ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, US — Agtegra Cooperative, one of the largest locally owned agricultural cooperatives in the United States, is adding 17 million bushels of grain storage and investing in dumping speed at nine grain receiving locations.

Agtegra said the following projects announced April 21 are slated to be completed in time for this fall’s harvest:

• Craven: adding a new 598,000-bushel grain bin
• Highmore: extending the center pile by 4.2 million bushels
• Roscoe: adding a new 1.4-million-bushel grain bin
• Mellette: construction of a 1.8-million-bushel center pile
• Kennebec: constructing a 2-million-bushel center pile
• McLaughlin: constructing a 2-million-bushel grain barn
• Alpena: extending the center pile by 2.3 million bushels
• Leola: constructing a 1.2-million-bushel bunker
• West Terminal: constructing a 1.5-million-bushel center pile

“Every spring, our grain team plans for harvest, making freight decisions and investments and storage plans before planting starts,” Agtegra said. “This early, thorough planning helps our member-owners get their crops to market efficiently and at the best value.”