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We received the certificate of occupancy so it's official, the newest Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizer facility is complete. It took a little longer than anticipated but we finally got there. The new facility combines some of the same construction practices from existing sites with some new ideas that will make the site more efficient as well as accomodate future expansion. Although expansion plans have already been developed, we'll let the guys get settled in to the new facility and get comfortable with daily operations before we implement phase 2.





 

And here's the final product. The construction style exemplifies the buildings at the other AgroLiquid sites. The fabric roof promotes natural lighting reducing the need for powered lighting. Another "green" practice of AgroLiquid as we strive to be an industry leader in environmentally friendly farming practices.

Inside the building, the truck load area is quite similar to the Ashley facility.  

 

A view of the truck load out from on top of the electrical room (which you can see below).  

Here's the electrical room. The concrete walls offer protection from the fertilizer environment as well as climate control.

 Final touches were put on the rail office and the site lighting is installed.

 

 

Nick came out for a site visit and got a piece of the action.   

The landscapers portion of the workload is also complete. Once whatever these plants are grow up, it should spruce up the front of the office a bit. A drip system will be installed before it starts to get too dry - something we don't need to worry about for awhile in the mid-west (dry ground that is).

A little more landscaping. As part of the site plan, we were required to plant 4 trees. Here's one of the "not so big" trees.

 And here's another one. This one looks like it could get lonely.

 

Things look a little different now. When we started, the site was abandoned and a bit of a mess. As you can see from the size, we have a lot of room for expansion.  

Not a bad view coming down Bozzano Road in the morning. Don't worry, I stopped the vehicle to take the picture. This should be a nice site to visit in the years to come...... especially in the winter months.