In the time it takes to watch seven TikTok videos, MFA’s new facility can load your semitrailer with fertilizer.

MFA opened a new agronomy center in western Missouri that features the largest bulk fertilizer plant for the company. The River Valley Agronomy Center in Higginsville, Mo., recently welcomed legislators, state agriculture officials, media and guests to tour the state-of-the-art facility.

Its 14,000-ton capacity equates to 600 trailer loads of dry fertilizer. That is a huge bump in capacity as the previous facility, built in 1977, held only 2,000 tons.

Company leaders say the new facility will improve MFA’s commitment to customers and agriculture in the region.

“This new facility will help us get more done in a day, and that helps farmers get more done in a day,” Ryun Morris, River Valley Agronomy Center manager, said in a news release. “We will gain efficiencies with both manpower and equipment, which means we can get growers’ fields applied in a more timely fashion.”

Speeding up delivery process

The new agronomy center consolidates smaller MFA fertilizer facilities into a larger, more modern operation.

Some of the highlights include:

Offloading a semitrailer of fertilizer can be done in five to seven minutes, compared to 30 minutes under the old system. Filling a 24-ton tender truck with a blended fertilizer order takes five to seven minutes instead of 45 minutes.

The 2,640-square-foot operations center also houses offices for MFA employees.

High-tech help up and down chain

The River Valley Agronomy Center incorporated new technology to keep its delivery system running smoothly.

AgSync organizes daily operations and flow of information, from the moment a customer places an order to completion of the application in the field.

“AgSync is a game-changer,” Morris said. “It connects everyone in the process, from truck drivers to the applicator to those of us doing the dispatching — and even the farmer. We can assure our equipment gets to the right places and logistically map out which fields we’re going to cover. Again, it’s all about being more efficient and getting across more acres in a shorter window of time.”

MFA Inc. contributed to this article.