Marysville Ag Campus
and Research Farm
Overall Site
• Site encompasses 277 acres, which includes a grain elevator, two
fertilizer warehouses and rail access to the nearby CSX rail line
• More than 20,000 cubic yards of concrete have been used through
Phase 1 of the project
• Environmental concept of maximum practical avoidance
- Facility was designed around environmentally sensitive areas
including 9 wetlands
• Project received the Green Project Design, 2015 Project of the
Year Award from the Slag Cement Association at the American
Concrete Institute Convention
- Slag cement is a recycled product that diverts material from
landfills
• Loop Track Features
- One of only two loop tracks in Ohio, allows higher train velocity
through the facility with greater employee safety
- 11,700 feet of railroad track onsite
- More than two miles of track
Marysville Ag Campus
and Research Farm
Agronomy Dry Fertilizer Facts
• 30,000 ton capacity dry fertilizer building
• Ability to unload 7 cars per hour, a unit train of dry fertilizer in
12-14 hours
• Ability to load out 185 tons per hour
- Trucks can be turned at a rapid pace to keep equipment
operating efficiently in the field
• The dry fertilizer building is 53,200 square feet
- Equivalent to 1.2 acres under roof
- Nearly the same amount as a football field
- Equivalent to the square footage found in 25 average-sized
houses
• Computer automation used throughout to maximize operator
and facility efficiency
Marysville Ag Campus
and Research Farm
Agronomy Liquid Fertilizer Facts
• 10,000 ton, double wall, liquid UAN storage tank
- Equivalent to the volume of 3 Olympic-sized swimming pools
- Enough UAN storage onsite to fertilize approximately 40,000
acres of corn
• Five, 30,000 gallon liquid storage tanks for other liquid fertilizers
• Eight, 10,000 gallon bulk chemical storage tanks with the ability
to utilize bulk packaging systems to minimize worker exposure
and efficiency
• Computer automation used throughout to maximize operator
and facility efficiency
• 24/7 access to meet customer needs
Marysville Ag Campus
and Research Farm
Grain Elevator Facts
• Currently 1.5 million bushels of grain storage in concrete house
- In the process of adding an additional 1.7 million bushels of
storage in steel bins
• Concrete silos are 140 feet tall
• Main receiving leg reaches 190 feet in height
• Slip Form Facts
- Utilizes 657 tons of rebar, which is equal to the weight of 88
elephants
- 7,650 cubic yards of concrete in above ground and below
ground portions of elevator
• Ability to load a unit train of grain in 7-8 hours
- Equivalent to roughly 1,800 acres of corn production or 6,000
acres of soybean production
• Computer automation used throughout to maximize operator
and facility efficiency
Union County Locations
Richwood: Grain, Feed, Energy
• Grain, feed and energy location
• 350,000 bushels of grain storage
• Energy fuel plaza open 24/7
Marysville: Grain, Feed
• Grain and feed location
• 750,000 bushels of grain storage
• Drive-Thru feed sales
Marysville Ag Campus
and Research Farm
Marysville: Energy Bulk Plant
• Liquid fuels and propane
Milford Center: Specialty
• Specialty products warehouse
location
• Full line of lawn and turf fertilizer
• Bulk and packaged ice melt
products
Kileville: Grain, Agronomy, Specialty
• Grain, agronomy, specialty location
• 675,000 bushels of grain storage