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By PAUL DELANEY
Staff Reporter 

Temporary wheat storage comes to Four Lakes

One pile is in, one in the works with room for more

 

Last updated 10/12/2017 at 9:37am

As predicted back in the summer, 2017's bumper crop of wheat is in need on a temporary place to stay, and right on schedule, the Highline Grain terminal at Four Lakes has a massive outdoor conical pile of Dark Northern Spring wheat that has risen alongside the original silos.

The current pile, which stands 62 feet high, holds 1.3 million bushels of wheat. It is the first of two that will occupy the site, but up to four could ultimately be built.

The idea of adding ground storage was in the plans at Four Lakes from the very beginning Keith Bailey, general manager and CEO of Ag Ventures said....



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