GREYSTONE CONSTRUCTION

By Greystone Construction|Updated: July 12, 2022

CONSERV FS >WATERMAN, IL

WHAT THEY NEEDED

Conserv FS identified its service center in Waterman, Illinois for a significant expansion to better serve agricultural customers in DeKalb County and beyond. They needed to replace a 55-year-old 1,400-ton dry fertilizer facility, build a crop protection mixing facility and warehouse, and add a new liquid fertilizer facility. “We’ve been serving agriculture for nearly 100 years and this project is an example of our commitment to serve the future of agriculture in our territory,” said Dave Swigart, General Manager of Conserv FS.

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Aerial view of the new 7,500-ton dry fertilizer facility at the Conserv FS Waterman Service Center
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Aerial view of the new 1.3 million gallon liquid fertilizer storage and crop protection mixing facility.
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Alleyway with access to the elevated control room, 10 product bins, and Doyle AUTOBATCH.
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Inside of one of the ten dry fertilizer bins.
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Elevated control room with view of the alleyway and loadout area.
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The liquid facility features 3 loadout bays, Murray equipment, and control room.

WHAT WE DESIGNED

This expansion includes a new 7,500-ton dry fertilizer building equipped with a 24-ton blender and a NTEP certified AUTOBATCH blending system and has the capacity to load 8 semi-trucks per hour. Also included is 1.3 million gallons of liquid fertilizer storage integrated with a crop protection mixing facility and warehouse. This new liquid facility is equipped with three load bays providing both top and bottom load options with “hot-load” capabilities. A 24/7 unattended bay is available after-hours for nitrogen solution loads with nitrogen stabilizers. Each of these bays can easily fill 6 semi-loads per hour (18 semi-loads total/hour for the liquid facility). In addition to these, the expansion features 72,000 gallons of bulk crop protection product storage contained in this facility and ample minibulk and package good storage that provides tremendous flexibility and capacity. Both the dry fertilizer and the liquid facility contain automated systems integrated with ordering, operations, and accounting software providing greatly streamlined processes and improved flow of information to the customer.

“The collaboration between Greystone Construction and Conserv FS through every step of the project resulted in an outstanding finished product,” said Dave Swigart, General Manager of Conserv FS.