August 2, 2012
New Vision completes new feed mill construction in Minnesota, US
New Vision Co-op has added a new feed mill at Magnolia in Minnesota, which will be able to produce 120 tonnes of feed per hour and will be able to offer a 120-150 mile service range.
Younglove Construction was commissioned by New Vision Co-op to build the construction. This new facility will consist of a slip-form concrete mill tower to house the batching system, future pelleting system, and load-out operations.
Ancillary structures include pre-engineered metal buildings for one receiving driveway, the warehouse, the tank farm, and load-out extensions. Feed mill receiving operations will be through a double hopper pit to receive soft stock ingredients at a rate of 354,000 litres per hour.
Grinding operations shall be housed in a concrete building next to the owner-provided grain storage and shall utilise two 60-tph RMS rollermills. Batching and mixing operations will consist of 18 major ingredient batching screws, four minor scale batching screws, and four 12-bin micro ingredient systems.
A six-tonne Scott Equipment twin shaft mixer is at the centre of the batching and mixing system. Space has been allocated for a future 40-tph pelleting system. Load-out operations consist of 18 bins in a single driveway and a nine-tonne traversing weigh lorry hopper to load bulk trucks.
With mills in Minnesota in Worthington, Mankato, Windom, and Courtland and a fleet of delivery trucks, New Vision Co-op is a full-service feed supplier. It produces bases and concentrates, complete feeds, and starters for swine, dairy, beef, sheep, and poultry. The co-op also carries an extensive line of bagged feeds for equine and companion animal.