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Beck’s cuts ribbon on new soybean tower
The new soybean processing facility in Atlanta, Ind., is state-of-the-art.
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NEW FACILITY: Beck family members, Gov. Eric Holcomb (blue shirt) and others involved in the project gathered to cut the ribbon on a $62 million soybean processing tower at the Beck’s headquarters in Atlanta, Ind. Tom J. Bechman
Sonny Beck, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, and dozens of other Beck family members and state dignitaries helped cut the ribbon to symbolize the opening of what Beck’s calls the East Tower. When up and running this fall, the facility will be capable of processing 24,000 bags of soybeans per day and 3 million bushels per year. That makes it one of the largest soybean-processing facilities in the world.
The $62 million project was three years in the construction phase, and even longer in the planning phase. Beck says it’s another sign of his family’s continuing commitment to providing farmers with a quality product when they need it. Beck’s is the largest family-owned seed company in the U.S.
Just how big is the tower? Here are a few facts about it:
The tower rises six stories from the ground and is located at the east end of Beck’s existing office, warehouse and seed handling facilities at its Atlanta, Ind., headquarters.
More than 60,000 soybean seed production acres will be required to provide enough soybeans to keep the facility running at full capacity over a year’s period.
The East Tower also will process wheat. By processing soybeans in this tower instead of the current tower at the Atlanta location, the facility’s corn processing capacity will increase by 1.3 million units.
Twenty bins holding 6,250 bushels each make up the 125,000-bushel receiving storage capacity for the tower.
An estimated 140 semiloads of processed and packaged soybeans will be sent out from the tower weekly.
The tower features automated package filling for bulk boxes and mini-bulk bags.
State-of-the-art batch-treating capabilities allow for more versatility of applying ingredients on seed.
Video monitoring will be used on all machinery operations.
A one-of-a-kind observation deck with a glass floor will let visitors see soybean processing.
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