From Goodland in the northwest to Cherryvale in the southeast, Kansas soybean and oilseed farmers now have more opportunities for their crop in 2024.

Scoular ribbon-cutting

Scoular cut the ribbon on its retrofitted canola and soybean oilseed crush facility at Goodland, Kan., on Sept. 18. Its upgrades will allow the company to process both canola and soybeans, which gives farmers more versatility in their cropping systems and markets. It already received its first truckloads of winter canola this past June, and its Canola MVP producer program already has increased winter canola acres in Kansas and Oklahoma by 30,000 acres in one year, according to the company. Learn more at Scoular’s website.

The Goodland Scoular facility will crush 11 million bushels of oilseeds annually, or about 1,000 metric tons of oilseeds per day, according to the company.

“We plan to be in Goodland for decades to come,” Sandra Hulm, senior vice president of renewables and oilseeds at Scoular, said in a company statement. “Scoular has put a major investment in a business we believe in. We thrive on delivering best-in-class service and quality and helping our customers and producers succeed. This investment is a perfect example.” 

Others speaking at the ribbon-cutting were David Faith, Scoular board chairman; Paul Maass, Scoular CEO; Kansas Lt. Gov. and Secretary of Commerce David Toland; Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam; and Kansas state Sen. Rick Billinger. 

CHERRYVALE: State, federal and local dignitaries, including Gov. Laura Kelly and Sen. Roger Marshall, R.-Kan., join Bartlett staff in cutting the ribbon on its Cherryvale crushing plant Sept. 19. (Courtesy of Kansas Governor’s Office)

Bartlett ribbon-cutting

Across the state, in Cherryvale, Kan., dignitaries gathered Sept. 19 to cut the ribbon on Bartlett’s new soybean-crushing facility.

The $375 million plant will be able to handle about 45 million bushels of soybeans annually, crushing into soybean meal and refined soybean oil. Its location in Montgomery County offers easy trucking access to U.S. Highways 160, 166, 169 and 400. And the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, owned and operated by WATCO, will provide rail services to connect the plant to a network of Class 1 carriers, according to the company’s statement.

Just in time for harvest, the Cherryvale location is currently accepting soybeans. And sustainable soy products including soybean meal, pelletized hulls, renewable fuel feedstock and refined, bleached and deodorized food-grade soybean oil will be available in September as well, according to the company. Learn more at bartlettco.com/soybean-processing.