.5 million bushels, according to CVA, a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in York, Neb. The facility will feature a grading lab for state testing. Additionally, the site will include a 3.5-million-gallon liquid fertilizer plant with a chemical and seed warehouse that can be accessed by rail or truck, CVA said.
The plant is expected to be completed by spring 2025 and the grain shuttle facility by summer 2025.
“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,” said Luke Carlson, CVA Board Chairman. “The addition of the Courtland Hub Facility will do just that. 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.”
